Digital Multimeter 
  Accuracy Specifications 
7 
Diode Test, Temperature, Resistance, Capacitance, Frequency, and Duty Cycle 
Function Range Resolution 
Accuracy 
15B+ 17B+ 18B+ 
Diode Test
[1]
 
 
2.000 V  0.001 V  10 % 
Temperature 
 
50.0 °C – 
400.0 °C 
0 °C – 50.0 °C 
-55.0 °C – 0 °C 
0.1 °C _ 
2 % +1 °C 
2 °C 
9 % +2 °C 
_ 
Resistance 
(Ohms) 
 
400.0 Ω 
4.000 kΩ 
40.00 kΩ 
400.0 kΩ 
4.000 MΩ 
40.00 MΩ 
0.1 Ω 
0.001 kΩ 
0.01 kΩ 
0.1 kΩ 
0.001 MΩ 
0.01 MΩ 
0.5 % + 3 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
1.5 % + 3 
0.5 % + 3 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
1.5 % + 3 
0.5 % + 3 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
0.5 % + 2 
1.5 % + 3 
Capacitance
[2]
 
 
40.00 nF 
400.0 nF 
4.000 μF 
40.00 μF 
400.0 μF 
1000 μF 
0.01 nF 
0.1 nF 
0.001 μF 
0.01 μF 
0.1 μF 
1 μF 
2 % + 5 
2 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
2 % + 5 
2 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
2 % + 5 
2 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
5 % + 5 
Frequency
[3] 
(10 Hz – 100 kHz) 
Hz 
50.00 Hz 
500.0 Hz 
5.000 kHz 
50.00 kHz 
100.0 kHz 
0.01 Hz 
0.1 Hz 
0.001 kHz 
0.01 kHz 
0.1 kHz 
_  0.1 % + 3  0.1 % + 3 
Duty Cycle
[2] 
1 % to 99 %  0.1 %  _  1 % typical
 [4]
 
1 % 
typical
[4]
 
[1]  Typically, open circuit test voltage is 2.0 V and short circuit current is <0.6 mA. 
[2]  Specifications do not include errors due to test lead capacitance and capacitance floor (may be up to 1.5 nF in the 40 nF 
range). 
[3]  All ac, Hz, and duty cycle are specified from 1 % to 100 % of range. Inputs below 1 % of range are not specified. 
[4]  Typical means when the frequency is at 50 Hz or 60 Hz and the duty cycle is between 10 % and 90 %.