Patch Panel; Interlock; Protection Modules; Instrument Specifications And Documentation - Keithley S530 Administrative Manual

S530 Administrative Guide

Patch panel

The LO patch panel on the Series 530 cabinet is used to provide a common reference point for all instrument lows.
This reference point can be switched to safety ground directly through a 42V clamp, a clamp with a parallel 1kOhm
resistor, or left open (floating; not recommended for anything except internal testing). The patch panel also provides
a common connection for sense low terminals of all SMUs if 4-wire configurations are used. Additionally, a
100kOhm resistor between the low and sense-low enables auto-sensing. The default position is the clamp with the
parallel 1k Ohm resistor.

Interlock

The 2400-INTRLK is used to provide a safety interlock for the Model 2410 (with mechanical relays) and an interlock
signal distribution for other instruments located in the Series 530 cabinet. For example, the Series 2600A
instruments and the Model 4200.

Protection modules

Depending on specific components used within each protection module, it can be used to provide functional
protection from high voltage and (or) high current to various SMUs or CVUs. For example, the Series 2600A
instruments and the Model 4200.

Instrument specifications and documentation

For more information about instruments used in the S530 Parametric Test System, refer to the documentation for
each specific Keithley Instruments model:
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Model 4200-SCS
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Model 4220-PGU pulse card
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Model 4200-SCP2HR scope card
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Model 707B switching matrix
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Model 2410 high-voltage SourceMeter
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Model 2010 DMM
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Series 2600A system SourceMeter
Also, refer to the supplied documentation that is located on the Keithley Instruments Complete Reference CD-ROM
that was shipped with your purchase. You can also visit the Keithley Instruments website at
search for updated information by model number.
NOTE Example wiring diagrams for the S530 test system are shown on the following pages.
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