Keithley DMM6500 Calibration Manual

Table of contents Model DMM6500 6½-Digit Multimeter with Scanning Calibration and Adjustment Manual
General adjustment considerations ..................................................................................... 3-3
Initial instrument setup ......................................................................................................... 3-4
Select the correct terminals ....................................................................................................... 3-4
Select the TSP command set .................................................................................................... 3-4
Verify instrument date and time ................................................................................................. 3-5
Set up remote connections ....................................................................................................... 3-5
Unlock calibration ...................................................................................................................... 3-5
Disable temperature correction ................................................................................................. 3-6
Remote calibration adjustment procedures ......................................................................... 3-6
Disable temperature correction ................................................................................................. 3-6
Front-terminal adjustment with a 4-wire short ........................................................................... 3-6
Rear-terminal adjustment with a 4-wire short ............................................................................ 3-9
Front-terminal adjustment with open circuit inputs .................................................................. 3-10
Rear-terminal adjustment with open circuit inputs ................................................................... 3-11
Resistance adjustment ............................................................................................................ 3-12
DC voltage adjustment ............................................................................................................ 3-14
DC current adjustment ............................................................................................................ 3-16
DC current 10 A range adjustment .......................................................................................... 3-18
AC voltage adjustment ............................................................................................................ 3-20
AC current adjustment ............................................................................................................ 3-22
AC current 10 A range adjustment .......................................................................................... 3-23
Frequency adjustment ............................................................................................................. 3-24
Complete list of calibration commands .................................................................................... 3-26
Enable temperature correction ........................................................................................... 3-37
Save calibration and set the adjustment dates .................................................................. 3-38
Setting time, adjustment, and verification dates ................................................................ 3-38
Adjustment command timing and error checking ............................................................... 3-39
Handling events ................................................................................................................. 3-39
TSP command reference ............................................................................................ 4-1
TSP commands .................................................................................................................... 4-1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4-1
cal.adjust.count ......................................................................................................................... 4-1
cal.adjust.date ........................................................................................................................... 4-2
cal.adjust.step.setup() ............................................................................................................... 4-3
cal.adjust.step.execute() ........................................................................................................... 4-4
cal.lock() .................................................................................................................................... 4-5
cal.password ............................................................................................................................. 4-6
cal.save()................................................................................................................................... 4-7
cal.unlock() ................................................................................................................................ 4-8
cal.verify.date ............................................................................................................................ 4-9

Keithley DMM6500 Specifications

General

Resolution	6.5 digits
DC Voltage Range	100 mV to 1000 V
AC Voltage Range	100 mV to 750 V
DC Current Range	10 µA to 10 A
AC Current Range	10 µA to 10 A
Temperature Range	-200 °C to 1820 °C
Display	5-inch capacitive touch screen
Resistance Range	100 MΩ
Frequency Range	3 Hz
Sampling Rate	1 MS/s
Connectivity	USB, LAN, GPIB (optional), TSP-Link
Memory	7 million readings