Keithley 194 Instruction Manual page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION l-GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. l-l
1.2
FEATURES............................................................................~
.......
i-1
1.3
WARRANTYINFORMATION ................................................................... 1-l
1.4
MANUAL ADDENDA..
.......................................................................
l-2
1.5
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
AND TERMS ..........................................................
l-2
1.6
SPECIFICATIONS
.............................................................................
l-2
1.6.1
Resolution.. ................................................................................ l-2
1.6.2
Differential Non-Linearity .................................................................... l-2
1.6.3
Slew Rate ...................................................................................
~1-2
1.6.4 Input Impedance and Coupling,
..............................................................
l-2
1.6.5
Common-Mode Considerations
...............................................................
1-3
1.6.6
Crosstalk ................................................................................... I-4
1.6.7
DC Voltage Accuracy and Dynamic Characteristics.
.............................................
l-4
1.6.8
Settling Time ................................................................................ I-4
1.7
UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
..............................................................
l-5
1.8
PREPARATION FOR USE.. .................................................................... ~1-5
1.9
REPACKINGFORSHIPMENT ..................................................................
l-5
1.10
ACCESSORIES ................................................................................
l-5
SECTION 2-GETTING STARTED
2.1
INTRODUCTION
............................................................................. 2-l
2.2
FRONT PANEL FAMILIARIZATION
............................................................ 2-l
2.2.1
Controls ....................................................................................
2-1
2.2.2
Display .....................................................................................
2-8
2.2.3
IEEE-488 Status Indicators ....................................................................
2-Y
2.2.4
TiltBail .....................................................................................
2-Y
2.3
REAR PANEL FAMILIARIZATION ..............................................................
2-Y
2.4
POWERUPPROCEDURE .....................................................................
2-12
2.4.1
Power Line Connections
.....................................................................
2-12
2.4.2
Power Up Self Test and Display Messages ....................................................
2-13
2.5
BASIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
........................................................
2.14
2.5.1
Warmup Period ............................................................................ 2.14
2.5.2 Input Connections
.......................................................................... 2-14
2.5.3
Fundamental Control Selection
..............................................................
2:14
2.5.4
Measurement Procedure .....................................................................
2.35
2.6
SAMPLES, MEASUREMENTS AND READINGS
................................................
2.15
2.6.1 Definitions
.................................................................................
2-15
2.6.2
Sampling Discussion ........................................................................
2-X
2.7 TYPICAL OPERATING MODES
............................................................... 2-16
SECTION 3-OPERATION
3.1
INTRODUCTION
............................................................................. 3;l
3.2
GENERAL DISPLAY MESSAGES ...............................................................
3-2
3.3
RANGE SELECTION ..........................................................................
3-2
3.3.1
Autoranging
................................................................................
3-2
3.3.2
Uprange ....................................................................................
3-2
3.3.3
Downrange .................................................................................
3-3
3.3.4
Range Selection Considerations.
..............................................................
3-3
3.4
DATA ENTRY .................................................................................
3-3
3.4.1
DataKeys ..................................................................................
3-3
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