Section 3: Functions and features
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
Configuring reading buffers
To configure reading buffers from the front panel:
Enabling or disabling the source value or the timestamp is optional.
1. Press the
CONFIG
key.
2. Press the
STORE
key and then choose one of the following:
•
CHANA-BUFF
•
CHANB-BUFF (Model 2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2636B only)
1. To select a storage destination, select the
DEST
option, and then choose one of the following:
•
CHAN
x
-BUFF1
•
CHAN
x
-BUFF2
•
NONE
CHAN
x
: CHANA refers to SMU Channel A and CHANB refers to SMU Channel B (Model
2602B/2604B/2612B/2614B/2634B/2636B only).
1. Select
BUFFER1
or
BUFFER2
.
2. Clear the buffer by turning the navigation wheel to select
CLEAR > YES
.
3. Turn the navigation wheel to highlight
ELEMENTS
, and then press the
navigation wheel (or
the
ENTER
key).
You must clear the reading buffer before you can enable or disable the source value or the
timestamp options.
4. Configure the reading buffer's timestamp elements:
a. Select
TSTAMP
and then press the navigation wheel (or the
ENTER
key).
b. Select
OFF
or
ON
and then press the navigation wheel (or the
ENTER
key).
5. Configure the reading buffer's source value elements:
a. Select
SRC-VAL
and then press the navigation wheel (or the
ENTER
key).
b. Select
OFF
or
ON
and then press the navigation wheel (or the
ENTER
key).
6. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key to return to the main menu.
Model 2601B/2611B/2635B buffer configuration menu items are accessed in the same manner with
the exception of the channel selection.
Appending or overwriting existing reading buffers
When storing data to a reading buffer that already holds data, the new data can be appended to the
reading buffer data, or it can overwrite the old data.
