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Section 3: Basic Operation Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Overview
The documentation in this section provides basic operating instructions for the Keithley
Instruments Series 2600A System SourceMeter
®
instrument and includes the following:
• Operation overview
• Operation considerations
• Measure only
• Sink operation and interface
• Ohms measurements
• Power measurements
• Contact check measurements
Operation overview
Source-measure capabilities
From the front panel, the instrument can be configured to perform the following operations:
• Source voltage: Display current and/or voltage measurement.
• Source current: Display voltage and/or current measurement.
• Measure resistance: Display resistance calculated from voltage and
current components of measurement.
• Measure power: Display power calculated from voltage and current
components of measurement.
• Measure only (V or I): Display voltage or current measurement.
Voltage and current
Table 3-1 lists the source and measure limits for the voltage and current functions.
The full range of operation is explained in Operating boundaries in Section 4.
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