Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Model DMM6500 6½-Digit Multimeter User's Manual
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Front-panel overview
- 3 Using a remote interface
- 4 Making basic front-panel measurements
- 5 Measuring DC voltage with high accuracy
- 6 Measuring 4-wire resistance with offset compensation
- 7 Scanning temperature at a set time interval
- 8 Grading and binning resistors
- 9 Measuring power using digitizing and TSP-Link
- 10 Troubleshooting FAQs
- About this section
- Where can I find updated drivers?
- Is there any software to help me get started?
- Why did my settings change?
- Why can't the DMM6500 read my USB flash drive?
- How do I upgrade the firmware?
- How do I change the command set?
- How do I save the present state of the instrument?
- How do I save what is displayed on the screen?
- What is the ethernet port number?
- 11 Next steps
- Contact information
In this section:
Remote communications interfaces ......................................... 3-1
Supported remote interfaces .................................................... 3-1
LAN communications ............................................................... 3-2
USB communications ............................................................... 3-5
GPIB communications ............................................................ 3-10
RS-232 ................................................................................... 3-13
TSP-Link ................................................................................ 3-16
Using the web interface .......................................................... 3-18
Determining the command set you will use ............................ 3-20
Remote communications interfaces
You can choose from one of several communication interfaces to send commands to and receive
responses from the DMM6500.
The instrument automatically detects the type of communications interface (LAN, USB, GPIB, RS-232,
or TSP-Link
®
) when you connect to the respective port on the rear panel of the instrument. The GPIB,
RS-232, and TSP-Link options require an optional accessory card. In most cases, you do not need to
configure anything on the instrument. In addition, you do not need to reboot if you change the type of
interface that is connected.
You can only use one communications interface to control the DMM6500 at a time. The USB
connection takes precedence over LAN connections. For other communications interfaces, the first
interface on which the instrument receives a message takes control of the instrument. If another
interface sends a message, that interface can take control of the instrument. You may need to enter a
password to change the interface, depending on the selected interface access.
Supported remote interfaces
The DMM6500 supports the following remote interfaces:
• GPIB: IEEE-488 instrumentation general purpose interface bus
• Ethernet: Local-area-network communications
• RS-232: Serial communication data standard
• USB: Type B USB port
• TSP-Link: A high-speed trigger synchronization and communications bus that test system
builders can use to connect multiple instruments in a master-and-subordinate configuration
Section 3
Using a remote interface