How Do I Use Other Programs; Using Labview - Keithley 2601 User Manual

Section 2: Remote Operation

How do I use other programs?

Reference
Basic source-measure examples using LabVIEW and Visual Basic are shown below. See also
Section 3 for more examples to load and run scripts.

Using LabVIEW

The source-measure example using LabVIEW is shown in
1. Reset instrument.
2. Select source voltage function.
3. Set source output voltage.
4. Turn on output.
5. Take current measurement.
6. Reset instrument.
The command sequence for this source-measure example is shown below:
localnode.prompts = 0
reset()
smua.source.func = smua.OUTPUT_DCVOLTS -
smua.source.levelv = volts
smua.source.output = smua.OUTPUT_ON
print(smua.measurei())
reset()
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See the LabVIEW and Visual Basic documentation for details on using those
programs.
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Series 2600 System SourceMeter
Figure 2-7. The test steps are:
- Disable prompts.
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- Reset Series 2600.
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Select voltage source function.
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- Set voltage source level.
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- Turn on source output.
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- Take and return current reading.
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- Reset Series 2600.
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