Keithley DMM6500 User Manual

Section
6: Measuring 4-wire resistance with offset compensation DMM6500 6½ Digit Multimeter
User's Manual
6-4 DMM6500-900-01Rev. A / April 2018
Using the front panel
Auto Zero is automatically set to On, and NPLC is automatically set to 1.
To set up the application from the front panel:
1. Press the POWER switch on the front panel to turn on the instrument.
2. On the FUNCTIONS swipe screen, select 4W Ω to select the 4-wire resistance measure function.
3. Press the MENU key.
4. Under Measure, select Settings.
5. Set Range to 10 kΩ
6. Select Offset Compensation and select On.
7. Press the HOME key.
The measurement readings are displayed in the top area of the Home screen.
Using SCPI commands
This sequence of SCPI commands measures the resistance of a device or component.
You may need to make changes so that this code will run in your programming environment. In the
table, the SCPI commands have a light gray background.
Send the following commands for this example application:
Commands Descriptions
*RST
 Reset the DMM6500
:SENS:FUNC "FRES"
 Set function to 4-wire measurement
:SENS:FRES:RANG: AUTO ON
 Enable auto range
:SENS:FRES:OCOM ON
 Enable offset compensation
:SENS:FRES:AZER ON
 Enable auto zero
:SENS:FRES:NPLC 1
 Set NPLC to 1
:READ?
 Read the resistance value

Keithley DMM6500 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	DMM6500
Category	Multimeter
Language	English