2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Section 4: Sourcing and measuring
2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
4-67
Using the front panel:
1.
Press the
MENU
key.
2.
Under Measure, select
Calculations
.
3.
Set Limit 1 or Limit 2 to
On
.
4.
Select
Config
.
5.
The Auto Clear setting automatically clears the limit fail indicator when a new passing
measurement is made. To turn this feature off, select
Off
.
6.
Set the
Low Value
. If the measurement is below the Low Value, the limit failure indicator is
displayed.
7.
Set the
High Value
. If the measurement is above the High Value, the limit failure indicator is
displayed.
8.
The Audible setting determines if a beeper sounds when a measurement passes or fails. Set as
needed.
9.
Select
HOME
.
10. Make a measurement. L1PASS is displayed if the measurement is in the limits; L1FAIL is
displayed if the measurement is not in the limits.
An example of using limit testing to check resistors is described in the following topic.
Front-panel limit test
This example is set up to test a box of 100
Ω ±1
percent and 100
Ω ±10
percent resistors that you
need to separate manually. You can change values as needed to adapt the test to your needs.
To set up the test:
1.
Press the
FUNCTION
key.
2.
Under Source Current and Measure, select
Resistance
.
3.
Press the
MENU
key.
4.
Under Measure, select
Calculations
.
5.
Set Limit 1 and Limit 2 to
On
.
6.
Select
Config
for Limit 1.
7.
Set the High Value to
110 Ω
.
8.
Set the Low Value to
90 Ω
.
9.
Select
OK
.
10. Select
Config
for Limit 2.
11. Set the High Value to
101 Ω
.
12. Set the Low Value to
99 Ω
.
13. Select
OK
.
14. Press the
MENU
key.
15. Under Settings, select
Measure
.
16. On the MEASURE SETTINGS screen, set Sense to
4-Wire
. Leave other settings at the default
values.
