Figure 8-16 Pulse Period; Figure 8-17 Pulse Rise And Fall Times; Pulse Concepts; Pulse Period - Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

Section 8: Source-Measure Concepts

Pulse concepts

Using factory scripts, the Series 2600 can perform fixed, linear staircase, and logarithmic staircase
pulse sweeps (see
discuss pulse period, rise and fall times, and duty cycle. See the specifications in
details on source transient response and settling times. Additional settling time considerations are
discussed in

Pulse period

As shown in
pulse off time. When the pulse is off, the output assumes a 0V or 0A level, depending on the
function used. When the pulse is on, the output assumes the programmed current or voltage
source value. For the fixed pulse sweep, the amplitude of each pulse is the same. For the
staircase sweeps, each pulse assumes the programmed sweep step value. Pulse on and off times
can be separately programmed for each type of pulse sweep.
Figure 8-16
Pulse period
0V or 0A

Pulse rise and fall times

As shown in
maximum value to 90% of maximum value. For the Series 2600, pulse rise and fall times depend
on the transient response and source output settling times, which are in turn affected by the
selected source range. See the specifications in
source settling times.
Figure 8-17
Pulse rise and fall times
90%
10%
8-22
""Pulse sweeps"" in Section 5 for more information). The following paragraphs
""Settling time considerations"" later in this section.
Figure 8-16, the pulse period is the sum of the pulse on time (pulse width) and the
Pulse Width
(On-Time)
Off-Time
Pulse Period
Figure 8-17, the pulse rise time is the interval it takes the pulse to go from 10% of
Programmed Fixed
or Sweep Step Level
Times Exaggerated
For Clarity
0V or 0A
Rise
Fall
Time
Time
Return to
Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Appendix 8
Section Topics
Appendix A
for details on transient response and
2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
for