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Keithley 6430 Instruction Manual (558 pages)

sub-femtoamp remote sourcemeter

Brand: Keithley | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

7
- Safety Precautions
  5
- List of Tables
  27
6 Range, Digits, Speed, and Filters

28
- Getting Started
  
  33
  - General Information
    34
    
    Contact Information
    34
    
    Manual Addenda
    34
    
    Safety Symbols and Terms
    34
    
    Warranty Information
    34
    
    Inspection
    35
    
    Options and Accessories
    35
    
    Calibration Standards
    37
  - Product Overview
    38
  - Mainframe and Remote Preamp Familiarization
    39
    
    Figure 1-1 Front Panel
    39
    
    Mainframe Front Panel Summary
    39
    
    Figure 1-2 Model 6430 Rear Panel
    41
    
    Mainframe Rear Panel Summary
    41
    
    Remote Preamp Summary
    42
  - Power-Up
    44
    
    Line Power Connection
    44
    
    Line Frequency Setting
    45
    
    Power-Up Sequence
    45
    
    System Identiﬁcation
    45
    
    Fuse Replacement
    46
  - Display
    47
    
    Display Format
    47
    
    EDIT Key
    47
    
    TOGGLE Key
    47
    
    Disabling Front Panel Display
    48
    
    Front Panel Tests
    48
    
    Remote Display Programming
    48
    
    Status and Error Messages
    48
  - Default Settings
    49
    
    Saving and Restoring User Setups
    49
    
    Factory Default Settings
    50
    
    Power-On Conﬁguration
    50
    
    Remote Setups
    52
  - Menus
    53
    
    Main Menu
    53
- Getting Started
  
  55
  - Figure 1-5 Main Menu Tree
    55
    
    Rules to Navigate Menus
    56
    
    Editing Source and Compliance Values
    57
    
    Toggling the Source and Measure Display Fields
    57
    
    Conﬁguration Menus
    58
    
    Figure
    60
    
    Figure
    61
    
    Figure
    62
    
    Figure
    63
- Connections
  
  65
  - Connection Overview
    66
    
    Source-Measure Terminals
    67
    
    Figure 2-1 Basic Input/Output Conﬁgurations
    68
    
    Test Fixture Interlock
    69
  - Connections to DUT
    70
  - Figure
    71
  - Guarding Methods
    73
  - Figure 2-5 Guarded Ohms Connections (Basic)
    74
    
    Ohms Guard
    74
    
    Figure 2-6 Guarded Ohms Connections (Guard Sense)
    75
    
    Figure 2-7 Guarded Ohms Connections (6-Wire Ohms)
    76
    
    Guard Selection
    77
- Basic Source-Measure Operation
  
  80
  - Caution
    80
  - Operation Overview
    81
    
    Compliance Limit
    82
    
    Setting the Compliance Limit
    83
    
    Auto Zero
    84
    
    NPLC Caching
    85
    
    V-Source Protection
    86
    
    Source Delay
    87
  - Basic Source-Measure Procedure
    88
    
    Current Measurements and Capacitive Loads
    89
    
    Front Panel Source-Measure Procedure
    90
    
    Remote Command Source-Measure Procedure
    93
    
    Remote Command Measure Only
    96
    
    Sink Operation
    97
- Ohms Measurements
  
  99
  - Figure 4-1 Ohms Conﬁguration
    100
    
    Ohms Measurement Methods
    101
    
    Selecting Ohms Measurement Method
    102
    
    Manual Ohms Measurements
    103
  - Ohms Sensing
    104
  - Offset-Compensated Ohms
    105
    
    Enabling/Disabling Offset-Compensated Ohms
    106
  - Ohms Source Readback
    107
  - Remote Ohms Programming
    108
- Source-Measure Concepts
  
  109
  - Compliance Limit
    110
  - Maximum Compliance Values
    111
  - Compliance Principles
    112
  - Overheating Protection
    113
  - Figure 5-2 Simpliﬁed Trigger Model
    115
  - Figure 5-3 Three Basic Sweep Waveform Types
    116
    
