Section 14: SCPI command reference Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual14-4 6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015READ?This command is typically used to acquire a post-processed reading after the instrument has been configured bythe :CONFigure command.UsageREAD?DetailsThis command is typically used to acquire a post-processed reading after the instrument has beenconfigured by the :CONFigure command. The :CONFigure command places the instrument in aone-shot measurement mode. Every time the :READ? command is then sent, a measurementconversion occurs and the reading is acquired.When this command is sent, the following commands are executed in the order that they arepresented: :ABORt :INITiate :FETCh?When :ABORt is executed, the instrument goes into the idle state if continuous initiation is disabled.Otherwise, operation re-starts at the beginning of the trigger model.If the instrument is in the idle state, :INITiate takes the instrument out of the idle state. Ifcontinuous initiation is enabled, (:INITiate:CONTinuous ON), then the :INITiate commandgenerates an error and ignores the command.Use the :FETCh? for details. Note that an "Init ignored" error does not cancel the execution of the:FETCh? command.Also see:FETCh? (on page 14-2)
