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# Instrument Manuals and Reference Documents

## **Keithley Instruments (Tektronix)**

* **Model 6517B Electrometer User's Manual**
    * **Creator:** Keithley Instruments, LLC (A Tektronix Company)
    * **Date:** August 2022
    * **Version/Reference:** Document Number 6517B-900-01 Rev. B
    * *Note: This is the primary user manual for the 6517B Electrometer.*

* **Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual**
    * **Creator:** Keithley Instruments, LLC (A Tektronix Company)
    * **Date:** August 2022
    * **Version/Reference:** Document Number 6517B-901-01 Rev. E
    * *Note: Provides deeper technical reference and command details for the 6517B.*

* **Model 2182/2182A Nanovoltmeter User's Manual**
    * **Creator:** Keithley Instruments
    * **Date:** May 2017
    * **Version/Reference:** Document Number 2182A-900-01 Rev. B

* **Model 6220 / 6221 AC and DC Current Source Reference Manual**
    * **Creator:** Keithley Instruments, Inc.
    * **Date:** October 2008
    * **Version/Reference:** Document Number 622x-901-01 Rev. C

* **Low Level Measurements Handbook**
    * **Creator:** Keithley Instruments (A Tektronix Company)
    * **Edition:** 7th Edition
    * **Subject:** Precision DC Current, Voltage, and Resistance Measurements.

## **Lake Shore Cryotronics**

* **Model 340 Temperature Controller User's Manual**
    * **Creator:** Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.
    * **Date:** 14 May 2009
    * **Version/Reference:** Rev. 3.3 (Part Number 119-011)

* **Model 350 Temperature Controller User's Manual**
    * **Creator:** Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc.
    * **Date:** 25 July 2017
    * **Version/Reference:** Rev. 1.6 (Part Number 119-057)

## **PyMeasure Software**

* **PyMeasure Documentation (Development Build - August)**
    * **Creator:** PyMeasure Developers
    * **Date:** August 27, 2025
    * **Version:** Release 0.15.1.dev366+gcb643a9c2.d20250827

* **PyMeasure Documentation (Development Build - September)**
    * **Creator:** PyMeasure Developers
    * **Date:** September 11, 2025
    * **Version:** Release 0.15.1.dev374+gb3750209b.d20250911
    * *Note: This is the latest version of the PyMeasure documentation you uploaded.*

* **Keithley 2400 SourceMeter (PyMeasure API)**
    * **Creator:** PyMeasure Developers
    * **Type:** API Reference / Example excerpt
    * **Context:** Contains class documentation for `pymeasure.instruments.keithley.Keithley2400`.

## **PyVISA Software**

* **PyVISA Documentation (Full)**
    * **Creator:** PyVISA Developers
    * **Type:** Complete Documentation (EPUB format)
    ***Contents:** Covers Installation, Architecture, Backends, Communication, and API references.

* **PyVISA "A More Complex Example" (Tutorial Excerpt)**
    * **Creator:** PyVISA Developers
    * **Type:** Tutorial / PDF Excerpt
    * **Context:** A guide on using SCPI commands with a Keithley 2000 multimeter, including initializing the instrument and reading voltages. 
    ***Version Note:** The document notes that "1.12.0 is the latest version available" at the time of its creation.

## **Keysight Technologies**

* **E4980A Precision LCR Meter 20 Hz to 2 MHz, E4980AL Precision LCR Meter 20 Hz to 300 kHz/500 kHz/1 MHz – Data Sheet**
    * **Creator:** Keysight Technologies
    * **Type:** Data Sheet

## **Novocontrol Technologies**

* **Alpha-A / Alpha-AN High Performance Frequency Analyzer – User's Manual**
    * **Creator:** Novocontrol Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    * **Type:** User's Manual
    * **Subject:** Command reference and operating instructions for the Alpha-AN impedance analyzer and the ZG4 sample interface used by the broadband dielectric spectroscopy module.
    * *Note: This is the authoritative source for all proprietary GPIB commands used by the Alpha-AN module.*