102 34410A/11A/L4411A User’s Guide
4 Measurement Tutorial
Other Primary Measurement Functions 114
Frequency and Period Measurement Errors 114
DC Current Measurements 115
Capacitance Measurements 115
Temperature Measurements 117
Probe Type Choice 118
2–Wire vs. 4–Wire Measurements 118
Auto Zero On/Off 118
Integration 118
Offset Compensation 119
NULL Reading: 119
High-Speed Measurements 120
Making High–Speed AC Measurements 120
Making High–Speed dc and Resistance Measurements 121
Other Sources of Measurement Error 122
Settling Time Effects 122
Loading Errors (ac volts) 122
Measurements Below Full Scale 123
High–Voltage Self–Heating Errors 123
AC Current Measurement Errors (Burden Voltage) 123
Low–Level Measurement Errors 123
Common Mode Errors 124
Leakage Current Errors 124