    Sweep Waveforms
    116
  - Operating Boundaries
    117
  - Figure 5-4 Operating Boundaries
    118
    
    I -Source Operating Boundaries
    118
    
    Figure 5-6 I-Source Operating Boundaries
    121
    
    V-Source Operating Boundaries
    122
    
    Figure 5-7 V-Source Boundaries
    123
    
    Source I Measure I and Source V Measure V
    126
    
    Figure 5-10 Source V
    128
    
    Figure 5-11 Measure-Only (V or I)
    129
    
    Guard
    130
    
    Figure 5-12 High-Impedance Measurements
    131
    
    Figure 5-13 In-Circuit Ohms Measurements
    132
    
    Ohms Guard
    132
    
    Data Flow
    134
    
    Figure 5-15 Data Flow Front Panel
    135
    
    Buffer Considerations
    136
  - 6 Range, Digits, Speed, and Filters
    
    140
    
    Range, Digits, Speed, and Filters
    139
    
    Range and Digits
    140
    
    Table 6-1 Model 6430 Ranges
    140
    
    Manual Ranging
    141
    
    Maximum Readings
    141
    
    Auto Ranging
    142
    
    Digits
    143
    
    Remote Range and Digits Programming
    144
    
    Speed
    145
    
    Figure 6-1 Speed Conﬁguration Menu Tree
    146
    
    Table 6-4 Speed Commands
    146
    
    Figure 6-2 3-Stage Filtering
    147
    
    Figure 6-3 Repeat Filter (Count 10)
    148
    
    Figure 6-4 Median Filter (Rank 5)
    149
    
    Table 6-5 Auto Filter Settings Where NPLC = 0.01 to
    151
    
    Table 6-6 Auto Filter Settings Where NPLC = 0.11 to
    152
    
    Table 6-7 Auto Filter Settings Where NPLC = 1.01 to
    152
    
    Filter Conﬁguration
    153
    
    Filter Control
    154
    
    Table 6-8 Filter Commands
    154
    
    Table 6-9 Filter Programming Example
    155
    
    Relative and Math
    157
  - 7 Relative and Math
    
    159
  - 8 Data Store
    
    174
    
    Relative
    158
    
    Remote Rel Programming
    159
    
    Table 7-1 Rel Commands
    159
    
    Math Operations
    160
    
    Percent Deviation
    162
    
    Front Panel Math Operations
    163
    
    Remote Math Operations
    164
    
    Table 7-3 Math Commands
    164
    
    Figure 1-3 Remote Preamp
    165
    
    Table 7-4 Voltage Coefﬁcient Programming Example
    165
    
    User-Deﬁned Math Functions
    166
    
    Data Store Overview
    170
    
    Buffer Statistics
    171
    
    Timestamp Format
    172
    
    Buffer Considerations
    173
    
    Remote Command Data Store
    174
    
    Table 8-1 Data Store Commands
    174
    
    Table 8-2 Data Store Example
    175
  - 9 Sweep Operation
    
    180
    
    Sweep Operation
    177
    
    Figure 9-1 Linear Staircase Sweep
    178
    
    Sweep Types
    178
    
    Figure 9-2 Logarithmic Staircase Sweep
    179
    
    Figure 9-3 Custom Pulse Sweep
    180
    
    Table 9-1 Logarithmic Sweep Points
    180
    
    Figure 9-4 Custom Sweep with Different Pulse Widths
    181
    
    Source Memory Sweep
