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 3-21
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 DMM6500 in a Model 2000 Application, Keithley Instruments document number
0771466XX. For information about the differences between the DMM6500 and the Keysight 34401,
refer to DMM6500 in a Keysight Model 34401 Application, Keithley Instruments document number
0771467XX.
To set the command set from the front panel:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Settings.
3. Select the appropriate Command Set.
You are prompted to confirm the change to the command set and reboot.
To verify which command set is selected from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG?
To change to the SCPI command set from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG SCPI
Reboot the instrument.
To change to the TSP command set from a remote interface:
Send the command:
*LANG TSP
Reboot the instrument.










