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Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
RS-232 interface configuration
Model 6517B:
The RS-232 Serial Interface is selected and configured from the COMMUNICATION option of the
MAIN MENU. The MAIN MENU is accessed from the front panel by pressing the MENU key. The
following information summarizes the steps to select and configure the RS-232 interface.
1. Select the RS-232 interface as follows:
Press MENU.
Select COMMUNICATIONS.
Select RS-232.
Switching from the GPIB interface to the RS-232 interface resets the instrument to the power-on
defaults. In this case, you must repeat step 1 to display the RS-232 SETUP menu.
2. Set the BAUD rate, terminator, and flow control as follows:
Select BAUD.
Select 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600 or 300.
Select terminator.
Select <CR>, <CR+LF>, <LF>, or <LF+CR>.
Select FLOW-CTRL, NONE, or XON-XOFF.
Select STOP.
Select 1 or 2.
3. Continue on to select the data elements that you want to include for each conversion. Use a
manual range key to toggle between yes (y) and no (n):
Select ELEMENTS.
Select RDG, RDG#, UNIT, CH#, HUM, ETEMP, TIME, or STATUS.
Data elements can be selected over the RS-232 interface using the :FORMat:ELEMents command
(see
SCPI command reference
have to be changed from the front panel MAIN MENU.
Computer:
From your communications software, configure the RS-232 interface for your computer as follows:
RTS-CTS OFF.
XON-XON: ON.
Local echo: ON.
Make sure the RS-232 parameters (baud rate, terminator, and flow control) of your computer
matches the RS-232 parameters of the Model 6517B.
RS-232 operating considerations
Response messages (queries)
After a query command is sent and parsed, the response message is immediately sent to the
computer. Thus, the computer should be ready to receive the response message at that time.
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
(on page 14-1)). All other RS-232 interface configuration settings
Section 11: Remote operations
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