Keithley 236 SMU and Keithley 2182

Hi
I am new in labview and I would like to measure voltage from Keithley 2182 triggered from Keithley 236 SMU in delta mode.
I did not see any command for delta mode in Keithley 236 SMU. So I don`t know how to send two opposite current and read in the Nanovoltmeter.
Is there any simple vi. for this operation
Thanks
Ser.

Hello 454,
Have you downloaded the LabVIEW drivers from Keithley's website?
http://www.keithley.com/support
I took a look at what's available and there are triggering examples in the .llb files.
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Andrew S.
Application Engineering Specialist
National Instruments

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