SPECIFICATIONS
SPEC-2430
A 22506 Released SZ 2/25/99
B 23093 Revised SZ 5/2/00
C 27953 Revised SZ 3/20/03
D 40966 Revised SZ 8/10/05
SJ 2/25/99
CC 2/25/99
HW 8/10/05
Rev. D
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2430 and 2430-C SourceMeter
®
Specifications
MEASURE SPECIFICATIONS
1,2,5
VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY (LOCAL OR REMOTE SENSE)
RANGE
DEFAULT
RESOLUTION INPUT RESISTANCE
ACCURACY (1 Year)
23°C ±5°C
±(% rdg. + volts)
200.00 mV 1 µV
>10 GΩ
0.012% + 300 µV
2.00000 V 10 µV
>10 GΩ
0.012% + 300 µV
20.0000 V 100 µV
>10 GΩ
0.015% + 1 mV
100.000 V 1 mV
>10 GΩ
0.015% + 5 mV
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (0°-18°C & 28°-50°C): ±(0.15 × accuracy specification)/ °C.
CURRENT MEASUREMENT ACCURACY (LOCAL OR REMOTE SENSE)
RANGE
DEFAULT
RESOLUTION VOLTAGE BURDEN
3
ACCURACY (1 Year)
23°C ±5°C
±(% rdg. + amps)
10.0000 µA 100 pA <1 mV 0.027% + 700 pA
100.000 µA 1 nA <1 mV 0.025% + 6 nA
1.00000 mA 10 nA <1 mV 0.027% + 60 nA
10.0000 mA 100 nA <1 mV 0.035% + 600 nA
100.000 mA 1 µA <1 mV 0.055% + 6 µA
1.00000 A 10 µA <1 mV 0.060% + 570 µA
3.00000 A 10 µA <1 mV 0.052% + 1.71 mA
10.0000 A
6
100 µA <1 mV 0.082% + 1.71 mA
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (0°-18°C & 28°-50°C): ±(0.10 × accuracy specification)/ °C.
CONTACT CHECK
SPECIFICATIONS
SPEED: 350µs for verification and notification.
CONTACT CHECK:
2Ω 15Ω 50Ω
No contact check
failure
<1.00Ω <13.5Ω <47.5Ω
Always contact check
failure >3.00Ω >16.5Ω >52.5Ω
RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT ACCURACY (LOCAL OR REMOTE SENSE)
RANGE DEFAULT RESOLUTION DEFAULT TEST CURRENT
NORMAL ACCURACY (23°C ±5°C)
1 YEAR,
±(% rdg. + ohms)
<0.20000 Ω
4
- - Source I
ACC
+ Meas. V
ACC
2.00000 Ω 10 µΩ
1 A
0.17% + 0.0003 Ω
20.0000 Ω 100
µΩ
100 mA
0.10% + 0.003 Ω
200.000 Ω 1 mΩ
10 mA
0.08% + 0.03 Ω
2.00000 kΩ 10 mΩ
1 mA
0.07% + 0.3 Ω
20.0000 kΩ 100 mΩ
100 µA
0.06% + 3 Ω
200.000 kΩ 1 Ω
10
µA
0.07% + 30 Ω
2.00000 MΩ 10 Ω
10 µA
0.11% + 300 Ω
20.0000 MΩ 100 Ω
1
µA
0.11% + 1 kΩ
20.0000 MΩ
4
- - Source I
ACC
+ Meas. V
ACC
TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (0°-18°C & 28°-50°C):
±(0.15 × accuracy
specification)/ °C.
SOURCE I MODE, MANUAL OHMS: Total uncertainty = I source accuracy
+ V measure accuracy (4-wire remote sense).
SOURCE V MODE, MANUAL OHMS: Total uncertainty = V source
accuracy + I measure accuracy (4-wire remote sense).
6-WIRE OHMS MODE: Available using active ohms guard and guard sense
(except 1A, 3A and 10A ranges). Max. Guard Output Current: 50mA.
Accuracy is load dependent. Refer to White Paper no. 2033 for calculation
formula.
GUARD OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: <0.1Ω in ohms mode.
1. Speed = Normal (1 PLC). For 0.1 PLC, add 0.005% of range to offset specifications,
except 200mV, 1A, 3A, 10A ranges, add 0.05%. For 0.01 PLC, add 0.05% of range to
offset specifications, except 200mV, 1A, 3A, 10A ranges, add 0.5%; 3A, 10A ranges add
15mA.
2. Accuracies apply to 2- or 4-wire mode when properly zeroed.
3. 4-wire mode.
4. Manual ohms only.
5. In pulse mode, limited to 0.1 PLC measurement.
6. 10A range only in pulse mode.