Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 175

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
channel.getimage
Example
channel.getlabel
Function
Usage
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
Assume Channel 3 on Slot 2 is configured for a 4-wire application and Channel 5 on Slot
2 is configured for a 2-wire application on a 50-channel card.
To query Channel 5 on Slot 2:
channels = channel.getimage("2005")
print(channels)  2005
To query Channel 3 on Slot 2:
channels = channel.getimage("2003")
print(channels)  2003(2028)
To query for channels 2003 and 2005 in a single call:
channels = channel.getimage("2003, 2005")
print(channels)  2003(2028);2005
To query Channel 2028:
channels = channels.getimage("2028")
print(channels) 
nil (error – 2028 is paired for 4-wire
operation)
Queries for the label associated with one or more channels.
label = channel.getlabel(ch_list)
ch_list: A string listing the channels to query for the label associated with them.
label: String listing the labels, comma delimited, for items in ch_list.
Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
9-31