
Model 8011 Connection Instructions
12
PA-1032 Rev. A / April 2011
Three-terminal DUT using a Model 2651A and a low-current SourceMeter
instrument
NOTE
Do not set the Model 2635A or Model 2636A above 40 V. The Model 8011 is rated to 40 V.
You can use the Model 8011 with the 8010-120 board to test a three-terminal device using a Model 2651A High
Power System SourceMeter
®
Instrument and a low-current SourceMeter instrument. This use case is appropriate
for the following SourceMeter instruments:
•
Model 2635A Single-Channel System SourceMeter Instrument (1 fA, 10 A Pulse)
•
Model 2636A Dual-Channel System SourceMeter Instrument (1 fA, 10 A Pulse)
Tools needed
•
Small flat-head screwdriver
Instructions
NOTE
This use case calls for three 2600-ALG-2 cables. Normally, the Model 2635A ships with one of these
cables and the Model 2636A ships with two. For additional cables, order Keithley Instruments catalog
number 2600-ALG-2. This cable is listed as part number 237-308-2 on Model 2635A and 2636A parts lists.
To set up a test of a three-terminal device:
1. Remove power from the SourceMeter instruments.
2. Make connections as shown in Table 4 and Figure 8.
3. Install the three-terminal DUT into the socket on the 8010-120 board.
4. Return power to the SourceMeter instruments.
5. On both SourceMeter Instruments:
a. Press
the
CONFIG
key.
b. Press
the
SRC
or
MEAS
key (the sense mode can be set from either the V-SOURCE or the V-MEAS
menu).
c. If you pressed the SRC key, select
V-SOURCE > SENSE-MODE
.
d. If you pressed the MEAS key, select
V-MEAS > SENSE-MODE
.
e. Select
4-WIRE
to enable remote sense.
6. Test the device.