
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Front panel sense mode selection
To check or change the sense mode from the virtual front panel:
1. Press the
CONFIG
key.
2. Press the
SRC
or
MEAS
key. You can access and set the 2606B sense mode from either the V-
SOURCE or the V-MEAS menu items.
3. If you pressed the SRC key: select
V-SOURCE
>
SENSE-MODE
, and then press the
ENTER
key
or the navigation wheel .
If you pressed the MEAS key: select
V-MEAS
>
SENSE-MODE
, and then press the
ENTER
key
or the navigation wheel .
4. Select
2-WIRE
or
4-WIRE
as needed, and then press the
ENTER
key or the navigation wheel .
Selecting the sense from the remote interface
To select the remote sense from the remote interface:
Set the
smu
X
.sense
attribute to control the sense state by remote. The programming example below
illustrates how to configure the 2606B for 4-wire remote sensing:
smua.sense = smua.SENSE_REMOTE
The following table summarizes the commands to select the sense mode. See
(on page 7-1) for details on using
these commands.
Commands to select sense mode
Command
Description
smu
X
.source.output = smu
X
.OUTPUT_OFF
Turns off the source-measure unit (SMU) output.
smu
X
.sense = smu
X
.SENSE_LOCAL
Select local (2-wire) sense.
smu
X
.sense = smu
X
.SENSE_REMOTE
Select remote (4-wire) sense.
Output-off states
Carefully consider and configure the appropriate output-off state, source, and compliance
limits before connecting the 2606B to a device that can deliver energy (for example, other
voltage sources, batteries, capacitors, solar cells, or other 2606B instruments). Configure
recommended instrument settings before making connections to the device. Failure to
consider the output-off state, source, and compliance limits may result in damage to the
instrument or to the device under test (DUT).
Output-off modes
Turning a 2606B off may not completely isolate the instrument from the external circuit. You can use
the output-off mode to place the 2606B in a known, safe, non-interactive state during idle periods.
The available output-off modes are normal, high-impedance, and zero.