Keithley Interactive SourceMeter 2450 User Manual page 6

Table of Contents
Making basic front-panel measurements ................................................................. 4-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4-1
Equipment required for this application ................................................................................ 4-2
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 4-2
Making front-panel measurements ...................................................................................... 4-2
How to make front-panel measurements .................................................................................. 4-3
Measuring low-resistance devices ............................................................................ 5-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 5-1
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 5-1
Low-resistance measurements ............................................................................................ 5-4
Set up the measurement from the front panel ........................................................................... 5-4
View the measurements on the front-panel TREND swipe screen ............................................ 5-5
View the buffer statistics on the front panel ............................................................................... 5-5
Set up remote communications ................................................................................................. 5-5
Set up the low-resistance application using SCPI commands .................................................. 5-6
Set up the low-resistance application using TSP commands .................................................... 5-7
Leakage current and insulation resistance .............................................................. 6-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 6-1
Set up remote communications ........................................................................................... 6-2
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 6-2
Measuring leakage current .................................................................................................. 6-4
Set up the leakage current application using the front panel ..................................................... 6-4
View the measurements on the front-panel graph ..................................................................... 6-5
Set up the leakage current application using SCPI commands ................................................. 6-6
Set up the leakage current application using TSP commands .................................................. 6-6
Measuring insulation resistance ........................................................................................... 6-8
Set up the insulation resistance application using the front panel ............................................. 6-9
Viewing the measurements on the front-panel graph ................................................................ 6-9
Set up the application using SCPI commands ........................................................................ 6-10
Set up the application using TSP commands .......................................................................... 6-10
Measuring I-V characteristics of FETs ...................................................................... 7-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 7-1
Set up remote communications ........................................................................................... 7-2
Set up external hardware triggers ........................................................................................ 7-2
Connections for the SCPI command set ................................................................................... 7-2
Connections for the TSP command set ..................................................................................... 7-3
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 7-4
Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual