Keithley SourceMeter 2600 Series Reference Manual page 358

12-84 Instrument Control Library
smuX.sense
Attribute Remote/local sense mode.
Usage
sense = smuX.sense
smuX.sense = sense
Set
or
0
or
1
or
3
• Source-measure operations are performed using either 2-wire local sense
Remarks
connections or 4-wire remote sense connections. Writing to this attribute selects the
sense mode.
• The
when calibration is enabled.
• The sense mode can be changed between local and remote while the output is on.
• The calibration sense mode cannot be selected while the output is on.
• The
Details See "Sensing
Selects remote sensing for SMU A:
Example
smua.sense = smua.SENSE_REMOTE
smuX.source.autorangeY
Attribute Source auto range control (on/off).
Usage
sautorange = smuX.source.autorangeY
smuX.source.autorangeY = sautorange
Set
or
0
or
1
• This attribute indicates the source auto range state. Its value will be
Remarks
smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
• Setting this attribute to
range. The fixed range used will be the range the SMU source circuit was currently
using.
• Setting this attribute to
range mode. If the source output is on, the SMU will immediately change range to
the range most appropriate for the value being sourced if that range is different from
the SMU range.
• Auto range will disable if the source level is edited from the front panel.
Details See "Range" in
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
to one of the following values:
sense
smuX.SENSE_LOCAL
smuX.SENSE_REMOTE
smuX.SENSE_CALA
mode is only used for calibration and may only be selected
smuX.SENSE_CALA
function selects the local sense mode.
reset
methods" in Section
to one of the following values:
autorange
smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
when the SMU source circuit is on a fixed range and
when it is in auto range mode.
smuX.AUTORANGE_OFF
smuX.AUTORANGE_ON
Section 6.
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X = SMU channel (a or b)
-- Reads sense mode.
-- Writes sense mode.
Selects local sense (2-wire).
Selects remote sense (4-wire).
Selects calibration sense mode.
3.
X = SMU channel (a or b)
Y = SMU measure function (v or i) where v = voltage, i = current
Disables source auto range.
Enables source auto range.
puts the SMU on a fixed source
puts the SMU source circuit into auto
Section 12 topics
-- Reads source auto range.
-- Writes source auto range.