Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 173

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
channel.getcount
Also see
Example
channel.getdelay
Function
Usage
Remarks
Also see
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
Query commands (on page 9-5)
To see the close counts for channels 1 to 5 on Slot 2:
counts = channel.getcount("2001:2005")
To see the close counts for all channels and analog backplane relays on Slot 3:
counts = channel.getcount("slot3")
To see the close counts for channels and analog backplane relays in channel pattern
called ―mypath‖:
MyPathList = channel.pattern.getimage("mypath")
print(MyPathList)
print(channel.getcount(MyPathList))
or
print(channel.getcount("mypath"))
Queries for the additional delay time for the specified items.
stime = channel.getdelay(ch_list)
ch_list: A string listing the channels to query for their delay time.
stime: Returns a comma-delimited string consisting of the delay times (in seconds) for
items specified in ch_list.
The parameter string may contain ―slotX‖, where X equals 1 to 6, or ―allslots‖.
An error message will be generated for the following reasons:

an empty parameter string.

the specified channel does not exist.

slot is empty.

the specified channel does not exist for card installed in slot.

parameter syntax error such as incorrect format for ch_list.

an analog backplane relay is specified.

the specified channels does not support a delay time like digital I/O.

a channel pattern is specified.
Command processing will stop as soon as an error is detected and a nil response will be
generated. No partial list of delay times will be returned.
The delay times will be comma delimited in the same order as the items were specified
in the ch_list parameter. A value of 0 indicates that no additional delay time is being
incurred before a close or open command completes. A command, after updating the
state of channels based on the command, will incur the delay time indicated in the
response for a channel before completing. However, the internal settling time needs to
elapse before the user delay is incurred. Therefore, open/close command processed –
settling time incurred – user delay incurred – command completes.
channel.setdelay (on page 9-44)
Query commands (on page 9-5)
Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
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