6146/6156 DC Voltage/Current Generators Operation Manual
8.1 Voltage/Current Source
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Voltage source range
Current source range
Overall accuracy:
Includes calibration accuracy, 1-day stability, temperature coefficient, and linearity.
1-day stability: At constant power and load, and temperature of 23 ± 1°C
Temperature coefficient: At temperature of 0 to 50°C
Voltage source
Voltage source
Source linearity: ±6ppm of range or less
Range Source range Setting resolution
30 mV 0 to ± 32.0000 mV 100 nV
300 mV 0 to ± 320.000 mV 1 μV
3 V 0 to ± 3.20000 V 10 μV
30 V 0 to ± 32.0000 V 100 μV
Range Source range Setting resolution
3m A 0 to ± 3.20000 mA 10 nA
30 mA 0 to ± 32.0000 mA 100 nA
200 mA 0 to ± 220.000 mA 1 μA
Range
Overall accuracy
(1 year)
Overall accuracy
(90 days)
1-day stability Temperature coefficient
± (% of setting + V) ± (ppm of setting + V)/°C
30 mV 0.02 + 5 μV 0.018 + 4 μV 0.002 + 3 μV 15 + 200 nV
300 mV 0.02 + 10 μV 0.018 + 10 μV 0.003 + 3 μV 15 + 700 nV
3 V 0.015 + 80 μV 0.008 + 70 μV 0.001 + 10 μV8 + 7 μV
30 V 0.015 + 240 μV 0.01 + 200 μV 0.001 + 40 μV8 + 25 μV
Range
Overall accuracy
(1 year)
Overall accuracy
(90 days)
1-day stability Temperature coefficient
± (% of setting + A) ± (ppm of setting + A)/°C
3 mA 0.02 + 50 nA 0.018 +50 nA 0.0015 + 15 nA 15 + 4 nA
30 mA 0.02 + 500 nA 0.018 +500 nA 0.0025 + 150 nA 15 + 40 nA
200 mA 0.025 + 5 μA 0.022 +5 μA 0.004 + 1.5 μA 20 + 400 nA