Equipment Required For This Application; Device Connections; Making Front-Panel Measurements - Keithley Interactive SourceMeter 2450 User Manual

Section 4: Making basic front-panel measurements

Equipment required for this application

Equipment required for this application:
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Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter
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Two insulated banana cables; you can use the set that is provided with the Model 2450, the
Keithley Instruments Model 8608 Model 8608 High-Performance Clip Lead Set
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One 10 kΩ resistor to test

Device connections

Connect the Model 2450 to the resistor in a 2-wire (local sense) configuration. In this configuration,
the device is connected between the FORCE HI and FORCE LO terminals.
The physical connections to the front panel are shown in the following figure.
Turn the power to the instrument off before attaching connections to the Model 2450.

Making front-panel measurements

For this application, you will:
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Select the source and measure functions
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Select the measurement range
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Select the source range
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Set the source value
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Set the source limit
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Turn on the source output
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Observe the readings on the display
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Turn off the source output
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Figure 16: Model 2450 2-wire front-panel connections
2450-900-01 Rev. C / December 2013