Editing Source And Compliance Values; Toggling The Source And Measure Display Fields - Keithley 6430 Instruction Manual

Editing source and compliance values

Use the following keys to edit source and compliance values:
• EDIT: selects the source or compliance display field for editing. A blinking cursor will
appear in the field to be edited. If no key is pressed within a few seconds, the edit mode
will be cancelled automatically.
• EDIT
• SOURCE
pressing either of these keys will automatically enable the source edit mode.
• RANGE
• Numeric keys (0-9): allow you to directly enter source or compliance values.
• EXIT: exits the edit mode without waiting for the time-out period.
The basic procedure for editing source and compliance values is outlined below. See Basic
source-measure procedure in Section 3 for more details.
1. Press the EDIT key until the blinking cursor is in either the source or compliance dis-
play field to be edited.
2. If desired, use the RANGE
range.
3. To simply increment or decrement the display value, use the EDIT
place the blinking cursor on the digit to be changed, then increment or decrement the
value with the SOURCE
be updated immediately; you need not press ENTER to complete the process.
4. To enter the source or compliance value directly, simply key in the desired value with
the numeric keys while the cursor is blinking. Again, the source or compliance value
will be updated immediately.
Toggling the source and measure display fields
Normally the measured reading value will appear in the upper, main display line, while the
source and compliance values will appear in the left and right fields respectively of the lower
display line. You can toggle the source and measure display fields by pressing the TOGGLE
key to place the source and measure values in the desired positions.
and : places the display cursor on the display digit to be changed.
or : increments or decrements the source or compliance value. Note that
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or : selects the source or compliance range.
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keys to select the desired source or compliance
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