
2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
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Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Section 2: DUT Test Connections
Sense mode selection
The sense mode can be set for 2-wire local or 4-wire remote connections.
Front panel sense selection
summarizes the steps to check and/or change the sense mode front panel. When in the
menu structure, use the navigation wheel (or
CURSOR
keys) to position the blinking cursor on the
desired menu item, and press
ENTER
to select it. Use the
EXIT
key to back out of the menu
structure.
Remote programming sense selection
summarizes the commands to select the sense mode. See
for details on
using these commands.
Contact check connections
The contact check function prevents measurement errors due to excessive resistance in the force
or sense leads. Connections for contact check measurements are shown in
. See
for details on contact check commands.
Table 2-1
Selecting the sense mode from the front panel
Model 2601A/2611A/2635A
Model 2602A/2612A/2636A
1) Press
CONFIG
key
1) Press
CONFIG
key
2) Select
SRC
or
MEAS
menu*
2) Select
CHANNEL-A
or
CHANNEL-B
3) Select
V-SOURCE
menu
3) Select
SRC
or
MEAS
menu*
4) Select
SENSE-MODE
menu
4) Select
V-SOURCE
menu
5) Select
2-WIRE
or
4-WIRE
5) Select
SENSE-MODE
menu
6) Select
2-WIRE
or
4-WIRE
* The sense mode can be set from either the
SRC
or
MEAS
menu.
Table 2-2
Commands to select sense mode
Command
*
Description
smuX.source.output = smuX.OUTPUT_OFF
Turns off the SMU output.
smuX.sense = smuX.SENSE_LOCAL
Selects local (2-wire) sense.
smuX.sense = smuX.SENSE_REMOTE
Selects remote (4-wire) sense.
* Model 2601A/2611A/2635A: smuX = smua. Model 2602A/2612A/2636A: smuX = smua
(Channel A) or smub (Channel B).