Tektronix Keithley SourceMeter 2450 User Manual page 7

Table of contents
Making basic front-panel measurements ................................................................ 4-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4-1
Equipment required for this application ................................................................................ 4-2
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 4-2
Make front-panel measurements ......................................................................................... 4-3
How to make front-panel measurements .................................................................................. 4-3
Measuring low-resistance devices ........................................................................... 5-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 5-1
Set up remote communications ........................................................................................... 5-2
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 5-2
Low-resistance measurements ............................................................................................ 5-5
Set up the measurement from the front panel ........................................................................... 5-5
View the measurements on the front-panel GRAPH swipe screen ........................................... 5-6
View the buffer statistics on the front panel ............................................................................... 5-7
Set up the low-resistance application using SCPI commands .................................................. 5-7
Set up the low-resistance application using TSP commands .................................................... 5-8
Leakage current and insulation resistance ............................................................. 6-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 6-2
Set up remote communications ........................................................................................... 6-2
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 6-2
Measuring leakage current .................................................................................................. 6-4
Set up the leakage current application using the front panel ..................................................... 6-5
View the measurements on the front-panel graph ..................................................................... 6-6
Set up the leakage current application using SCPI commands ................................................. 6-7
Set up the leakage current application using TSP commands .................................................. 6-8
Measuring insulation resistance ......................................................................................... 6-10
Set up the insulation resistance application using the front panel ........................................... 6-10
Viewing the measurements on the front-panel graph .............................................................. 6-11
Set up the application using SCPI commands ........................................................................ 6-12
Set up the application using TSP commands .......................................................................... 6-13
Measuring I-V characteristics of FETs ..................................................................... 7-1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 7-1
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 7-1
Set up remote communications ........................................................................................... 7-2
Set up external hardware triggers ........................................................................................ 7-2
Connections for the SCPI command set ................................................................................... 7-3
Connections for the TSP command set ..................................................................................... 7-4
Model 2450 SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual