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Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
GPIB
The GPIB menu is used for the following operations:
To select the IEEE-488 bus (GPIB).
To view or change the IEEE-488 address.
To select the data elements to send.
ADDRESSABLE: With the instrument set to ADDRESSABLE, it can listen and talk to a bus
controller:
ADDRESS: This menu item lets you check and change the IEEE-488 address of the instrument.
At the factory the address is set to 27, but it can be changed to any value from 0 to 30. After
selecting ADDRESS, the present IEEE-488 address is displayed. If you wish to change the
address, use the RANGE ( and ) keys to display the desired number and press ENTER.
ELEMENTS: This menu item lets you select the data elements sent. Use one of the RANGE keys
( and ) to toggle between yes (y) and no (n).
RDG: The numeric value of the reading.
RDG#: The buffer location of the reading. The reading number can be reset to zero from the
GENERAL MENU.
UNIT: The units of the reading.
CH#: The channel number the reading was taken on.
HUM: Relative humidity reading if the Model 6517-RH is being used. The humidity sensor is
enabled from the A/D CONTROLS item of the GENERAL MENU.
ETEMP: The external temperature reading if the Model 6517-TP is being used. The humidity
sensor is enabled from the A/D CONTROLS item of the GENERAL MENU.
TIME: The real-time or relative time stamp for each reading. Time stamp type is selected from the
TIMESTAMP item of the GENERAL MENU.
STATUS: The reading status information (normal reading, measurement overflow on underflow,
relative reading).
VSRC: The actual output level of the V-source.
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
Section 11: Remote operations
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