Keithley 6517B

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ppendix E: IEEE-488 conformance Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
E-2 6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
Information
The IEEE-488.2 standard requires specific information about how the Keithley Instruments Model
6517B Electrometer implements the standard. Paragraph 4.9 of the IEEE-488.2 standard
(Std 488.2-1987) lists the documentation requirements. The following table provides a summary of
the requirements, and provides the information or references the manual for that information.
IEEE-488 documentation requirements
Item
Number Requirement Description or reference
(1) IEEE-488 interface function codes See IEEE-488 bus overview (on page D-1)
(2)
Behavior of 6517B when the address
is set outside the range 0-30
Cannot enter an invalid address
(3)
Behavior of 6517B when valid address
is entered
Address changes and bus resets
(4) Power-on setup conditions
Determine by :SYSTem:POSetup (see SCPI
command reference (on page 14-1))
(5) Message exchange options:
(a) Input buffer size 256 bytes
(b)
Queries that return more than one
response message unit
None
(c)
Queries that generate a response
when parsed
All queries (common commands and SCPI)
(d)
Queries that generate a response
when read
None
(e) Coupled commands See the following table
(6)
Functional elements required for SCPI
commands
Contained in SCPI command subsystems tables (see
SCPI command reference (on page 14-1))
(7) Buffer size limitations for block data
Block display messages: Top display = 20 characters
max, bottom display = 32 characters max
(8) Syntax restrictions See Remote operations (on page 11-1)
(9)
Response syntax for every query
command
See Remote operations (on page 11-1)
(10)
Device-to-device message transfer
that does not follow rules of the
standard
None
(11) Block data response size See Remote operations (on page 11-1)
(12)
Common commands implemented by
6517B
See Common commands (on page 12-1)
(13) Calibration query information See Calibration procedure (on page 15-1)
(14)
Trigger macro for *DDT
Not applicable
(15) Macro information Not applicable
(16)
Response to *IDN (identification)
See Common commands (on page 12-1)
(17)
Storage area for *PUD and *PUD?
Not applicable
(18)
Resource description for *RDT and
*RDT?
Not applicable
(19)
Effects of *RST, *RCL, and *SAV
See Common commands (on page 12-1) and SCPI
Command Reference (on page 14-1)