Keithley 3720 User Manual page 30

Section 2: Using the Front Panel
CHAN key configuration
Pressing the CONFIG key and then the CHAN key opens the CHANNEL ATTRibute MENU.
This menu contains:
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PATT key
Pressing this key opens the PATTERN ACTION MENU that contains the following menu items:
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LABEL: This menu item sets the label associated with the channels specified. Related
ICL command: channel.setlabel. From the front panel, the label can be up to 12
characters. Remotely, the label may be up to 20 characters.
BACKPLANE: This menu item opens the BACKPLANE MENU. Use this menu to add or
remove backplane channels from the channels specified. Related ICL command:
channel.setbackplane
FORBID: This menu item prevents the closing of the channels specified. Related ICL
command: channel.setforbidden
POLE: This menu item sets the number of poles for the channels specified. Related ICL
command: channel.setpole
DELAY: This menu sets additional delay time for channels specified. Related ICL
command: channel.setdelay
COUNT: This menu item displays closure cycles for the channels specified. Related ICL
command: channel.getcount
DMM_CONFIG: This menu item sets the DMM configuration associated with the
channels specified. Related ICL command: dmm.setconfig
OPEN: This menu item opens the specified channel pattern for switching aspects.
Related ICL command: channel.open
CLOSE: This menu item closes specified channel pattern. These closures are appended
to the already closed channels. Related ICL command: channel.close
EXCLOSE: This menu item closes the specified items so they are exclusively closed.
Related ICL command: channel.exclusiveclose
EXSLOTCLOSE: This menu item exclusively closes specified channels on the specified
slots. Related ICL command: channel.exclusiveslotclose
CREATE: This menu item creates a channel pattern from a snapshot and associates it
with the specified name. From the front panel, the pattern name can be up to 12
characters. Remotely, the pattern name may be up to 20 characters. Note that if no
patterns exist in the system when the PATT key is pressed, then CREATE will be the
only menu item displayed. Related ICL commands: channel.pattern.snapshot
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter User's Manual
Document Number: 3700S-900-01 Rev. A / August 2007