Quick Results Guide 31
Remote command programming
SCPI commands
SCPI commands for linear, logarithmic and custom sweeps are listed in Table 15.
NOTE Table 15 does not provide a complete listing of sweep commands. Documentation for
all sweep commands can be found in Section 10 of the 2400 Series Source-Meter
User’s Manual.
Table 15
SCPI commands; sweeping
Command
*
Description
:SOURce:xxx:MODE <name> Select source mode; <name> = FIXed, LIST or
SWEep.
:SOURce:DELay <n> Set source delay; <n> = 0 to 9999.9980 (sec).
:SOURce:DELay:AUTO <b> Enable/disable auto delay; <b> = ON or OFF.
:TRIGger:COUNt <n> Set trigger count; <n> = Number of points in
sweep.
Linear and logarithmic sweeps:
:SOURce:SWEep:SPACing <name> Select sweep scale; <name> = LINear or
LOGarithmic.
:SOURce:SWEep:RANGing <name> Select source ranging: <name> = BEST, AUTO, or
FIXed.
:SOURce:xxx:STARt <n> Specify sweep start level; <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:xxx:STOP <n> Specify sweep stop level; <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:xxx:STEP <n> Specify linear sweep step level; <n> = V or I source
value.
:SOURce:SWEep:POINts <n> Set number of sweep points; <n> = 2 to 2500.
Custom (list) sweep:
:SOURce:LIST:xxx <list> Define source list; <list> = value1, value2, ...
valueN.
:SOURce:LIST:xxx:APPend <list> Add source list value(s); <list> = value1, value2, ...
valueN.
:SOURce:LIST:xxx:POINts? Query length of source list.
Source memory sweep:
:SOURce:FUNCtion MEM Select source memory sweep mode.
:SOURce:MEMory:SAVE <n> Save setup in memory location; <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:RECall <n> Return to specified setup; <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:STARt <n> Set source memory start location; <n> = 1 to 100.
:SOURce:MEMory:POINts <n> Specify number of sweep points; <n> = 1 to 100.
*:xxx = :VOLTage or :CURRent.