8 Characteristics and Specifications  
Digital Multimeter Specifications
244 U3606A User’s and Service Guide
Operating specifications
Table 8 - 7 Reading speed (typical)
Function Rate
Reading speed
[1]
 
(readings/second)
[1]  Reading rate of the A/D converter.
Reading speed  
over USB
[2]
 
(readings/second)
[2]  Number of measurements per second that can be read through USB using SCPI “READ?” command.
Reading speed  
over GPIB
[3]
 
(readings/second)
[3]  Number of measurements per second that can be read through GPIB using SCPI “READ?” command.
DC voltage 
(10 V)
Slow (5½ digit) 15 17 17
Fast (4½ digit) 70 31 32
DC current 
(1 A)
Slow (5½ digit) 15 17 17
Fast (4½ digit) 70 37 36
AC voltage 
(10 V at 1 kHz)
Slow (5½ digit) 15 17 17
Fast (4½ digit) 70 31 32
AC current 
(1A at 1 kHz)
Slow (5½ digit) 15 16 17
Fast (4½ digit) 70 37 37
Resistance 
(100 kΩ)
Slow (5½ digit) 15 17 17
Fast (4½ digit) 70 27 31
Capacitance  
(10 μF)
Slow/Fast (3½ digit) 5 4.4 4.6
Frequency  
(voltage path at  
10 V, 1 kHz)
Slow (5½ digit) 9 2.7 2.7
Fast (4½ digit) 9 2.7 2.7
Frequency 
(current path at  
1 A, 1 kHz)
Slow (5½ digit) 9 2.7 2.7
Fast (4½ digit) 9 2.7 2.7