Keithley 3706A Reference Manual

Section 11: TSP command reference Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
11-302 3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
printnumber()
This function prints numbers using the configured format.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
printnumber(value1)
printnumber(value1, value2)
printnumber(value1, ..., valueN)
value1
First value to print in the configured format
value2
Second value to print in the configured format
valueN
Last value to print in the configured format
...
One or more values separated with commas
Details
There are multiple ways to use this function, depending on how many numbers are to be printed.
This function prints the given numbers using the data format specified by format.data and
format.asciiprecision.
Example
format.asciiprecision = 10
x = 2.54
printnumber(x)
format.asciiprecision = 3
printnumber(x, 2.54321, 3.1)
Configure the ASCII precision to 10 and set x to 2.54.
Read the value of x based on these settings.
Change the ASCII precision to 3.
View how the change affects the output of x and some
numbers.
Output:
2.540000000e+00
2.54e+00, 2.54e+00, 3.10e+00
Also see
format.asciiprecision (on page 11-245)
format.byteorder (on page 11-246)
format.data (on page 11-247)
print() (on page 11-298)
printbuffer() (on page 11-299)

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