Table of Contents
1 Performance Verification
Introduction ................................................................................ 1-2
Verification test requirements .................................................... 1-2
Environmental conditions ................................................... 1-2
Warm-up period .................................................................. 1-2
Line power .......................................................................... 1-3
Recommended test equipment ............................................ 1-3
Verification limits ................................................................ 1-3
Restoring factory defaults .......................................................... 1-4
Performing the verification test procedures ............................... 1-5
Test summary ...................................................................... 1-5
Test considerations .............................................................. 1-5
Setting the source range and output value .......................... 1-6
Setting the measurement range ........................................... 1-6
Compliance considerations ........................................................ 1-6
Compliance limits ............................................................... 1-6
Types of compliance ........................................................... 1-6
Maximum compliance values ............................................. 1-7
Determining compliance limit ............................................ 1-7
Taking the SourceMeter out of compliance ........................ 1-8
Output voltage accuracy ............................................................. 1-8
Voltage measurement accuracy ................................................ 1-10
Output current accuracy ........................................................... 1-11
Current measurement accuracy ................................................ 1-12
Resistance measurement accuracy ........................................... 1-13
2 Calibration
Introduction ................................................................................ 2-2
Environmental conditions .......................................................... 2-2
Temperature and relative humidity ..................................... 2-2
Warm-up period .................................................................. 2-2
Line power .......................................................................... 2-2
Calibration considerations .......................................................... 2-3
Calibration cycle ................................................................. 2-3
Recommended calibration equipment ................................ 2-4
Unlocking calibration ......................................................... 2-4
Changing the password ....................................................... 2-6
Resetting the calibration password ..................................... 2-6
Viewing calibration dates and calibration count ................. 2-7
Calibration errors ................................................................ 2-7
Front panel calibration ............................................................... 2-8