    181
    
    Figure 9-5 Six-Point Test Branching Example
    184
    
    Figure 9-6 Typical Diode I-V Curve and Test Points (Not to Scale)
    185
    
    Conﬁguring and Running a Sweep
    187
    
    Figure 9-7 Sweep Conﬁguration Menu Tree
    188
    
    Performing Sweeps
    189
    
    Remote Sweep Operation
    194
    
    Figure 9-8 Connections for Diode I-V Tests
    195
    
    Figure 9-9 Diode I-V Curve
    195
    
    Table 9-6 Custom Sweep Programming Example
    197
    
    Table 9-7 Source Memory Sweep Commands
    197
    
    Table 9-8 Source Memory Sweep Programming Example
    198
  - 10 Triggering
    
    226
    
    Triggering
    203
    
    Trigger Model (Front Panel Operation)
    204
    
    Figure 10-1 Trigger Model (Front Panel Operation)
    205
    
    Event Detection
    206
    
    Trigger Delay
    207
    
    Counters
    208
    
    Bench Defaults
    209
    
    Figure 10-2 Rear Panel Pinout
    210
    
    Figure 10-3 Trigger Link Input Pulse Speciﬁcations
    210
    
    Input Trigger Requirements
    210
    
    Figure 10-4 Trigger Link Output Pulse Speciﬁcations
    211
    
    Figure 10-5 DUT Test System
    211
    
    Figure 10-6 Trigger Link Connections
    212
    
    Figure 10-7 Operation Model for Triggering Example
    214
    
    Conﬁguring Triggering
    215
    
    Figure 10-8 Conﬁgure Trigger Menu Tree
    217
    
    Idle and Initiate
    218
    
    Figure 10-9 Trigger Model (Remote Operation)
    219
    
    Event Detection
    220
    
    Trigger Layer
    221
    
    Figure 10-10 Measure Action
    222
    
    Trigger Delay
    222
    
    Counters
    223
    
    GPIB Defaults
    224
    
    Remote Trigger Commands
    225
    
    Remote Trigger Example
    226
    
    Table 10-2 Remote Triggering Example
    226
  - 11 Limit Testing
    
    247
    
    Limit Testing
    227
    
    Figure 11-1 Limits Tests
    228
    
    Types of Limits
    228
    
    Data Flow
    229
    
    Limit Test Modes
    230
    
    Figure 11-2 Grading Mode Limit Testing
    231
    
    Figure 11-3 Immediate Binning
    232
    
    Sorting Mode
    234
    
    Figure 11-5 Sorting Mode Limit Testing
    235
    
    Binning Systems
    236
    
    Figure 11-6 Handler Interface Connections
    236
    
    Handler Types
    237
    
    Basic Binning Systems
    238
    
    Multiple-Element Device Binning
    239
    
    Digital Output Clear Pattern
    240
    
    Conﬁguring and Performing Limit Tests
    241
    
    Figure 11-10 Limits Conﬁguration Menu Tree
    243
    
    Performing Limit Tests
    243
    
    Remote Limit Testing
    245
    
    Figure 11-11 Diode Pass/Fail Limits
    246
    
    Limit Test Programming Example
    246
    
    Table 11-2 Limits Test Programming Example
    247
    
    Table 11-3 Limits Test Results Summary
    247
  - 12 Digital I/O Port, Interlock, and Output Configuration
    
