Table Of Contents - Tektronix Keithley 2281 Series Reference Manual

Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1-1
Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 1-1
Extended warranty ............................................................................................................... 1-1
Contact information .............................................................................................................. 1-2
Product documentation and drivers ..................................................................................... 1-2
Organization of manual sections .......................................................................................... 1-3
Key features ......................................................................................................................... 1-4
Standard accessories ........................................................................................................... 1-5
Optional accessories ............................................................................................................ 1-6
Available services ................................................................................................................ 1-6
General ratings ..................................................................................................................... 1-7
Terminology in this manual .................................................................................................. 1-7
General operation .................................................................................................... 2-1
Front-panel overview ............................................................................................................ 2-1
Rear-panel overview ............................................................................................................ 2-3
Front-panel user interface .................................................................................................... 2-4
Startup screen ........................................................................................................................... 2-4
Home screens ........................................................................................................................... 2-4
Power supply menu overview.................................................................................................. 2-19
Battery test menu overview ..................................................................................................... 2-32
Battery simulator menu overview ............................................................................................ 2-42
Adjusting the backlight brightness and timer ........................................................................... 2-51
Installing the system ........................................................................................................... 2-52
Bumpers .................................................................................................................................. 2-52
Dimensions ............................................................................................................................. 2-53
Power the instrument on and off ............................................................................................. 2-58
Test connections ................................................................................................................ 2-61
Front-panel connector ............................................................................................................. 2-62
Rear-panel output mating connector ....................................................................................... 2-63
Two-wire local sense connection ............................................................................................ 2-63
Four-wire sense connection .................................................................................................... 2-64
Open leads detection .............................................................................................................. 2-66
Reversed sense leads ............................................................................................................. 2-67
Remote communications interfaces ................................................................................... 2-68
Supported remote interfaces ................................................................................................... 2-69
GPIB communications ............................................................................................................. 2-69
LAN communications .............................................................................................................. 2-72
USB communications .............................................................................................................. 2-88
How to install the Keithley I/O Layer ....................................................................................... 2-92
Set voltage and current limit .............................................................................................. 2-93
Constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) mode ......................................................... 2-94
Select a measurement function ......................................................................................... 2-96

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