Section 4: Operation
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument User's Manual
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2600BS-900-01 Rev. A / August 2021
Setting the sink mode using the front panel
To enable or disable the sink mode from the front panel:
1. Press the
CONFIG
key and then the
SRC
key.
2. Select
V-SOURCE
.
3. Select
SINK-MODE
.
4. Select
ENABLE
or
DISABLE
.
5. Press the
ENTER
key. Sink mode is enabled or disabled, as applicable.
6. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key twice to return to the main display.
Setting the sink mode from a remote interface
To enable sink mode from the remote interface, send:
smua.source.sink = smua.ENABLE
To disable sink mode, send:
smua.source.sink = smua.DISABLE
DUT test connections
Hazardous voltages may be present in the test system. To prevent injury or death, remove
power from the instrument or test system and discharge any energy storage components (for
example, capacitors or cables) before changing any connections that might allow contact
with an uninsulated conductor.
On some sensitive or easily damaged devices under test (DUTs), the instrument power-up and
power-down sequence can apply transient signals to the DUT that may affect or damage it. When
testing this type of DUT, do not make final connections to it until the instrument has completed its
power-up sequence and is in a known operating state. When testing this type of DUT, disconnect it
from the instrument before turning the instrument off.
To prevent any human contact with a live conductor, connections to the DUT must be fully insulated
and the final connections to the DUT must only use safety-rated safety-jack-socket connectors that
do not allow bodily contact.