    253
    
    Digital I/O Port, Interlock, and Output Conﬁguration
    250
    
    Digital Output Conﬁguration
    251
    
    Controlling Digital Output Lines
    252
    
    Figure 12-3 Source Operation
    252
    
    Table 12-1 Digital Output Line Settings
    253
    
    Safety Interlock
    254
    
    Figure 12-5 Output Conﬁguration Menu Tree
    255
    
    Front Panel Output Conﬁguration
    255
    
    Output-Off States
    256
    
    Output off States and Inductive Loads
    257
    
    Output Conﬁguration Programming Example
    258
  - 13 Remote Operations
    
    264
    
    Remote Operations
    259
    
    Differences: Remote Vs. Local Operation
    260
    
    Remote-To-Local Transition
    261
    
    Figure 13-1 IEEE-488 Connector
    262
    
    GPIB Operation
    262
    
    Figure 13-2 IEEE-488 Connections
    263
    
    Primary Address
    264
    
    Table 13-1 General Bus Commands
    264
    
    REN (Remote Enable)
    265
    
    DCL (Device Clear)
    266
    
    Error and Status Messages
    267
    
    Front Panel Gpib Operation
    267
    
    Command Words
    268
    
    Local Key
    268
    
    Programming Syntax
    268
    
    Query Commands
    270
    
    Program Messages
    271
    
    Response Messages
    273
    
    Message Exchange Protocol
    274
    
    Sending and Receiving Data
    274
    
    Baud Rate
    275
    
    Flow Control (Signal Handshaking)
    276
    
    Error Messages
    277
    
    Table 13-2 PC Serial Port Pinout
    277
    
    Programming Example
    278
  - 14 Status Structure
    
    282
  - 15 Common Commands
    
    300
    
    Status Structure
    279
    
    Overview
    280
    
    Figure 14-1 Sourcemeter Status Register Structure
    281
    
    Table 14-1 Common and SCPI Commands to Reset Registers and Clear Queues
    282
    
    Programming and Reading Registers
    283
    
    Programming Enable Registers
    283
    
    Reading Registers
    284
    
    Status Byte and Service Request (SRQ)
    285
    
    Status Byte Register
    286
    
    Serial Polling and Srq
    287
    
    Service Request Enable Register
    287
    
    Status Byte and Service Request Commands
    288
    
    Register Bit Descriptions
    289
    
    Figure 14-5 Operation Event Status
    291
    
    Figure 14-6 Measurement Event Status
    293
    
    Condition Registers
    294
    
    Figure 14-7 Questionable Event Status
    294
    
    Event Enable Registers
    295
    
    Event Registers
    295
    
    Output Queue
    297
    
    Table 14-9 Error Queue Commands
    298
    
    Command Summary
    300
    
    Table 15-1 IEEE-488.2 Common Commands and Queries
    300
    
    Command Reference
    301
    
    SAV <Nrf> — Save
    302
    
    Table 15-2 *OPC Programming Example
    302
    
    RST — Reset
    303
    
    TST? — Self-Test Query
    304
    
    Measurement Commands
    305
    
    Configure:<Function>
    306
    
    Acquiring Readings
    307
    
    Sense[1]]:Data[:Latest]?
    308
    
    Measure[:<Function>]?
    309
  - 16 SCPI Signal-Oriented Measurement Commands
    
    320
  - 17 SCPI Command Reference
    
    320
    
    SCPI Command Reference
    311
    
    Reference Tables
    312
    
    Table 17-5 Sense Command Summary
    320
    
    Table 17-7 Status Command Summary
    327
    
    Table 17-9 Trace Command Summary
    329
    
    Table 17-10 Trigger Command Summary
    330
    
    Calculate Subsystems
    332
    
    Assign Unit SufﬁX
    337
    
