Kiethley 2700 Front Panel Data Acquisition

[tbumbary@caltech.edu]

I am a new to LabView and I am trying to use the Keithley 2700 instrument to collect data using the front panel inputs. Typically when you collect data from the Keithley 27xx instruments you would use the rear slot number and channel code to do the instrument scan. For instance if you are reading from slot 1 on channel 3 you would add 103 to your channel scan list. However, I was wondering what is the corresponding slot/channel code when you are reading from the front panel. Thanks for your help!

[Minions]

I typically use the Keysight(Agilent) 34970A alternative.  You should know that you need to place the instrument into Monitor Channel mode which will allow the selected channel to continuously update on the front panel.  The SCPI commands remain the same between manufacturers.  Use:

ROUT:MON (@103)

ROUT:MON:STATE ON

ROUT:MON:DATA?

This will set the active channel to the 3rd channel of slot 1

Turn on the monitoring capabilities

Acquire the most recent monitored piece of data

[cstorey]

If you are referring to using the DMM to do FRONT TERMINAL measurements, for when you might not have a multiplexer card installed, you leave the ROUTe scanlist blank.

Hope that helps.

Craig