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Keysight Technologies Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter B2900A Precision Source/Measure Unit Demo Guide...
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The Keysight B2900A Series Precision Source/Measure Unit (SMU) is a compact and cost-effective bench-top SMU with the capability to output and measure both voltage and current. The B2900A Series SMU enables you to make a wide range of current versus voltage (IV) measurements more accurately and quickly than ever before. In...
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Figure 1 illustrates the connection diagram used in the demo to use the Keysight B2900A Series SMU as a voltmeter. Since the low terminal of the channels in the B2900A Series SMU is grounded internally in the initial state, you need to configure it floating.
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Demonstration Objective In the default setting, the low terminal of the channels in the Keysight B2900A Series SMU is grounded internally. However, the low terminal can be disconnected from the ground and kept floating. Configur- This demo illustrates the voltage...
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05 | Keysight | Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter – Demo Guide to configure the Low terminal 4) Press and select , and then press state to FLOATING. If the low terminal state of the channel is set to FLOATING, you can see the status indicator on the GUI as below, although no indicator can be seen on being set to GROUNDED.
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06 | Keysight | Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter – Demo Guide to edit the Current source range operation. Then Select 2) Rotate and press to set the Current source range operation to FIXED. 3) Rotate and press to edit the Current source range, and then select to set it to 10 nA.
07 | Keysight | Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter – Demo Guide 2-3. Perform the measurement 1) Press for the channel 1 to switch on its output terminal. 2) Press to perform a measurement repeatedly. Now you can see the measurement result on the GUI of the B2902/12A as below.
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08 | Keysight | Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter – Demo Guide 4) Press for the channel 2 to switch on its output terminal and enable the DUT. 4. Confirm measured voltage 4-1. Change View mode to Ch1 Single View.
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In the default setting, the instrument selects the appropriate measurement speed and range automatically to get the fine accuracy. However, you can also specify these pa- rameters on the GUI of the B2900A Series SMU to meet a variety of the requirement to the measurement conditions.
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SMU with the capability to output and measure both voltage and current. Although it has the capability to make a wide range of current versus volt- age (IV) measurements as its intrinsic function, the B2900A Series SMU can be used as a voltmeter easily.
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11 | Keysight | Using Source/Measure Unit as a Voltmeter – Demo Guide Evolving For more information on Keysight Technologies’ products, applications or Our unique combination of hardware, software, support, and people can help services, please contact your local Keysight office.
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