Section 2: General operation
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
Range commands
The following tables summarize commands necessary to control measure and source ranges. See
the
(on page 7-1) for more details about these commands.
Measure range commands
Command*
Description
smu
X
.measure.autorangei = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_ON
Enable current measure autorange.
smu
X
.measure.autorangei = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_OFF
Disable current measure autorange.
smu
X
.measure.autorangev = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_ON
Enable voltage measure autorange.
smu
X
.measure.autorangev = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_OFF
Disable voltage measure autorange.
smu
X
.measure.lowrangei = lowrange
Set lowest I measure range for
autorange.
smu
X
.measure.lowrangev = lowrange
Set lowest V measure range for
autorange.
smu
X
.measure.rangei = rangeval
Select manual current measure range.
smu
X
.measure.rangev = rangeval
Select manual voltage measure range.
* smu
X
can be
smua
for SMU Channel A or
smub
for SMU Channel B
Source range and limit commands
Command*
Description
smu
X
.source.autorangei = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_ON
Enable current source autorange.
smu
X
.source.autorangei = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_OFF
Disable current source autorange.
smu
X
.source.autorangev = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_ON
Enable voltage source autorange.
smu
X
.source.autorangev = smu
X
.AUTORANGE_OFF
Disable voltage source autorange.
smu
X
.source.limiti = level
Set voltage source current limit
(compliance).
smu
X
.source.limitv = level
Set current source voltage limit
(compliance).
smu
X
.source.limitp = level
Set source power limit (compliance).
smu
X
.source.lowrangei = lowrange
Set lowest I source range for autorange.
smu
X
.source.lowrangev = lowrange
Set lowest V source range for autorange.
smu
X
.source.rangei = rangeval
Select manual current source range.
smu
X
.source.rangev = rangeval
Select manual voltage source range.
* smu
X
can be
smua
for SMU Channel A or
smub
for SMU Channel B