
8 - Manual setup
Measurement Modes
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SMU4000 Series Instruction Manual
Measurement Modes
Measure Voltage (MV)
CNFG >
[Source Measure Action] Manual Setup > [Overall] Mode > MV Mode
When set to Measure Voltage mode, voltage measurements are made using the MAIN HI and
the MAIN LO terminals. Multiple measurement ranges (auto or manual) are available from
20mV to 20V [SMU4001]/200V [SMU4201]. See ‘
for more details. MV mode
effectively selects the internal current source and sets the current level to 0A.
Measure Current (MC)
CNFG >
[Source Measure Action] Manual Setup > [Overall] Mode > MC Mode
When set to Measure Current mode, current measurements) are made using the MAIN HI and
the MAIN LO terminals. Nine measurement ranges (auto or manual) are available from 200nA to
3A. See ‘
for more details. MC mode effectively selects the internal voltage
source and sets the voltage level to 0V.
Measure Resistance
and High Resistance
(MR & M
H
R)
CNFG >
[Source Measure Action] Manual Setup > [Overall] Mode > MR Mode
CNFG >
[Source Measure Action] Manual Setup > [Overall] Mode > MHR Mode
When set to Measure Resistance mode, the SMU utilizes the internal current source, designed
to measure low resistance values at high current levels.
When set to Measure High Resistance, the SMU mode utilizes the internal voltage source and is
designed to measure high resistance values at high voltages.
There are no specific resistance measurement ranges.
Careful consideration of the terminal configuration is required for resistance measurement.
However, if in doubt always use the 4-wire terminal configuration.
Normal (2 wire) resistance measurements are made using the MAIN HI and the MAIN LO
terminals. This measurement mode is appropriate for higher resistance measurements, and for
lower resistance measurements where high precision is not required.
4 wire measurements are appropriate for precision measurement of low resistances where the
effects of the connecting leads and contact resistances are significant. 4 wire measurement uses
the HI and LO SENSE sockets in addition to the MAIN HI and LO INPUT sockets. See
for
more details.
Because no significant current is flowing through the SENSE connections when utilising 4 wire
measurement, contact resistance does not affect the measurement result.