SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual Section 1:
2450-900-01 Rev. E / August 2019 1-3
Organization of manual sections
This manual is organized into the following sections:
• Front-panel overview (on page 2-1): Describes the basics of using the front-panel interface.
• Using a remote interface (on page 3-1): Describes the basics of remote communications and
using the instrument web interface.
• Application examples (see below): Provides detailed examples of how to use the 2450 in some
typical situations.
• Troubleshooting FAQs (on page 10-1): Provides answers to frequently asked questions to help
you troubleshoot common problems encountered with the 2450.
• Next steps (on page 11-1): Provides information about additional resources that can help you use
the 2450.
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Applications
This manual provides application examples that show you how to perform tests from the front panel
and over a remote interface. These applications are presented after the summary information about
the 2450. The applications include:
• Making basic front-panel measurements (on page 4-1): Demonstrates the basic measurement
functionality using a single 2450 and a two-terminal device under test (DUT).
• Measuring low-resistance devices (on page 5-1): Demonstrates how to use a 2450 to make
low-resistance measurements of a 20 mΩ resistor.
• Leakage current and insulation resistance (on page 6-1): Two examples that demonstrate how to
use the 2450 to measure the leakage current of a capacitor and the insulation resistance between
the two conductors of a coaxial cable.
• Measuring I-V characteristics of FETs (on page 7-1): Two examples demonstrate how to use two
2450 instruments to perform a drain family of curves (Vds-Id) on a three-terminal MOSFET. One
example uses the 2450 trigger model; the other uses linear sweep commands to make the
measurements.
• Rechargeable battery measurements (on page 8-1): Demonstrates how to use a single 2450 to
perform automated battery discharge and charge cycle testing.
• Measuring I-V characteristics of solar cells (on page 9-1): Demonstrates using an I-V sweep to
characterize a solar cell using the 2450.
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