Keithley 2601 Reference Manual

4-2 Return to Section Topics 2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008
Section 4: Basic Operation Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Overview
The documentation in this section provides basic operating instructions for the Keithley
Instruments Series 2600 System SourceMeter
®
and includes the following:
• "Operation overview"
• "Operation considerations"
• "Measure only"
• "Sink operation"
• "Ohms measurements"
• "Power measurements"
• "Contact check measurements"
Operation overview
Source-measure capabilities
From the front panel, the SourceMeter can be configured to perform the following operations:
• Source voltage — Display current and/or voltage measurement.
• Source current — Display voltage and/or current measurement.
• Measure resistance — Display resistance calculated from voltage and
current components of measurement.
• Measure power — Display power calculated from voltage and current
components of measurement.
• Measure only (V or I) — Display voltage or current measurement.
Voltage and current
Table 4-1 lists the source and measure limits for the voltage and current functions.
The full range of operation is explained in "Operating boundaries" in Section 8.
NOTE See the specifications in Appendix A for important performance
aspects that may affect measurements.

Keithley 2601 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2601
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English