Keithley 6430 User Manual

List of Illustrations
1 Getting Started
Figure 1-1 Front panel ............................................................................. 1-7
Figure 1-2 Model 6430 rear panel ........................................................... 1-9
Figure 1-3 Remote preamp .................................................................... 1-10
Figure 1-4 Triax connectors ................................................................... 1-11
Figure 1-5 Main menu tree .................................................................... 1-23
2 Connections
Figure 2-1 Basic input/output configurations .......................................... 2-4
Figure 2-2 Two-wire sense connections .................................................. 2-6
Figure 2-3 Four-wire sense connections .................................................. 2-7
Figure 2-4 High-impedance guarding ...................................................... 2-9
Figure 2-5 Guarded ohms connections (basic) ...................................... 2-10
Figure 2-6 Guarded ohms connections (guard sense) ........................... 2-11
Figure 2-7 Guarded ohms connections (6-wire ohms) .......................... 2-12
3 Basic Source-Measure Operation
Figure 3-1 Fundamental source-measure configuration .......................... 3-6
4 Ohms Measurements
Figure 4-1 Ohms configuration ............................................................... 4-2
Figure 4-2 menu tree ................................................................................ 4-2
5 Source-Measure Concepts
Figure 5-1 Source-delay-measure (SDM) cycle ...................................... 5-6
Figure 5-2 Simplified trigger model ........................................................ 5-7
Figure 5-3 Three basic sweep waveform types ....................................... 5-8
Figure 5-4 Operating boundaries ........................................................... 5-10
Figure 5-5 I-Source boundaries ............................................................. 5-11
Figure 5-6 I-Source operating boundaries ............................................. 5-13
Figure 5-7 V-Source boundaries ............................................................ 5-15
Figure 5-8 V-Source operating examples .............................................. 5-17
Figure 5-9 Source I ................................................................................ 5-19
Figure 5-10 Source V ............................................................................... 5-20
Figure 5-11 Measure-only (V or I) .......................................................... 5-21
Figure 5-12 High-impedance measurements ........................................... 5-23
Figure 5-13 In-circuit ohms measurements ............................................. 5-24
Figure 5-14 In-circuit ohms measurements using guard sense ................ 5-25
Figure 5-15 Data flow front panel ........................................................... 5-27

Keithley 6430 Specifications

General

Type	Sub-Femtoamp Remote SourceMeter
Compliance Voltage	200 V
Maximum Output Voltage	200 V
Maximum Output Current	100 mA
Compliance Limit	Programmable
Interface	GPIB, RS-232
Input Impedance	>10^14 Ω