2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Section 3: Basic Operation
Remote source-measure procedure
Basic source-measurement procedures can also be performed via remote by sending appropriate
commands in the right sequence.
summarizes basic source-measure commands. See
for more information on using these commands.
Table 3-6
Basic source-measure commands
Requesting readings
You can request readings by including the appropriate measurement command as the argument
for the
command. For example, the following will request a Channel A current reading:
print(smua.measure.i())
Command
*
Description
smuX.measure.autorangei = smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
smuX.measure.autorangev = smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
smuX.measure.autorangei = smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.measure.autorangev = smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.measure.rangei = rangeval
smuX.measure.rangev = rangeval
reading = smuX.measure.i()
reading = smuX.measure.v()
reading = smuX.measure.iv()
reading = smuX.measure.r()
reading = smuX.measure.p()
Enable current measure auto range.
Enable voltage measure auto range.
Disable current measure auto range.
Disable voltage measure auto range.
Set current measure range.
Set voltage measure range.
Request a current reading.
Request a voltage reading.
Request a current and voltage reading.
Request a resistance reading.
Request a power reading.
smuX.source.autorangei = smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
smuX.source.autorangev = smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
smuX.source.autorangei = smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.source.autorangev = smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.source.func = smuX.OUTPUT_DCVOLTS
smuX.source.func = smuX.OUTPUT_DCAMPS
smuX.source.leveli = sourceval
smuX.source.levelv = sourceval
smuX.source.limiti = level
smuX.source.limitv = level
smuX.source.output = smuX.OUTPUT_ON
smuX.source.output = smuX.OUTPUT_OFF
smuX.source.rangei = rangeval
smuX.source.rangev = rangeval
smuX.sense = smuX.SENSE_LOCAL
smuX.sense = smuX.SENSE_REMOTE
Enable current source auto range.
Enable voltage source auto range.
Disable current source auto range.
Disable voltage source auto range.
Select voltage source function.
Select current source function.
Set current source value.
Set voltage source value.
Set current limit.
Set voltage limit.
Turn on source output.
Turn off source output.
Set current source range.
Set voltage source range.
Local sense (2-wire).
Remote sense (4-wire).
* smuX = smua for the Model 2601A/2611A/2635A; smuX = smua (Channel A) or smub (Channel B) for the Model 2602A/
2612A/2636A.