    Enable and Read Math Expression Result
    340
    
    Calculate2
    341
    
    Read CALC2
    342
    
    Conﬁgure and Control Limit Tests
    343
    
    Composite Testing
    347
    
    Clear Test Results
    349
    
    Calculate3
    350
    
    Display Subsystem
    351
    
    Read Display
    353
    
    Data Format
    354
    
    Format Subsystem
    354
    
    Figure 17-1 ASCII Data Format
    355
    
    Figure 17-2 IEEE-754 Single Precision Data Format (32 Data Bits)
    355
    
    Data Elements
    356
    
    CALC Data Elements
    360
    
    Byte Order
    361
    
    Output Subsystem
    362
    
    Output-Off States
    363
    
    Sense1 Subsystem
    364
    
    Select Measurement Range
    367
    
    Select Auto Range
    368
    
    Set Compliance Limit
    369
    
    Set Measurement Speed
    370
    
    Source Subsystem
    374
    
    Select Function Mode
    375
    
    Select Range
    376
    
    Set Amplitude for Fixed Source
    377
    
    Set Voltage Limit
    379
    
    Set Delay
    380
    
    Conﬁgure Voltage and Current Sweeps
    381
    
    Conﬁgure List
    386
    
    Conﬁgure Memory Sweep
    387
    
    Set Scaling Factor
    389
    
    Sweep and List Program Examples
    390
    
    Soak Time
    392
    
    Clearing Digital Output
    394
    
    Status Subsystem
    396
    
    Read Condition Registers
    397
    
    Default Conditions
    399
    
    System Subsystem
    399
    
    Select Guard Mode
    400
    
    Control Beeper
    401
    
    Control Auto Zero
    402
    
    Select Power Line Frequency Setting
    403
    
    Error Queue
    404
    
    Simulate Key Presses
    405
    
    Read Version of SCPI Standard
    406
    
    RS-232 Interface
    407
    
    Reset Timestamp
    408
    
    Trace Subsystem
    409
    
    Select Timestamp Format
    411
    
    Trigger Subsystem
    412
    
    Abort Source/Measure Cycle
    413
    
    Performance Veriﬁcation
    419
    
    Veriﬁcation Tests
    419
    
    Introduction
    420
    
    Warm-Up Period
    421
    
    Figure 18-1 Test Resistor Construction
    423
    
    Restoring Factory Defaults
    424
    
    Test Considerations
    425
    
    Test Summary
    425
    
    Setting the Source Range and Output Value
    426
    
    Maximum Compliance Values
    427
    
    Determining Compliance Limit
    428
    
    Figure 18-2 Connections for Mainframe Voltage Veriﬁcation Tests
    429
    
    Veriﬁcation Tests
    429
    
    Mainframe Voltage Measurement Accuracy
    430
    
    Figure 18-3 Connections for Mainframe Current Veriﬁcation Tests
    431
    
    Veriﬁcation Tests
    431
    
    Mainframe Current Measurement Accuracy
    432
    
    Figure 18-4 Connections for Mainframe Resistance Accuracy Veriﬁcation
    433
    
    Remote Preamp Veriﬁcation
    435
    
    Remote Preamp Output Voltage Accuracy
    436
    
    Remote Preamp Voltage Measurement Accuracy
    437
    
    Remote Preamp Output Current Accuracy
    438
    
    Figure 18-6 Connections for 1Μa-100Ma Range Current Veriﬁcation Tests
    439
    
    Figure 18-7 Connections for 1Pa-100Na Range Current Veriﬁcation Tests
    440
    
    Remote Preamp Current Measurement Accuracy
    442
    
    Remote Preamp Resistance Measurement Accuracy
    444
    
    Figure 18-8 Connections for Remote Preamp 20Ω-200MΩ
    445
    
    GΩ-200GΩ Range Accuracy
    446
    
    Figure 18-10 Connections for Remote Preamp 2TΩ and 20TΩ Range Veriﬁcation
    448
    
