Keithley 3706A Reference Manual

Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual Section 9: Introduction to TSP operation
3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018 9-31
Reading buffer
Reading buffers capture measurements, ranges, instrument status, and output states of the
instrument.
bufferVar.appendmode (on page 11-16)
bufferVar.basetimefractional (on page 11-17)
bufferVar.basetimeseconds (on page 11-18)
bufferVar.cachemode (on page 11-19)
bufferVar.capacity (on page 11-19)
bufferVar.channels (on page 11-20)
bufferVar.clear() (on page 11-21)
bufferVar.clearcache() (on page 11-22)
bufferVar.collectchannels (on page 11-23)
bufferVar.collecttimestamps (on page 11-24)
bufferVar.dates (on page 11-25)
bufferVar.formattedreadings (on page 11-26)
bufferVar.fractionalseconds (on page 11-27)
bufferVar.n (on page 11-28)
bufferVar.ptpseconds (on page 11-28)
bufferVar.readings (on page 11-29)
bufferVar.relativetimestamps (on page 11-31)
bufferVar.seconds (on page 11-32)
bufferVar.statuses (on page 11-33)
bufferVar.times (on page 11-34)
bufferVar.timestampresolution (on page 11-35)
bufferVar.timestamps (on page 11-36)
bufferVar.units (on page 11-37)
Reset
Resets settings to their default settings.
digio.trigger[N].reset() (on page 11-121)
lan.reset() (on page 11-265)
localnode.reset() (on page 11-289)
reset() (on page 11-308)
timer.reset() (on page 11-405)
trigger.blender[N].reset() (on page 11-408)
trigger.timer[N].reset() (on page 11-416)
tsplink.trigger[N].reset() (on page 11-429)
Queries and response messages
You can use the print(), printbuffer(), and printnumber() functions to query the
instrument and generate response messages. The format attributes control how the data is formatted
for the print functions used.
The localnode commands determine if generated errors are automatically sent and if prompts are
generated.
format.asciiprecision (on page 11-245)
format.byteorder (on page 11-246)
format.data (on page 11-247)
localnode.prompts (on page 11-288)
localnode.prompts4882 (on page 11-289)
localnode.showerrors (on page 11-291)
print() (on page 11-298)
printbuffer() (on page 11-299)
printnumber() (on page 11-302)

Keithley 3706A Specifications

General

Model	3706A
Category	System Switch/Multimeter
Voltage Range	100 nV to 300 V
Basic DC Voltage Accuracy	0.0035%
Basic Resistance Accuracy	0.01%
Maximum Channels	576
Maximum Voltage	300 V
Connectivity	LAN, USB, GPIB
Interface	LAN, USB, GPIB
Switching Matrix	Yes
Channels	576 (6-slot mainframe)
Maximum Current	3 A