Table of Contents
Output-off states ...................................................................................................................... 2-59
USB storage overview ........................................................................................................ 2-63
File system navigation ............................................................................................................. 2-64
Error and status messages ................................................................................................ 2-65
Range ................................................................................................................................. 2-65
Available ranges ...................................................................................................................... 2-65
Measure auto delay ................................................................................................................. 2-66
Ranging limitations .................................................................................................................. 2-66
Manual ranging ....................................................................................................................... 2-67
Autoranging ............................................................................................................................. 2-67
Low range limits ...................................................................................................................... 2-67
Range considerations ............................................................................................................. 2-68
Range programming ............................................................................................................... 2-69
Digits .................................................................................................................................. 2-71
Setting display resolution ........................................................................................................ 2-71
Remote digits programming .................................................................................................... 2-71
Speed ................................................................................................................................. 2-71
Setting speed .......................................................................................................................... 2-72
Communications interfaces ................................................................................................ 2-73
Selecting an interface .............................................................................................................. 2-73
Output queue .......................................................................................................................... 2-73
LAN communications .............................................................................................................. 2-74
GPIB operation ........................................................................................................................ 2-76
General bus commands .......................................................................................................... 2-78
Front-panel GPIB operation .................................................................................................... 2-80
RS-232 interface operation ..................................................................................................... 2-81
Functions and features .............................................................................................. 3-1
Rel ........................................................................................................................................ 3-1
Front panel rel ........................................................................................................................... 3-1
Remote rel programming .......................................................................................................... 3-2
Filters.................................................................................................................................... 3-3
Filter types ................................................................................................................................. 3-3
Front panel filter control ............................................................................................................ 3-4
Remote filter programming ........................................................................................................ 3-4
Reading buffers .................................................................................................................... 3-6
Sweep operation ................................................................................................................ 3-19
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 3-19
Sweep characteristics ............................................................................................................. 3-20
Triggering ........................................................................................................................... 3-32
Remote triggering overview..................................................................................................... 3-32
SMU event detectors ............................................................................................................... 3-39
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Model 2651A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
2651A-901-01 Rev. A / March 2011