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
Model DMM6500
6½ Digit Multimeter User's Manual Section 3:
Using a remote interface
DMM6500-900-01 Rev. B / August 2019 3-9
9. In the Virtual Instrument Name box, enter a name that you want to use to refer to the instrument.
10. Select Finish.
11. Select Cancel to close the Wizard.
12. Save the configuration. From the Keithley Configuration Panel, select File > Save.
Verify the instrument through the Keithley Communicator:
1. Set the instrument to use the SCPI command set. Refer to How do I change the command set?
(on page 3-20) for instruction.
2. Click Start > Keithley Instruments > Keithley Communicator.
3. Select File > Open Instrument to open the instrument you just named.
Figure 20: Keithley Communicator Open an Instrument
4. Click OK.
5. Send a command to the instrument and see if it responds.
If you have a full version of NI-VISA on your system, you can run NI-MAX or the VISA Interactive
Control utility. See the National Instruments documentation for information.