Keithley 708B Reference Manual page 115

Section 2: General operation
To close or open a channel from the remote interface:
You can also open and close channels using the following commands:
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channel.close() (on page 7-19)
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channel.exclusiveclose() (on page 7-24)
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channel.exclusiveslotclose() (on page 7-25)
•
channel.open() (on page 7-35)
Refer to the
commands.
Open and close channels from the Channel Action Menu
You can also use the options in the Channel Action Menu to open and close channels.
To use the Channel Action Menu to open and close channels:
1. Go to channel view.
2. Select the channel you want to open or close.
3. Press CHAN.
4. Use the navigation wheel
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OPEN: Opens the selected channel.
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CLOSE: Closes the selected channel.
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EXCLOSE: Closes the selected channel; opens any other channels that are closed.
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EXSLOTCLOSE: Closes the selected channel; opens any other channels that are closed on the same
slot.
5. Press the navigation wheel
Viewing the close or open status of a channel
To determine whether a channel is closed or open, you can view its status using the front panel
interface, remote command query, or instrument web page.
Viewing status from the front panel
Closed channels are shown on the display of the instrument, separated by commas. If more than one
line of closed channels are displayed, you can press DISPLAY to display the full list. Use the
navigation wheel
2-96
Instrument Control Library (ICL) command reference
to select the option. You can select:
to open or close the channel.
to scroll through the list.
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
NOTE
2A+01 2A+01
CLS: 1A01,1A02,1A03,1A05,1A09,... CLS: 1A01,1A02,1A03,1A05,1A09,...
(on page 7-8) for details on
707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010