Models 2601B, 2602B and 2604B System SourceMeter Instrument Specifications 
 
Specifications are subject to change without notice 
SPEC-2602B Rev. B / February 2014  5  of 13 
Voltage output headroom  40 V range 
  Maximum output voltage = 42 V – (total voltage drop across source leads).  
Maximum 1 Ω source lead. 
6 V range 
  Maximum output voltage = 8 V – (total voltage drop across source leads).  
Maximum 1 Ω source lead. 
Over-temperature protection 
Internally sensed temperature overload puts the instrument in standby mode 
Limit/compliance 
Bipolar limit (compliance) set with a single value 
Voltage:
10
 
  Minimum value is 10 mV; accuracy is the same as voltage source 
Current:
11
 
  Minimum value is 10 nA; accuracy is the same as current source 
Voltage source output 
settling time 
Time required to reach within 0.1 % of final value after source level command is 
processed on a fixed range. 
Voltage range  Settling time  
100 mV  < 50 µs  
1 V  < 50 µs 
10 V  < 110 µs 
40 V
12
  < 150 µs 
Current source output 
settling time 
Time required to reach within 0.1 % of final value after source level command is 
processed on a fixed range 
Values below for I
out
 × R
load
 = 1 V 
Current range  Settling time 
3 A   < 80 µs (Current < 2.5 A, R
load
 > 2 Ω) 
1 A to 10 mA  < 80 µs (R
load
 > 6 Ω) 
1 mA  < 100 µs 
100 µA  < 150 µs 
10 µA  < 500 µs 
1 µA  < 2 ms 
100 nA  < 20 ms 
  
10
 For sink operation (quadrants II and IV) without sink mode enabled, add 10 % of compliance range and ±0.02 % of limit settling to the 
corresponding voltage source accuracy specifications. For 100 mV range add an additional 60 mV of uncertainty. Specifications apply with 
sink mode enabled. 
11
 For sink operation (quadrants II and IV) without sink mode enabled, add 0.06 % of limit range to the corresponding current limit accuracy 
specifications. Specifications apply with sink mode enabled. 
12
 Add 150 µs when measuring on the 1 A range.