G-8 GPIB 488.1 Protocol 2400 Series SourceMeter
®
User’s Manual
Single-shot operation
Table G-5 through Table G-7 show reading rates for measure-only, source-measure, and
source-measure-limit test single-shot operation respectively. Note that the reading rate can
be increased by >100%.
Table G-5
SCPI/488.1 reading speed comparisons
for measure-only single-shot operation (rdgs/sec)
Speed NPLC/Trig. origin SCPI 488.1 Improvement
Fast 0.01/internal 256.0 537.8 110.08%
Medium 0.10/internal 167.3 294.3 75.86%
Normal 1.00/internal 49.2 53.9 9.47%
Table G-6
SCPI/488.1 reading speed comparisons
for source-measure single-shot operation (rdgs/sec)
Speed NPLC/Trig. origin SCPI 488.1 Improvement
Fast 0.01/internal 79.5 140.0 76.15%
Medium 0.10/internal 72.9 116.9 60.27%
Normal 1.00/internal 34.9 42.3 21.20%
Note: Includes time to reprogram source to a new level before making measurement.
Table G-7
SCPI/488.1 reading speed comparisons
for source-measure-limit test single-shot operation (rdgs/sec)
Speed NPLC/Trig. origin SCPI 488.1 Improvement
Fast 0.01/internal 79.3 135.9 71.44%
Medium 0.10/internal 69.9 113.9 62.81%
Normal 1.00/internal 35.0 41.7 19.33%
Notes:
1. Pass/Fail test performed using one high limit and one low math limit.
2. Includes time to reprogram source to a new level before making measurement.
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