Keithley 6517B Reference Manual

Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual Section 14: SCPI command reference
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015 14-125
:KEY <NRf>
This command is used to simulate a key press.
Usage
:SYSTem:KEY <NRf>
:KEY?
<NRf>
1: Range Up Arrow 16: NEXT
2: V-source Up Arrow 17: Range Down Arrow
3: Left Arrow 18: ENTER
4: MENU 19: OPER
5: Q 20: TRIG
6: FILTER 21: RECALL
7: LOCAL 22: I
8: PREV 23: Z-CHK
9: AUTO 26: V-source Down Arrow
10: Right Arrow 27: SEQ
11: EXIT 28: CONFIG
12: CARD 29: R
13:MATH 30: REL
14: STORE 31: INFO
15: V
Details
This command is used to simulate front panel key presses. For example, to select V (volts) you can
send the following command to simulate pressing the V key:
:syst:key 15
The parameter listing provides the key-press code in numeric order. The below figure also provides
the key-press code.

Keithley 6517B Specifications

General

Input Impedance	>200 TΩ
Electrometer Type	Electrometer/High Resistance Meter
Current Measurement Range	20 fA to 20 mA
Display	Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Communication Interfaces	IEEE-488 (GPIB), RS-232
Power Supply	100 V / 120 V / 220 V / 240 V; 50 Hz / 60 Hz
Resistance Measurement Range	Up to 200 TΩ