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Section 7: Keithley CONfiguration Utility (KCON)
Instrument Connection Scheme area
The following Instrument Connection Scheme selections define the scheme for interconnections
between the instruments, the switch-matrix rows and columns, and the test system (prober or test
fixture).
•
Row-Column (instruments to rows and prober/test fixture to columns) or Instrument Card
(both instrument and prober/test fixture to columns)
•
Local Sense (connections only to instrument FORCE terminals) or Remote Sense
(connections both to instrument FORCE and SENSE terminals)
These selections are discussed below in more detail:
•
Row-Column
Figure 7-27
Row-Column, Local Sense Connection Scheme example
FORCE
A
SMU1
FORCE
B
SMU2
FORCE
C
SMU3
FORCE
D
SMU4
INPUT
E
CMTR1
OUTPUT
F
OUTPUT 1
G
PGU1
OUTPUT 2
H
PGU2
1
2
1
2
F
F
F = FORCE TERMINAL OF PIN
S = SENSE TERMINAL OF PIN
•
Instrument Card
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With the Row-Column scheme, instruments are connected to switch-
matrix rows, and prober/test fixture pins are connected to switch-matrix
columns. This connection scheme is the simplest. Instrument signals
can route to prober/test-fixture pins through only one matrix card, as
illustrated in
number of external instruments. If you need to connect numerous
external instruments to the prober/test-fixture, use the Instrument Card
scheme.
CARD 1
CARD1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
With the Instrument Card scheme, both instruments and prober/test-
fixture pins are connected to the columns of the switch matrix.
Instrument signals route to the prober/test-fixture pins through two or
more matrix cards, as illustrated in
scheme can support large systems with numerous instruments by
removing the eight-row instrument connection limitation.
Return to
Figure
7-27. However, the Row-Column scheme limits the
CARD 2
CARD2
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
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CARD 3
CARD3
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
Probe Station or Test Fixture
Figure
7-28. This connection
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34
35
36
33
34
35
36
F
F
F
F
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