2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 2: General operation
2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
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Hazardous voltages may be present on the output and guard terminals. To prevent electrical
shock that could cause injury or death, never make or break connections to the 2606B while
the output is on. Power off the equipment from the front panel or disconnect the main power
cord from the rear of the 2606B before handling cables connected to the outputs. Putting the
equipment into standby does not guarantee the outputs are not powered if a hardware or
software fault occurs.
To make power measurements from the virtual front panel:
1. Press the
DISPLAY
key to select single-channel display mode. See
(on page 2-
2. Set source function and value. Press the
SRC
key to select the voltage or current source function
as required.
3. Set the output voltage or current to an appropriate value. See Step 1 of
(on page 2-39) earlier in this section.
4. Press the
LIMIT
key and set the voltage or current limit high enough for the expected voltage or
current across the DUT to be measured. See Step 2 of
Front-panel source-measure procedure
(on page 2-39) earlier in this section.
5. Press the
MEAS
key as many times as needed to display power.
6. Press the
OUTPUT ON/OFF
control to turn the output on.
7. View the displayed reading (press the
TRIG
key if necessary).
8. When finished, press the
OUTPUT ON/OFF
control again to turn the output off.
Power measurements using the remote interface
The following paragraphs summarize basic power measurement commands using the remote
interface and also give a programming example for a typical power measurement situation.
Remote power reading command
The programming example below illustrates how to get a power reading from SMU A:
reading
= smua.measure.p()
See
Remote source-measure commands
(on page 2-40) for more commands necessary to set up
source and measure functions and also
(on page 5-1).
Power measurement programming example
The following programming example illustrates the setup and command sequence for a typical power
measurement procedure with the following parameters:
•
Source function: voltage, source autorange, 5 V output
•
Current measure function and range: current, autorange
•
Current compliance: 50 mA