Keithley 6430

SCPI Command Reference 17-9
Table 17-3
FORMat command summary
Command Description
Default
parameter SCPI
:FORMat
:SREGister <name>
:SREGister?
[:DATA] <type>[<,length>]
[:DATA]?
:BORDer <name>
:BORDer?
:ELEMents
[:SENSe[1]] <item list>
[:SENSe[1]]?
:CALCulate <item list>
:CALCulate?
:SOURce2 <name>
:SOURce2?
Select data format for reading status event registers
(ASCii, HEXadecimal, OCTal or BINary).
Query format for reading status event registers.
Specify data format (ASCii, REAL, 32 or SREal).
Query data format.
Specify byte order (NORMal or SWAPped).
Query byte order.
Specify data elements (VOLTage, CURRent,
RESistance, TIME, and STATus).
Query data format elements.
Specify CALC data elements (CALC, TIME, or
STATus).
Query CALC data elements.
Specify SOURce2 data format (ASCii, HEXadecimal,
OCTal, or BIN).
Query SOURce2 data format.
ASCii
ASCii
Note
All
CALC
ASCii
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Note: Byte order — *RST default is NORMal. :SYSTem:PRESet default is SWAPped.
Table 17-4
OUTPut command summary
Command Description
Default
parameter
SCPI
Source
memory
:OUTPut[1]
:STATe <b>
:STATe?
:INTerlock
:STATe <b>
:STATe?
:TRIPped?
:SMODe <name>
:SMODe?
Turn source on or off.
Query state of source.
Path to control interlock:
Enable or disable interlock.
Query state of interlock.
Interlock tripped?: 1 (yes) or 0 (no).
Select output off mode (NORMal, ZERO or
GUARd).
Query output off mode.
OFF
OFF
NORMAL
✓
✓
✓
✓