6241A/6242 DC Voltage Current Source/Monitor Operation Manual
9.1.2 6242 Source and Measurement
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Output noise: For voltage-source, within the range from no-load to maximum load
[Vp-p]
For current-source, at following load [Ap-p]
Switching noise:
Settling Time
The time to reach ±0.1% the final value when varying the output from zero to full-scale.
Setting conditions: Source values and limiter values are full-scale settings.
Load conditions: Resistive load and 200 pF max. load capacitance
Range Load resistance
Low frequency noise
High frequency
noise
DC to 100 Hz DC to 10 kHz DC to 20 MHz
Voltage-source 300 mV - 50 μV 200 μV3 mV
3 V - 50 μV 300 μV3 mV
6 V - 500 μV 2 mV 4 mV
Current-source 30 μA 10 kΩ 10 nA 60 nA 500 nA
300 μA 10 kΩ 30 nA 150 nA 600 nA
3 mA 1 kΩ 200 nA 2 μA6 μA
30 mA 1 kΩ 2 μA 15 μA20 μA
300 mA 1 kΩ 20 μA 100 μA150 μA
3 A 10 Ω 500 μA 1 mA 10 mA
5 A 10 Ω 500 μA 1 mA 10 mA
Typical value [p-p] Load resistance
Output ON /OFF noise Voltage-source 600 mV At 100 kΩ
Current-source 600 mV At 100 kΩ
Range switching noise Voltage-source 50 mV -
Current-source fast: 100 digits+50 mV *5 -
Current-limiter slow: 300 digits+50 mV *5
Voltage-limiter 50 mV *6 -
Voltage-measurement 50 mV *6 -
Current-measurement 50 mV *6 -
Response switching noise 80 mV
Power OFF noise 600 mV in 100 kΩ
*5: “digits” indicates current-source 4½ digit values. In 3 A and 5 A ranges, fast: 300 digits +50 mV,
slow: 600 digits +50 mV.
*6: Limiter is not in operation. While the limiter is enabled, it is the same as the current source range
switching noise.