Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
Section 11: Remote operations
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
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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.
