Model 6517B Electrometer User's Manual
Section 4: Basic measurements
6517B-900-01 Rev. B August 2022
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Resistance configuration
The following information explains the various configuration options for the resistance function. The
configuration menu is summarized in the following table. To access this menu, press the
CONFIG
key
and then the
R
key.
You do not have to select a function to configure it. When the function is selected, it assumes the
programmed status.
Resistance configuration menu
Menu item
Description
SPEED
Measurement speed (integration time) menu:
NORMAL
1 PLC (power line cycle, 16.67 ms for 60 Hz, 20 ms for 50 Hz
and 400 Hz).
FAST
0.01 PLC.
MEDIUM
0.1 PLC.
HIACCURACY
10 PLC.
SET-SPEED-EXACTLY
Set integration in PLC (0.01 to 10).
SET-BY-RSLN
Optimizes the integration time for the selected resolution.
Refer to “Integration time” in the
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
for detail.
FILTER
Filter menu for setting the averaging and median filters:
AVERAGING
Configure digital averaging filter:
TYPE
Select type of average filter:
NONE
No average filtering performed.
AVERAGING
Program a simple average filter (1 to 100 readings).
ADVANCED
Program a simple average filter (1 to 100 readings) with noise tolerance
window (0 to 100% of range).
AVERAGING-MODE
Select moving average or repeating average mode.
MEDIAN
Configure the median filter:
DISABLE
Disable the median filter.
ENABLE
Enable median filter and specify rank (1 to 5).
Refer to “Filters” in the
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
for detail.
RESOLUTION
AUTO
3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5
Resolution menu:
Default to resolution appropriate for the integration time.
Select a specific resolution.
Refer to “Display resolution” in the
Model 6517B Electrometer Reference
Manual
for detail.
AMPSREL
Enable or disable relative offset for current.
Refer to
Canceling test fixture leakage current
(on page 4-13) for
more information.
AUTORNG
USE-ALL-RANGES
SET-LIMITS
MIN-AUTO
MAX-AUTO
Autorange menu:
Use all ranges except the 2 TΩ, 20 TΩ, and 200 TΩ ranges when
autoranging.
Limit the ranges used in the autorange search:
Specify the minimum range in the search.
Specify the maximum range in the search.
Refer to
(on page 4-10) for additional information.
