Keithley 4200A-SCS Reference Manual

Model 4200A
-SCS Parameter Analyzer Reference Manual Section 9: Keithley External Control Interface (KXCI)
4200A-901-01 Rev. C / February 2017 9-63
PV
This command sets pulse high, pulse low, range, and current limit independently for each channel of the selected
pulse card.
Usage
PV A, BBB.BBBB, CCC.CCCC, DDD.DDDD, EEE.EEEE
A
Pulse card channel: 1 to 8; the largest value is the number of channels in the
system
BBB.BBBB
Pulse high in volts:
• 5 V range (high speed): -5.0 to +5.0
• 20 V range (high voltage): -20.0 to +20.0
•
Default: 0.0
CCC.CCCC
Pulse low in volts
• 5 V range (high speed): -5.0 to +5.0
• 20 V range (high voltage): -20.0 to +20.0
•
Default: 0.0
DDD.DDDD
Pulse range in volts
• 5 V range: 5
• 20 V range: 20
•
Default: 5
EEE.EEEE
Current limit in amps (range and load dependent)
• 5 V range (high speed): -0.2 to +0.2
• 20 V range (high voltage): -0.8 to +0.8
•
Default: 0.105 (5 V range)
Corresponding LPT library functions
pulse_vhigh (on page 13-157)
pulse_vlow (on page 13-159)
pulse_range (on page 13-149)
pulse_current_limit (on page 13-139)
Example
PV 1, 2, -2, 5, 200e-3
For pulse card 1 channel 1, this command string sets pulse high to +2 V, pulse low to -2 V, pulse range to
5 V and current limit to 200 mA.
Also see
None

Keithley 4200A-SCS Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	4200A-SCS
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English