Section 3: Using a remote interface
DMM6500 6½ Digit Multimeter User's Manual
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Determining the command set you will use
You can change the command set that you use with the DMM6500. The remote command sets that
are available include:
•
SCPI: An instrument-specific language built on the SCPI standard.
•
TSP: A scripting programming language that contains instrument-specific control commands that
can be executed from a stand-alone instrument. You can use TSP to send individual commands
or use it to combine commands into scripts.
•
SCPI2000: An instrument-specific language that allows you to run code developed for Keithley
Instruments Series 2000 instruments.
•
SCPI34401: An instrument-specific language that allows you to run code developed for Keysight
Model 34401 instruments.
If you change the command set, reboot the instrument.
You cannot combine the command sets.
As delivered from Keithley Instruments, the DMM6500 is set to work with the DMM6500 SCPI
command set.
If you choose the SCPI2000 or SCPI34401 command set, you will not have access to some of the
extended ranges and other features that are now available using the default SCPI command set. In
addition, some Series 2000 or Keysight 34401 code will work differently in the DMM6500 than it did
in the earlier instrument. For information about the differences between the DMM6500 and the
Series 2000, refer to Keithley Instruments document #0771466,
DMM6500 in a Model 2000
application
. For information about the differences between the DMM6500 and the Keysight 34401,
refer to Keithley Instruments document #0771467,
DMM6500 in a Keysight Model 34401 application
.
To set the command set from the front panel:
1. Press the
MENU
key.
2. Under System, select
Settings
.
3. Select
Command Set.
You are prompted to reboot.
