
Section 2: General operation
Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2461-901-01 A/November 2015
The front-panel display will look similar to the following example.
Figure 71: Resistance measurement with automatic settings
Offset-compensated ohms
The voltage offsets caused by the presence of thermoelectric EMFs (V
EMF
) can adversely affect
resistance measurement accuracy. To overcome these offset voltages, you can use offset-
compensated ohms.
See
Offset-compensated ohm calculations
(on page 4-21) for additional detail on calculating
offset-compensated ohms.
Setting offset-compensated ohms
Using the front panel:
This setting is only available from the front panel when the resistance measurement function is
selected.
1. Press the
MENU
key.
2. Under Measure, select
Settings
.
3. Next to Offset Compensation, select
On
.
4. Select
HOME
to return to the operating display.
Using SCPI commands:
To enable offset-compensated ohms, send the command:
SENSe:RESistance:OCOMpensated ON
Using TSP commands:
To enable offset-compensated ohms, send the commands:
smu.measure.func = smu.FUNC_RESISTANCE
smu.measure.offsetcompensation = smu.ON