Floating - Keysight Technologies B2961B User Manual

2. Set the Sensing Type on this dialog box. Choose 2-WIRE for 2-wire
3. Press the OK softkey. For 4-wire connections, the following indicator appears
Figure 3-3

Floating

With the default setting, Low Force terminal is connected to the chassis ground.
However, it can be internally disconnected from the ground for making the
floating condition. This setup is used for connecting the source channels in series.
To specify the low terminal status, perform the following procedure. Setting is not
saved. Turning off the instrument sets the status to the grounded.
1. Press the Config > Source > Connection function keys. This opens the Output
2. Set the Low Terminal State on this dialog box. It must be FLOATING for the
3. Press the OK softkey.
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connections, or 4-WIRE for 4-wire connections.
on the Single view or the Dual view.
4-wire connection indicator:
Dual View, 4-Wire Connection Setup for Channel 1
Connection dialog box.
floating status, or GROUNDED for the grounded status.
For the floating status, the following indicator appears on the status
information area. And then the Low Force and Low Sense terminals can be
connected to the maximum of 250 V.
Channel 1 floating status indicator:
Channel 2 floating status indicator:
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