Table Of Contents - Keithley 2651A Reference Manual

Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1-1
Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Extended warranty ............................................................................................................... 1-1
Contact information .............................................................................................................. 1-1
CD-ROM contents ................................................................................................................ 1-2
Organization of manual sections ............................................................................................... 1-2
Capabilities and features ..................................................................................................... 1-2
General information .............................................................................................................. 1-3
Displaying the instrument's serial number ................................................................................. 1-3
General operation ....................................................................................................... 2-1
General ratings ..................................................................................................................... 2-1
Front and rear panel operation ............................................................................................ 2-1
Front panel ................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Rear panel................................................................................................................................. 2-5
Cooling vents ....................................................................................................................... 2-7
Turning your instrument on and off ...................................................................................... 2-8
Procedure.................................................................................................................................. 2-8
System identification ............................................................................................................ 2-9
Beeper ................................................................................................................................ 2-10
Display mode ..................................................................................................................... 2-10
Basic operation .................................................................................................................. 2-11
Operation overview ................................................................................................................. 2-11
Menu overview ........................................................................................................................ 2-15
Operation considerations ........................................................................................................ 2-22
Basic source-measure procedure ........................................................................................... 2-24
Triggering in local mode .......................................................................................................... 2-27
Configuring trigger attributes in local mode ............................................................................. 2-28
Sink operation and interface.................................................................................................... 2-29
Configuring for measure only tests using the MODE key ........................................................ 2-30
Contact check measurements ................................................................................................. 2-37
User setup ............................................................................................................................... 2-39
DUT test connections ......................................................................................................... 2-42
Input/output connectors ........................................................................................................... 2-42
2-wire local sensing ................................................................................................................. 2-43
4-wire remote sensing ............................................................................................................. 2-44
Sense mode selection ............................................................................................................. 2-44
Contact check connections ..................................................................................................... 2-45
Multiple SMU connections ....................................................................................................... 2-46
Combining SMU outputs ......................................................................................................... 2-48
Guarding and shielding ........................................................................................................... 2-53
Test fixture .............................................................................................................................. 2-57
Floating a SMU ....................................................................................................................... 2-58

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