Remote Sweep Operation - Keithley 6430 Instruction Manual

9-18 Sweep Operation
Step 3: Turn output on.
Press the ON/OFF OUTPUT key to turn the output on (OUTPUT indicator turns on).
Step 4: Run sweep.
To run the sweep, press the SWEEP key. After the sweep is completed, turn the output off by
pressing the ON/OFF OUTPUT key.
Step 5: Read buffer.
Use the RECALL key to access the source-measure readings stored in the buffer. Use the
TOGGLE to display statistical information.

Remote sweep operation

Staircase sweep commands
Table 9-3 summarizes remote commands used for linear and log staircase sweep operation.
See Section 17, Configure voltage and current sweeps, for more details on these commands.
Table 9-3
Linear and log staircase sweep commands
Command
:SOURce:CURRent:MODE SWEep
:SOURce:CURRent:STARt <n>
:SOURce:CURRent:STOP <n>
:SOURce:CURRent:STEP <n>
:SOURce:CURRent:CENTer <n>
:SOURce:CURRent:SPAN <n>
:SOURce:VOLTage:MODE SWEep
:SOURce:VOLTage:STARt <n>
:SOURce:VOLTage:STOP <n>
:SOURce:VOLTage:STEP <n>
:SOURce:VOLTage:CENTer <n>
:SOURce:VOLTage:SPAN <n>
:SOURce:SWEep:RANGing <name>
:SOURce:SWEep:SPACing <name>
:SOURce:SWEep:POINts <n>
:SOURce:SWEep:DIREction <name>
Description
Select current source sweep mode.
Specify sweep start current (n = current).
Specify sweep stop current (n = current).
Specify sweep step current (n = current).
Specify sweep center current (n = current).
Specify sweep span current (n = current).
Select voltage source sweep mode.
Specify sweep start voltage (n = voltage).
Specify sweep stop voltage (n = voltage).
Specify sweep step voltage (n = voltage).
Specify sweep center voltage (n = voltage).
Specify sweep span voltage (n = voltage).
Select source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or
FIXed).
Select sweep scale (name = LINear or LOGarithmic).
Set number of sweep points (n = points).
Set sweep direction. Name = UP (sweep start to stop)
or DOWn (sweep stop to start).