Keithley 6482 - Remote Sweep Operation

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Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual Section 7: Sweep Operation
Remote sweep operation
Staircase sweep commands
Table 7-2 summarizes remote commands used for linear and logarithmic staircase sweep
operation. See Section 16, “Configure sweeps,” for more details on these commands.
Table 7-2
Linear and logarithmic staircase sweep commands
Command Description
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:MODE SWEep
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STARt <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STOP <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:STEP <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:CENTer <n>
:SOURce[1]:VOLTage:SPAN <n>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:RANGing <name>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:SPACing <name>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:POINts <n>
:SOURce[1]:SWEep:DIRection <name>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:MODE SWEep
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STARt <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STOP <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:STEP <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:CENTer <n>
:SOURce2:VOLTage:SPAN <n>
:SOURce2:SWEep:RANGing <name>
:SOURce2:SWEep:SPACing <name>
:SOURce2:SWEep:POINts <n>
:SOURce2:SWEep:DIRection <name>
Select channel 1 sweep mode.
Specify Channel 1 sweep start voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 1 sweep stop voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 1 sweep step voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 1 sweep center voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 1 sweep span voltage (n = Voltage).
Select Channel 1 source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or FIXed).
Select Channel 1 staircase sweep type (name = LINear or LOGarithmic).
Set Channel 1 number of sweep points (n = points).
Set Channel 1 sweep direction. Name = UP (sweep start to stop) or DOWN
(sweep stop to start).
Select channel 2 sweep mode.
Specify Channel 2 sweep start voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 2 sweep stop voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 2 sweep step voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 2 sweep center voltage (n = Voltage).
Specify Channel 2 sweep span voltage (n = Voltage).
Select Channel 2 source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or FIXed).
Select Channel 2 staircase sweep type (name = LINear or LOGarithmic).
Set Channel 2 number of sweep points (n = points).
Set Channel 2 sweep direction. Name = UP (sweep start to stop) or DOWN
(sweep stop to start).