Table of Contents Model 6482 Dual-Channel Picoammeter / Voltage Source Reference Manual
6 6482-901-01 Rev. A / August 2012
Set or acquire relative value............................................................. 16-19
Enable and read relative result......................................................... 16-20
CALCulate5............................................................................................. 16-20
Select RATIO calculation mode........................................................ 16-20
Enable and read RATIO result.......................................................... 16-21
CALCulate6............................................................................................. 16-21
Select DELTA calculation mode ....................................................... 16-21
Enable and read DELTA result ......................................................... 16-21
CALCulate7............................................................................................. 16-22
Select input path............................................................................... 16-22
Read limits data................................................................................ 16-22
Configure and control limit tests ....................................................... 16-23
Clear test results .............................................................................. 16-24
CALCulate8............................................................................................. 16-24
Select statistic .................................................................................. 16-24
Acquire statistic ................................................................................ 16-25
DISPlay subsystem................................................................................. 16-25
Control display.................................................................................. 16-25
Read display..................................................................................... 16-27
Define :TEXT messages .................................................................. 16-27
FORMat subsystem ................................................................................ 16-28
Data format....................................................................................... 16-28
Data elements .................................................................................. 16-29
CALC data elements ........................................................................ 16-32
TRACe data elements ...................................................................... 16-32
Byte order......................................................................................... 16-33
Status register format ....................................................................... 16-34
OUTPut subsystem................................................................................. 16-34
Turn source on or off ........................................................................ 16-34
Output enable control....................................................................... 16-35
SENSe subsystem.................................................................................. 16-35
Select measurement range .............................................................. 16-35
Select autorange .............................................................................. 16-36
Set measurement speed .................................................................. 16-37
Configure and control filters ............................................................. 16-38
SOURce subsystem................................................................................ 16-40
SOURce[1] and SOURce2............................................................... 16-40
Control source output on-off............................................................. 16-40
Select sourcing mode....................................................................... 16-40
Select range ..................................................................................... 16-41
Set amplitude for fixed source.......................................................... 16-42
Set delay .......................................................................................... 16-43
Select ground connect mode............................................................ 16-44
Configure sweeps............................................................................. 16-44
Configure list .................................................................................... 16-48
Sweep and list program examples ................................................... 16-49
STATus subsystem ................................................................................. 16-50
Read event registers ........................................................................ 16-50
Program event enable registers ....................................................... 16-50
Read condition registers................................................................... 16-51
Select default conditions
.................................................................. 16-51
Er
ror queue ...................................................................................... 16-51
SYSTem subsystem................................................................................ 16-52
Default conditions............................................................................. 16-52
Control autozero............................................................................... 16-53
Select power line frequency setting.................................................. 16-53
Error queue ...................................................................................... 16-53
Simulate key presses ....................................................................... 16-54
Read version of SCPI standard........................................................ 16-55
RS-232 interface .............................................................................. 16-55
Reset timestamp .............................................................................. 16-56
TRACe subsystem.................................................................................. 16-56
Read and clear buffer....................................................................... 16-56
Configure and control buffer............................................................. 16-57