Keithley 6430

Quick Results Guide 31
Remote command programming
SCPI commands
SCPI commands for linear, logarithmic and custom sweeps are listed in Table 16.
NOTE Table 16 does not provide a complete listing of sweep commands. Documentation
for all sweep commands can be found in Section 9 of the Model 6430 SourceMeter
Instruction Manual.
Table 16
SCPI commands: sweeping
Command
*
Description
:SOURce:xxx:MODE <name> Select source mode: <name> = FIXed, LIST or
SWEep.
:SOURce:DELay <n> Set source delay: <n> = 0 to 9999.9980 (sec).
:SOURce:DELay:AUTO <b> Enable/disable auto delay: <b> = ON or OFF.
:TRIGger:COUNt <n> Set trigger count: <n> = Number of points in
sweep.
Linear and logarithmic sweeps:
:SOURce:SWEep:SPACing <name> Select sweep scale: <name> = LINear or
LOGarithmic.
:SOURce:SWEep:RANGing
<name>
Select source ranging: <name> = BEST, AUTO, or
FIXed.
:SOURce:xxx:STARt <n> Specify sweep start level: <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:xxx:STOP <n> Specify sweep stop level: <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:xxx:STEP <n> Specify linear sweep step level: <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:SWEep:POINts <n> Set number of sweep points: <n> = 2 to 2500.
Custom (list) sweep:
:SOURce:LIST:xxx <list> Define source list: <list> = value1, value2, ...
valueN.
:SOURce:LIST:xxx:APPend <list> Add source list value(s): <list> = value1, value2, ...
valueN.
:SOURce:LIST:xxx:POINts? Query length of source list.
Source memory sweep:
:SOURce:FUNCtion MEM Select source memory sweep mode.
:SOURce:MEMory:SAVE <n> Save setup in memory location: <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:RECall <n> Return to specified setup: <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:STARt <n> Set source memory start location: <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:POINts <n> Specify number of sweep points: <n> = 1 to 100.
*:xxx = :VOLTage or :CURRent.