98 34410A/11A User’s Guide
4 Measurement Tutorial
Other Primary Measurement Functions 109
Frequency and Period Measurement Errors 109
DC Current Measurements 109
Capacitance Measurements 110
Temperature Measurements 112
Probe Type Choice 112
2–Wire vs. 4–Wire Measurements 112
Auto Zero On/Off 113
Integration 113
Offset Compensation 113
NULL Reading: 113
High-Speed Measurements 114
Making High–Speed AC Measurements 114
Making High–Speed AC Measurements 114
Other Sources of Measurement Error 116
Settling Time Effects 116
Loading Errors (ac volts) 116
Measurements Below Full Scale 117
High–Voltage Self–Heating Errors 117
AC Current Measurement Errors (Burden Voltage) 117
Low–Level Measurement Errors 117
Common Mode Errors 119
Leakage Current Errors 119