User Manual

2400 Series SourceMeter
®
User’s Manual Sweep Operation 10-21
Custom sweep commands
Table 10-5 summarizes remote commands used for custom sweep operation. See
Section 18, “Configure list,” for more details on these commands.
Custom sweep programming example
Table 10-6 summarizes the basic remote command sequence for performing a
custom sweep.
Table 10-5
Custom sweep commands
Command Description
:SOURce:CURRent:MODE LIST
:SOURce:VOLTage:MODE LIST
:SOURce:LIST:CURRent <list>
:SOURce:LIST:CURRent:APPend <list>
:SOURce:LIST:CURRent:POINts?
:SOURce:LIST:VOLTage < list>
:SOURce:LIST:VOLTage:APPend <list>
:SOURce:LIST:VOLTage:POINts?
:SOURce:SWEep:RANGing <name>
Select current list (custom) sweep mode.
Select voltage list (custom) sweep mode.
Define I-source (list = I1, I2,… In).
Add I-source list value(s) (list =I1, I2,…In).
Query length of I-source list.
Define V-source list (list = V1, V2,… Vn).
Add V-source list value(s) (list =V1, V2,…Vn).
Query length of V-source list.
Select source ranging (name = BEST, AUTO, or
FIXed).
Table 10-6
Custom sweep programming example
Command Description
*RST
:SENS:FUNC:CONC OFF
:SOUR:FUNC VOLT
:SENS:FUNC ‘CURR:DC’
:SENS:CURR:PROT 0.1
:SOUR:VOLT:MODE LIST
:SOUR:LIST:VOLT 7,1,3,8,2
:TRIG:COUN 5
:SOUR:DEL 0.1
:OUTP ON
:READ?
Restore GPIB default conditions.
Turn off concurrent functions.
Volts source function.
Current sense function.
100mA current compliance.
List volts sweep mode.
7V, 1V, 3V, 8V, 2V sweep points.
Trigger count = # sweep points.
100ms source delay.
Turn on source output.
Trigger sweep, request data.