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Section 1: Getting Started Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Introduction
The Keithley Instruments Series 2600A System SourceMeter
®
instruments offer electronic
component and semiconductor device manufacturers a scalable, high throughput, highly cost-
effective solution for precision DC, pulse, and low frequency AC source-measure testing.
Capabilities and features
• Models 2601A/2602A System SourceMeter instruments:
– Source ±DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 40.4 V
– Source ±DC current from 1p A to 3.03 A
– Source ±pulse current up to 10 A
– Measure ± pulse current up to 10 A
– Measure ±DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 40.8 V
– Measure ±DC current from 1 pA to 3.06 A
• Models 2611A/2612A System SourceMeter instruments:
– Source ±DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 202 V
– Source ±DC current from 1p A to 1.515 A
– Source ±pulse current up to 10 A
– Measure ± pulse current up to 10 A
– Measure ±DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 204 V
– Measure ±DC current from 1 pA to 1.53 A
• Models 2635A/2636A System SourceMeter instruments:
– /- DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 20 2V
– /- DC current from 20 fA to 1.515 A
– Source ±pulse current up to 10 A
– Measure ± pulse current up to 10 A
– M/- DC voltage from 1
μ
V to 204 V
– M/- DC current from 1 fA to 1.53 A
• Resistance and power measurement functions.
• LXI Class C.
• High Capacitance mode for load impedance up to 50
μ
f.
• Contact check function.
• Two independent source-measure channels (Models 2602A, 2612A, and 2636A only).
• Four-quadrant sink or source operation.
• Embedded Test Script Processor (TSP
™
) accessible from any host interface; responds to
high-speed test scripts comprised of instrument control commands.
• Linear, logarithmic, and custom sweeping and pulsing.
• Internally stores five user setup options.
• Two dedicated reading buffers per SMU that can each store and recall over 140,000
measurements. Additional dynamic reading buffers can be created.
• Filtering to reduce reading noise.
• Supports IEEE-488 (GPIB), RS-232, and Ethernet.
• TSP-Link: Allows TSP-enabled instruments to trigger and communicate with each other.
• Digital I/O port: Allows the Series 2600A to control other devices.
• Trigger model supports robust triggering and synchronization schemes at hardware speeds.
• Advanced TSP features enable parallel script execution across the TSP-Link network.
• USB flash drive access for saving data buffers, test scripts, and user setups.