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Section 2: General operation Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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Carefully consider and configure the appropriate output-off state, source, and compliance limits
before connecting the Model 2657A to a device that can deliver energy (for example, other voltage
sources, batteries, capacitors, or solar cells). Configure recommended instrument settings before
making connections to the device. Failure to consider the output-off state, source, and compliance
limits may result in damage to the instrument or to the device under test (DUT).
The following figure shows how to use a Model 263xB (on gate) and a Model 2657A (on drain) to test
a 3-terminal device such as an N-channel MOSFET (see
TSP advanced features (on page 6-54) for
information on using multiple instruments over a TSP-Link
®
network). A typical application is for the
Model 263xB to source a range of gate voltages, while the Model 2657A sources voltage to the drain
of the device and measures current at each gate voltage.
CAUTION