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Section 4: Basic measurements
Amps configuration
The following information explains the various configuration options for the amps function. The
configuration menu is summarized in the following table. This menu is accessed by pressing CONFIG
and then I.
Note that a function does not have to be selected in order to be configured. When the function is
selected, it assumes the pre-programmed status.
Amps configuration menu
Menu item
SPEED
NORMAL
FAST
MEDIUM
HIACCURACY
SET-SPEED-EXACTLY
SET-BY-RSLN
FILTER
AVERAGING
TYPE
NONE
AVERAGING
ADVANCED
AVERAGING-MODE
MEDIAN
DISABLE
ENABLE
RESOLUTION
AUTO
3.5 d, 4.5 d, 5.5 d, 6.5 d
AUTO-RANGE
USE-ALL-RANGES
SET-LIMITS
MIN-AUTO
MAX-AUTO
DAMPING
SPEED
The SPEED parameter sets the integration time of the A/D converter, the period of time the input
signal is measured (also known as aperture).
FILTER
Use this menu item to configure the two basic filter types: averaging and median. Note that you can
use either the averaging filter, the median filter, or both.
The filter menu is available from the function configuration menus (for example, press CONFIG V) or
by pressing CONFIG FILTER with the desired function already selected.
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Description
Measurement speed (integration time) menu:
Select 1 PLC (power line cycle, 16.67 ms for 60Hz, 20 ms for 50 Hz and 400 Hz)
Select 0.01 PLC
Select 0.1 PLC
Select 10 PLC
Set integration in PLC (0.01-10)
Default to setting appropriate for resolution
Filter menu:
Configure digital averaging filter:
Select type of average filter:
No average filtering performed
Program a simple average filter (1-100 readings)
Program a simple average filter (1-100 readings) with noise tolerance window
(0-100 % of range)
Select moving average or repeating average mode
Configure median filter:
Disable median filter
Enable median filter and specify rank (1-5)
Display resolution menu:
Default to resolution appropriate for integration time
Select a specific resolution
Autorange menu:
Use all ranges when autoranging
Limit the ranges used in the autorange search:
Specify the minimum range in the search
Specify the maximum range in the search
Enable or disable damping
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
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