    TΩ and 20TΩ Range Accuracy
    448
    
    Temperature and Relative Humidity
    452
    
    Calibration Considerations
    453
    
    Calibration Cycle
    453
    
    Recommended Calibration Equipment
    454
    
    Unlocking Calibration
    455
    
    Mainframe Calibration
    456
    
    Figure 19-1 Mainframe Voltage Calibration Test Connections
    457
    
    Figure 19-2 Mainframe Current Calibration Connections
    460
    
    Remote Preamp Calibration
    464
    
    Remote Preamp Calibration Procedure
    465
    
    Figure 19-3 Voltage Burden Calibration Connections
    466
    
    Figure 19-4 1Μa and 10Μa Range Gain Calibration Connections
    467
    
    Figure 19-5 1Pa to 100Na Range Gain Calibration Connections
    469
    
    Changing the Password
    471
    
    Viewing Calibration Dates and Calibration Count
    472
    
    Figure 20-1 Rear Panel
    474
    
    Line Fuse Replacement
    474
    
    Front Panel Tests
    475
    
    DISPLAY PATTERNS Test
    476
    
    Specifications
    481
    
    Accuracy Calculations
    483
    
    Source-Delay-Measure (SDM) Cycle Timing
    484
    
    Timing Diagrams
    485
    
    Figure A-3 Case III Timing Diagram
    486
    
    Figure A-4 Case IV Timing Diagram
    487
    
    Figure A-5 Case V Timing Diagram
    488
    
    Introduction
    490
    
    Eliminating Common SCPI Errors
    496
    
    Introduction
    500
    
    Fetch?
    501
    
    Trace:data?
    502
    
    Bus Description
    504
    
    Figure D-1 IEEE-488 Bus Conﬁguration
    505
    
    Bus Lines
    506
    
    Data Lines
    506
    
    Bus Management Lines
    507
    
    Handshake Lines
    507
    
    Bus Commands
    508
    
    Uniline Commands
    509
    
    Addressed Multiline Commands
    510
    
    Universal Multiline Commands
    510
    
    Address Commands
    511
    
    Scpi Commands
    511
    
    Unaddress Commands
    511
    
    Command Codes
    512
    
    Figure D-3 Command Codes
    513
    
    Typical Command Sequences
    514
    
    Ieee Command Groups
    515
    
    Interface Function Codes
    516
    
    Figure F
    524
    
    Low Current Measurements
    525
    
    Figure F-2 Guarding an Ionization Chamber
    526
    
    Noise and Source Impedance
    527
    
    Generated Currents
    528
    
    Electrochemical Effects
    530
    
    Piezoelectric and Stored Charge Effects
    530
    
    Triboelectric Effects
    530
    
    Figure F-3 Voltage Burden
    531
    
    Loading Effects
    532
    
    Cable Leakage Resistance
    533
    
    Figure F-7 Settling Time
    534
    
    High Resistance Measurements
    535
    
    Figure F-8 Power Line Ground Loops
    536
    
    Figure F-9 Eliminating Ground Loops
    536
    
    Electrostatic Interference
    537
    
    Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
    538
    
    Introduction
    540
    
    Protocol Differences
    541
    
    Figure G-1 IEEE-488 Handshake Sequence
    542
    
    Trigger-On-Talk
    543
    
    GPIB Reading Speed Comparisons
    544
    
    Single-Shot Operation
    545
    
    Figure 12-2 Sink Operation
    549
    
    Figure 17-3 Key-Press Codes
    550
    
    Figure 5-5 I-Source Boundaries
    550
    
    Figure 1-4 Triax Connectors
    553
    
    Figure 5-9 Source I
    554
    
    Figure 14-3 Status Byte and Service Request (SRQ)
    555
    
    Figure 5-1 Source-Delay-Measure (SDM) Cycle
    555
    
    Table 9-2 Source Memory Saved Conﬁgurations
    555
    
    Voltage Burden
    556

Keithley 6430 Quick Results Manual (49 pages)

Sub-Femtoamp Remote SourceMeter

Brand: Keithley | Category: Measuring Instruments | Size: 1 MB

Manual Print History
4
Safety Precautions
6
Source-Measure Capabilities
8
Front and Rear Panels
9
Remote Preamp
10
Navigating Menus and Entering Numeric Data
11
Editing Source and Compliance Values
11
Editing Procedure
12
Toggling the Source and Measure Display Fields
12
Basic Connections
12
Source-Measure Terminals
13
DUT Connections
14
Cable Guard
16
Ohms Guard
16
Basic Sourcemeter Operations
18
Source-Measure Procedure
18
Measure Only (V or I) Procedure
19
Measure Ohms
20
Measurement Methods
20
Ohms Source Readback
20
Auto Ohms Measurement Procedure
21
Manual Ohms Measurement Procedure
21
Offset-Compensated Ohms
22
Remote Command Programming
22
Data String
22
SCPI Commands: Source-Measure and Measure Only
23
SCPI Commands: Measure Ohms
23
Programming Examples
24
Command Sequence for Source-Measure Example
24
Command Sequence for Measure Current Only Example
24
Command Sequence for Auto Ohms Example
25
Command Sequence for Manual Ohms Example
25
Settings to Optimize Performance
26
Median Filter
27
Filter Configuration
28
Features to Enhance DUT Testing
30
Data Store
30
Storing Readings
30
Recalling Readings
30
Sweep Operation
32
Sweep Types
32
Linear Staircase Sweep
32
Logarithmic Staircase Sweep (Example)
33
Custom Pulse Sweep (Example)
34
Sweep Count
35
Source Delay
36
Performing a Linear Staircase Sweep
36
Performing a Log Staircase Sweep
37
Performing a Custom Sweep
37
Performing a Source Memory Sweep
37
Command Sequences for Sweep Examples
39
Limit Testing
41
Command Sequence for Limit 2 Test Example
43
Math Functions
43
Varistor Alpha
45
Percent Deviation
45

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