Keithley 6517A Getting Started Guide

Table of Contents
1 Front Panel Operation
Product overview ........................................................................ 1-2
Display ....................................................................................... 1-8
Power-up .................................................................................... 1-8
Warm-up ............................................................................. 1-8
Bench defaults ............................................................................ 1-9
Changing functions .................................................................... 1-9
Voltage measurements .............................................................. 1-10
Guarding ........................................................................... 1-12
Current measurements .............................................................. 1-12
Resistance measurements ......................................................... 1-14
Auto V-Source ................................................................... 1-16
Amps Rel .......................................................................... 1-16
Resistivity measurements ......................................................... 1-17
Charge measurements .............................................................. 1-20
Auto discharge .................................................................. 1-21
External temperature and relative humidity measurements ..... 1-22
Connections ....................................................................... 1-22
Measurement control ........................................................ 1-23
Temperature units .............................................................. 1-23
Display reading options .................................................... 1-24
2 Measurement Options
Multiple displays ........................................................................ 2-2
Menus ......................................................................................... 2-5
Navigating menus ............................................................... 2-6
Voltage source ............................................................................ 2-8
Connections ......................................................................... 2-8
Basic operation .................................................................... 2-9
Configuring V-Source ....................................................... 2-10
Relative ..................................................................................... 2-10
Configuring rel .................................................................. 2-10
Zero check ................................................................................ 2-11
Zero correct .............................................................................. 2-11
Triggering ................................................................................. 2-12
Idle .................................................................................... 2-13
Control sources ................................................................. 2-14
Device action ..................................................................... 2-14
Output trigger .................................................................... 2-14
Counters (Advanced triggering) ........................................ 2-14
Bench default trigger model setup .................................... 2-15
Speed ........................................................................................ 2-15
Configuring speed ............................................................. 2-15

Keithley 6517A Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	6517A
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English