Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual Range, Digits, Speed, Rel, and Filters 6-9
Return to Section 6 topics 2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006
Setting speed
Speed is set from the SPEED configuration menu and is structured as follows.
SPEED configuration menu
Press SPEED (or use the CONFIG menu) to display the menu:
• FAST — Sets speed to 0.01 PLC and sets display resolution to 4-1/2 digits.
• MED — Sets speed to 0.10 PLC and sets display resolution to 5-1/2 digits.
• NORMAL — Sets speed to 1.00 PLC and sets display resolution to 5-1/2 digits.
• HI ACCURACY — Sets speed to 10.00 PLC and sets display resolution to
6-1/2 digits.
• OTHER — Used to set speed to any PLC value from 0.001 to 25. Display
resolution is not changed when speed is set with this option.
Remote speed programming
Speed command
Table 6-4 summarizes commands to control speed. See Section 12 for more
information.
NOTE The SPEED setting affects all measurement functions.
After setting speed, display resolution can be changed
using the DIGITS key. For the Model 2602/2612 single-
channel display mode, pressing the SPEED key for the
channel not being displayed will result in a display
message to change to the other channel before setting
speed.
Table 6-4
Speed command
Command
1
Description
smuX.measure.nplc = nplc Set speed (nplc = 0.001 to 25).
2
1. smuX = smua for the Model 2601/2611; smuX = smua (Channel A) or smub
(Channel B) for the Model 2602/2612.
2. The speed setting is global and affects all measurement functions.