
Section 2: General operation
Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013
Measure resistance and use the auto-ohms (ohmmeter) mode
You can use the auto-ohms to measure resistances. When you use auto-ohms, the Model 2450
measures resistances by sourcing current. The instrument automatically sets the magnitude of the
current source, voltage limit, and the measure range.
This mode is the same as the Ohmmeter One-Touch Quick Setup, which is available by pressing the
QUICKSET button.
The examples below use a 100 k
Ω
device under test. The code makes five readings. Note that the
measurement range is 200 k
Ω
.
Using SCPI:
Send the following code:
*RST
SENSe:FUNCtion "RES"
SENSe:RESistance:RANGe:AUTO ON
SENSe:RESistance:OCOMpensated ON
SENSe:COUNt 5
OUTPut ON
TRACe:TRIGger "defbuffer1"
TRACe:DATA? 1, 5, "defbuffer1", SOUR, READ
OUTPut OFF
The front-panel display will look similar to the following example.
Figure 56: Resistance measurement using auto-ohms