Keithley 2001-TCSCAN Instruction Manual page 55

Operation
4-wire resistance tests
More precise measurements over a wider range of system
and DUT conditions can be obtained by using the 4-wire
measurement scheme shown in Figure 3-4. Here, separate
sense leads from the DMM are routed through the scanner to
the resistor under test. The extra set of sense leads minimizes
Figure 3-4
4-wire resistance test connections
3-26
DMM
Out A
Input HI
HI
Sense HI
Sense
HI
Input LO
Sense LO
LO
Sense
LO
Out B
A. Test Configuration
HI
Sense HI
Ω
Sense LO
LO
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B. Simplified Equivalent Circuit
the effects of voltage drops across the test leads, greatly
reducing measurement errors with lower DUT resistances.
Note, however, that an extra two poles of switching are
required for each resistor tested. For this reason, only four
resistors can be tested using this configuration.
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5 4
DUTs
(4)
7
10
R
DUT