System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Appendix B:
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016 B-13
Model 2611B/2612B/2614B current measurement accuracy limits
Source and measure range
1
Source current
2
Current reading limits (1 year,
18 °C to 28 °C)
1 µA 0.9000 µA 0.89928 µA to 0.90073 µA
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
10 mA 9.0000 mA 8.9957 mA to 9.0043 mA
1. Measure range coupled to source range when simultaneously sourcing and measuring current.
2. As measured by precision digital multimeter. Use closest possible value, and modify reading limits
accordingly if necessary. See Measurement limit calculations (on page B-4).
Model 2634B/2635B/2636B current measurement accuracy limits
Source and measure range
1
Source current
2
Current reading limits (1 year,
18 °C to 28 °C)
100 pA to 100 nA ranges See Model 2634B/2635B/2636B current measurement accuracy
100 pA to 100 nA ranges (on page B-14)
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
µ
100 µA 90.000 µA 89.957 µA to 90.043 µA
1. Measure range coupled to source range when simultaneously sourcing and measuring current.
2. As measured by precision digital multimeter. Use closest possible value, and modify reading limits
accordingly if necessary. See Measurement limit calculations (on page B-4).
2. Turn the output off and change connections as shown adding the 0.5 Ω 250 W resistor (see the
figure titled "Connections for 1.5 A and 3 A current ranges" in Current source accuracy
(on page
B-7)).
3. Select the DMM volts function.
Repeat steps 4 through 6 for the 3 A range (Model 2601B/2602B/2604B) or 1.5 A range (Model
2611B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2635B/2636B). Calculate the current from the DMM voltage reading
and characterized 0.5 Ω resistance value.
4. For the Model 2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2636B, repeat the above procedure for the
other channel.