Keithley 2016 - Page 68

Measuring AC volts or frequency
To measure AC volts or frequency using the Model 2016, follow this procedure. Note that the
function generator does not work outside the distortion function.
1. Select ACV or frequency.
Front panel:
• Press ACV or FREQ.
Remote:
:sens:func ‘volt:ac’ ;select ACV
:sens:func ‘freq’ ;select frequency
2. Set voltage range.
Front panel:
• Press RANGE ▲ and ▼. The display briefly shows the new range. Autorange is
available for ACV but not frequency.
Remote:
:sens:volt:ac:rang xxx.xxx ;select ACV range based on number
:sens:volt:ac:rang:auto on|off ;turn autorange on or off
:sens:freq:thr:volt:rang xxx.xxx ;select frequency range
3. Set integration rate for ACV.
Front panel:
• Press RATE. An annunciator indicates FAST (0.1 NPLC), MED (1 NPLC), or SLOW
(10 NPLC).
Remote:
:sens:volt:ac:nplc xx.xx ;set number of power line cycles to integrate over
4. Set number of displayed digits.
Front panel:
• Press DIGITS to cycle through the number of digits.
Remote:
:sens:volt:ac:dig x ;select number of display digits in ACV
:sens:freq:dig x ;select number of display digits in frequency
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