Tektronix KEITHLEY SourceMeter 2606B Reference Manual page 8

Model 2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Source I ..................................................................................................................................... 5-7
Source I measure I, source V measure V ................................................................................. 5-8
Measure only (voltage or current) ............................................................................................. 5-8
Contact check ........................................................................................................................... 5-9
Operation considerations for the ADC ............................................................................... 5-10
Autozero .................................................................................................................................. 5-10
NPLC caching ......................................................................................................................... 5-11
Sense mode selection ........................................................................................................ 5-11
Front-panel sense mode selection .......................................................................................... 5-11
Selecting the sense from the remote interface ........................................................................ 5-12
Triggering in local mode ..................................................................................................... 5-12
Configuring trigger attributes in local mode ............................................................................. 5-13
Front-panel triggering example ............................................................................................... 5-14
Configuring for measure-only tests using the MODE key .................................................. 5-14
Voltmeter and ammeter measurements ............................................................................. 5-15
Ohms measurements ......................................................................................................... 5-15
Ohms ranging .......................................................................................................................... 5-16
Basic ohms measurement procedure ...................................................................................... 5-16
Ohms sensing ......................................................................................................................... 5-18
Power measurements ........................................................................................................ 5-19
Basic power measurement procedure ..................................................................................... 5-20
Power measurements using the remote interface ................................................................... 5-20
Contact check measurements ........................................................................................... 5-21
Contact check commands ....................................................................................................... 5-23
Contact check programming example ..................................................................................... 5-23
Multiple SMU connections.................................................................................................. 5-24
Output-off modes ............................................................................................................... 5-25
Normal output-off mode .......................................................................................................... 5-25
High-impedance output-off mode ............................................................................................ 5-26
Zero output-off mode ............................................................................................................... 5-26
Output-off function ................................................................................................................... 5-26
Output-off limits (compliance) .................................................................................................. 5-28
Remote programming output-off states quick reference ......................................................... 5-28
Range ................................................................................................................................. 5-29
Maximum source values and readings .................................................................................... 5-29
Measure autodelay .................................................................................................................. 5-29
Ranging limitations .................................................................................................................. 5-29
Manual ranging ....................................................................................................................... 5-30
Autoranging ............................................................................................................................. 5-30
Low range limits ...................................................................................................................... 5-30
Range considerations ............................................................................................................. 5-31
Range commands ................................................................................................................... 5-31
Digits .................................................................................................................................. 5-32
Setting display resolution from the virtual front panel .............................................................. 5-33
Setting display resolution from a remote interface .................................................................. 5-33
Speed ................................................................................................................................. 5-33
Setting the speed from the virtual front panel .......................................................................... 5-34
Setting the speed using the remote interface .......................................................................... 5-34
Sweep operation ................................................................................................................ 5-34
Linear staircase sweeps .......................................................................................................... 5-36
Logarithmic staircase sweeps ................................................................................................. 5-37
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