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.