Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series

Section 3: Reading buffers Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument Reference Manual
3-2 2600BS-901-01 Rev. F/August 2021
Reading buffer options
The following list outlines the menu structure and menu items associated with front-panel reading
buffer control. This section provides a description for each reading buffer option. Use the procedure in
Configuring reading buffers (on page 3-2) as a guideline to configure these reading buffer options.
CHANA-BUFF: Configures channel A buffer.
• DEST: Set the data storage destination (buffer 1, buffer 2, or none).
• BUFFER1: Configure buffer 1.
▪ CLEAR: Clear buffer (YES or NO).
▪ ELEMENTS: Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) data-storage elements.
▪ SRC-VAL: Enable or disable source values.
▪ TSTAMP: Enable or disable timestamps.
• BUFFER2: Configure buffer 2.
▪ CLEAR: Clear buffer (YES or NO).
▪ ELEMENTS: Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) data-storage elements.
▪ SRC-VAL: Enable or disable source values.
▪ TSTAMP: Enable or disable timestamps.
CHANB-BUFF: Configures channel B buffer (2602B, 2604B, 2612B, 2614B, 2634B, and 2636B
only).
• DEST: Set the data storage destination (buffer 1, buffer 2, or none).
• BUFFER1: Configure buffer 1.
▪ CLEAR: Clear buffer (YES or NO).
▪ ELEMENTS: Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) data storage elements.
▪ SRC-VAL: Enable or disable source values.
▪ TSTAMP: Enable or disable timestamps.
• BUFFER2: Configure buffer 2.
▪ CLEAR: Clear buffer (YES or NO).
▪ ELEMENTS: Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) data storage elements.
▪ SRC-VAL: Enable or disable source values.
▪ TSTAMP: Enable or disable timestamps.
Configuring reading buffers
To configure reading buffers from the front panel:
Enabling or disabling the source value or the timestamp is optional.