Keithley 6517B Reference Manual

Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual Section 8: Buffer (data store)
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015 8-3
Configuring data storage
The data storage configuration menu is used for the following operations:
 To select the buffer control
 To clear the buffer of readings and statistics
 To specify the number of readings to store
 To specify the source of readings to be stored
 To select optional data elements
Data store configuration menu
The buffer is configured from the CONFIG DATA STORE menu. This menu is displayed by pressing
CONFIG and then STORE.
CONFIGURE DATA STORE menu structure
Menu item Description
COUNT
ENTER-COUNT
USE-TRIGGER-MODEL
CONTROL
FILL-AND-STOP
PRETRIGGER
PERCENTAGE
READING-COUNT
EVENT
CONTINUOUS
NEVER
CLEAR-ALL
TIMESTAMP
TYPE
RELATIVE-TIME
REAL-TIME
FORMAT
ABSOLUTE
DELTA
ELEMENTS
DISPLAY
Select buffer size
Enter number of readings to store
Use (finite) measure count from trigger model
Select type of buffer control
Fill buffer with readings and stop
Wait for pretrigger event; store before and after readings
Enter percentage of stored readings before trigger
Enter count of stored readings before trigger
Select source for pretrigger event
Store readings in buffer continuously
Readings are not stored
Clear all stored readings and buffer statistics
Configure time stamp:
Check or change type:
Reference time stamp to relative time
Reference time stamp to real-time
Select time stamp format:
Reference each time stamp to the first buffer reading (relative),
or to the time and date (real)
Reference each time stamp to the previous buffer reading
Enable/disable optional data elements; time stamp, humidity,
external temperature, channel and V-source
Enable/disable storage display

Keithley 6517B Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	6517B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English