Keithley · Multimeter

Keithley DMM6500 digital multimeter (SCPI)

BenchMesh controls the Keithley DMM6500 digital multimeter (SCPI) from your PC: live readings on a multimeter panel, every setting within reach, and every value recordable on one timeline with the rest of your bench.

Models

Model	Status	Note
DMM6500	Awaiting confirmation	Needs the SCPI command set: front panel MENU > System > Settings > Command Set = SCPI (or *LANG SCPI, then reboot). In TSP mode every command fails. 10 A range on the rear terminals only

What you can do from BenchMesh

Multimeter panel 1 channel

Live readings

MEAS
MODE
OVERLOAD
RANGE

Settings you can change

Mode
Range
Rate
Temp scale
Temp sensor

Connections

USB-TMC: USB Test & Measurement Class (USB id 05e6:6500). No vendor driver needed on Linux; on Windows BenchMesh installs Microsoft’s WinUSB driver with one click.
LAN (SCPI socket): TCP port 5025. Enter the instrument’s IP address.

Notes

Not supported (yet)RS-232 and GPIB need KTTI accessory cards (not supported). Must be in SCPI mode, not TSP.

Sources

The definition was written from these documents (definition keithley_dmm6500 v0.1.0).

DMM6500 Reference Manual DMM6500-901-01 Rev. C (April 2026), pages 12-11 (:READ?), 12-109..12-111 (:RANGe, :RANGe:AUTO, ranges table, overflow 9.9e+37), NPLCycles, 12-129 (TCouple:TYPE), 12-133 (TRANsducer), 12-134 (UNIT), 12-145 (FUNCtion), *IDN? and *LANG (PDF p.1242, 1254-1255)

Have one on your bench?

Connect it, press Detect, try the controls - then tell us how it went. Every confirmation moves a model from “Awaiting” to “Community-confirmed” for everyone.

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