Keithley SourceMeter 2400 Series - Table 8 Command Sequence for Source-Measure Example; Table 9 Command Sequence for Measure Current Only Example

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Programming examples
Source-measure example — Table 8 shows a typical command sequence to source 10V
and measure current on the 10mA range.
Measure-only example — Table 9 shows a typical command sequence to measure current
only.
Table 8
Command sequence for source-measure example
Command* Comments
*RST Restore GPIB defaults (one-shot source-measure mode).
:SOUR:FUNC VOLT Select voltage source function.
:SOUR:VOLT:MODE FIX Select fixed voltage source mode.
:SOUR:VOLT:RANG 20 Select 20V source range.
:SOUR:VOLT:LEV 10 Set source output level to 10V.
:SENS:FUNC “CURR” Select current measurement function.
:SENS:CURR:PROT 10e-3 Set compliance limit to 10mA.
:SENS:CURR:RANG 10e-3 Select the 10mA measurement range.
:OUTP ON Turn the output on.
:READ? Trigger and acquire one data string.
*SourceMeter must be addressed to talk after sending :READ? to trigger and acquire data.
Table 9
Command sequence for measure current only example
Command* Comments
*RST Restore GPIB defaults (one-shot measure mode).
:SOUR:FUNC VOLT Select voltage source function.
:SOUR:VOLT:MODE FIX Select fixed voltage source mode.
:SOUR:VOLT:RANG 0.2 Select 200mV source range.
:SOUR:VOLT:LEV 0 Set source output level to 0.000mV.
:SENS:FUNC “CURR” Select current measurement function.
:SENS:CURR:PROT 100e-3 Set compliance limit to 100mA.
:SENS:CURR:RANG 10e-3 Select the 10mA measurement range.
:OUTP ON Turn the output on.
:READ? Trigger and acquire one data string.
*SourceMeter must be addressed to talk after sending :READ? to trigger and acquire data.