Keithley 2657A, Quick Start Manual

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Introduction to the Model 2657A High Voltage System SourceMeter
®
Instrument
The Model 2657A System SourceMeter
®
Instrument is a high power
source-measure unit (SMU) that characterizes and tests high voltage
electronics. It helps you improve productivity in applications across
R&D, reliability and production testing. It is useful for components
and materials characterization where high voltage and precise
measurement of voltage and current is required.
The Model 2657A documentation includes:
 Quick Start Guide: Shows you how to unpack and set up the
instrument to determine that the instrument is functional.
 User’s Manual: Provides a starting point for creation of
applications with a variety of application-based examples.
 Reference Manual: Provides comprehensive information about
the instrument’s features and programming commands.
The User’s and Reference manuals are in PDF format on the
CD-ROM that is included with the instrument. If you do not have
Adobe Reader
®
to view the files, you can download a free copy of it
at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ .
CD-ROM contents
The CD-ROMs that are included with your instrument contain:
 Product documentation, including PDFs of this Quick Start
Guide, the User’s Manual, Reference Manual, the product data
sheet, product specifications, accessory information, and
rack-mount kit instructions

The Test Script Builder (TSB) Software and Model 2657A TSB
add-in, which is a software tool you can use to create, modify,
debug, and store Test Script Processor (TSP
®
) test scripts

IVI Instrument Driver, driver for National Instruments
LabVIEW
™
, and related release notes
 J2SE
™
Runtime Environment
 Keithley I/O layer and release notes
For the latest drivers and additional support information, see
http://www.keithley.com/support .