Keithley 6430

2 Connections
Connection overview .................................................................. 2-2
Connecting Remote PreAmp to the mainframe .................. 2-2
Source-measure terminals ................................................... 2-3
Test fixture interlock ............................................................ 2-5
Connections to DUT ................................................................... 2-6
Sensing methods .................................................................. 2-6
Guarding methods ...................................................................... 2-9
Cable guard ......................................................................... 2-9
Ohms guard ....................................................................... 2-10
Guard selection .................................................................. 2-13
3 Basic Source-Measure Operation
CAUTION .................................................................................. 3-2
Operation overview .................................................................... 3-3
Source-measure capabilities ................................................ 3-3
Compliance limit ................................................................. 3-4
Setting the compliance limit ................................................ 3-5
Basic circuit configuration .................................................. 3-6
Operation considerations ............................................................ 3-6
Warm-up .............................................................................. 3-6
Auto zero ............................................................................. 3-6
NPLC caching ..................................................................... 3-7
V-source protection ............................................................. 3-8
Source delay ........................................................................ 3-9
Basic source-measure procedure .............................................. 3-10
Output control ................................................................... 3-10
Current measurements and capacitive loads ...................... 3-11
Front panel source-measure procedure ............................. 3-12
Remote command source-measure procedure ................... 3-15
Measure only ............................................................................ 3-17
Front panel measure only .................................................. 3-17
Remote command measure only ....................................... 3-18
Sink operation ........................................................................... 3-19
Overview ........................................................................... 3-19
Sink programming example .............................................. 3-19