Keithley 2500 User Manual page 225

Models 2500 and 2502 User's Manual
These brackets indicate that :IMMediate is implied (optional) and does not have to be
used. Thus, the above command can be sent in one of two ways:
:INITiate
or
:INITiate:IMMediate
Notice that the optional command is used without the brackets. When using optional com-
mand words in your program, do not include the brackets.
Parameter types — The following are some of the more common parameter types:
<b>
<name>
<NRf>
<n>
<numlist>
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Boolean — Used to enable or disable an instrument operation. 0 or OFF
disables the operation, and 1 or ON enables the operation. Example:
:CALCulate1:STATe ON
Name parameter Select a parameter name from a listed group.
—
Example:
<name> = NEVer
= NEXt
:TRACe:FEED:CONTrol NEXt
Numeric representation format
be expressed as an integer (e.g., 8), a real number (e.g., 23.6), or an ex-
ponent (2.3E6). Example:
:SYSTem:KEY 11
Numeric value A numeric value parameter can consist of an NRf
—
number or one of the following name parameters: DEFault, MINimum,
MAXimum. When the DEFault parameter is used, the instrument is pro-
grammed to the *RST default value. When the MINimum parameter is
used, the instrument is programmed to the lowest allowable value. When
the MAXimum parameter is used, the instrument is programmed to the
largest allowable value. Examples:
:ARM:TIMer 0.1
:ARM:TIMer DEFault
:ARM:TIMer MINimum
:ARM:TIMer MAXimum
Numlist Specify one or more numbers for a list. Example:
—
:STATus:QUEue:ENABle (-110:-222)
Remote Operations
Enable Calc 1 math
— This parameter is a number that can
Press EXIT key from over the bus
Sets timer to 100 msec.
Sets timer to 0.1 sec.
Sets timer to 1 msec.
Sets timer to 99999.99 sec.
Enable errors -110
through -222
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