Keithley SourceMeter 2600 Series User Manual

4-2 Basic Operation Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual
2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006 Return to Section 4 topics
Overview
The documentation in this section provides basic operating instructions and
includes the following:
• Operation overview
• Operation considerations
• Triggering
• Measure only
• Sink operation
• Ohms measurements
• Power measurements
• Contact check measurements
Operation overview
Source-measure capabilities
From the front panel, the SourceMeter 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 4-1 lists the source and measure limits for the voltage and current functions.
The full range of operation is explained in “Operating boundaries” in Section 8.
NOTE See the specifications in Appendix A for important
performance aspects that may affect measurements.

Keithley SourceMeter 2600 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	SourceMeter 2600 Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English