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Section 16: SCPI Command Reference Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual
SOURce3 <name>
:FORMat:SOURce3 <name> Set SOUR3 and TTL response formats
Parameters <name> = ASCii ASCII format
HEXadecimal Hexadecimal format
OCTal Octal format
BINary Binary format
Query :SOURce3? Query response format
Description This command controls the response format for all CALC7:XXXX:SOUR3 and
SOUR3:TTL queries in a manner similar to formats set by the FORM:SREG
command. See “Calculate subsystems,” and “SOURce subsystem,” page Section
16-40, topics for details.
CALC data elements
CALCulate <item list>
:FORMat:ELEMents:CALCulate <item list>Set CALC data elements
Parameters <item list> =CALCulate Include CALC1 to CALC7 data
TIME Include timestamp
STATus Include status information
NOTE Each item in the list must be separated by a comma (for example, :CALCulate
CALC,TIME,STAT).
Query :CALCulate? Query CALC data element list
Description This command allows you specify the data elements returned with the
CALC1:DATA? through CALC7:DATA? queries. With CALC specified, the
corresponding CALC1 through CALC7 element will be included in the response.
With TIMe or STATus specified, timestamp and status information will be returned
with the queries. See “Calculate subsystems,” page Section 16-16, for a complete
description of the various CALC1 through CALC7 elements. See also “Data
elements,” page Section 16-29, for a description of TIME and STATus information.
TRACe data elements
TRACe <item list>
:FORMat:ELEMents:TRAce <item list>Specify data elements for buffer
Parameters <item list> =CURRent[1] Includes channel 1 current reading
CURRent2 Includes channel 2 current reading
CALCulate1 Includes CALC1 element
CALCulate2 Includes CALC2 element
CALCulate3 Includes CALC3 element
CALCulate4 Includes CALC4 element
CALCulate5 Includes CALC5 element
CALCulate6 Includes CALC6 element
CALCulate7 Includes CALC7 element
TIME Includes timestamp
STATus Includes status information
ALL Includes all data elements
DEFault Includes only CURR1 and CURR2
NOTE Each item in the list must be separated by a comma (for example, CURR1, CALC2,
TIME).