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Section 3: Using a remote interface Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual
3-12 2461-900-01 Rev. A / November 2015
Identify the instrument
If you have a bank of instruments, you can click the ID button to determine which one you are
communicating with.
To identify the instrument:
In the middle of the left side of the Home page, click the ID button.
The button turns green and the LAN status indicator on the instrument blinks.
Click the ID button again to return the button to its original color and return the LAN status indicator to
steady on.
Review events in the event log
The event log records all LXI events that the instrument generates and receives. The log includes the
following information:
 The EventID column, which shows the event identifier that generated the event.
 The System Timestamp column, which displays the seconds and nanoseconds when the event
occurred.
 The Data column, which displays the text of the event message.
To clear the event log and update the information on the screen, click the Refresh button.
Determining the command set you will use
You can control the Model 2461 with command sets that are based on the SCPI or Test Script
Processor (TSP
®
) programming languages. You can change the command set that you use with the
Model 2461. 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.
You cannot combine the command sets.
As delivered from Keithley Instruments, the Model 2461 is set to work with the Model 2461 SCPI
command set.
Using the front panel:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Settings.
3. Select the button next to Command Set and select the command set.
4. You are prompted to reboot.