2400 Series
SourceMeter
Quick Results Guide
Introduction
This guide is designed to familiarize users with fundamental operation (front panel and
remote) of the Keithley 2400 Series SourceMeters. For comprehensive information on all
aspects of SourceMeter operation, refer to the 2400 Series SourceMeter User’s Manual.
Operation information in this guide is divided into four parts; (1) Fundamental source-
measure operations, (2) Settings to optimize performance, (3) Features to enhance DUT testing
and (4) More testing techniques. This format allows a new user to easily progress from basic
simple operation to more complex procedures.
Remote command programming
- For the various SourceMeter operating modes covered
in this guide, the related SCPI commands for remote operation are summarized in tables. Most
commands have a query form. For example, :OUTPut ON turns the output on, while :OUTPut?
requests the present state of the output. Note that the SourceMeter must be addressed to talk
after sending a query command.
For operations where command sequence is important, programming examples are pro-
vided. The exact programming syntax will depend on the test program language.
Source-measure capabilities
Model 2400:
•
Source voltage from 5µV to 210V; measure voltage from 1µV to 211V.
•
Source current from 50pA to 1.05A; measure current from 10pA to 1.055A.
•
Measure resistance from 100µ
Ω
(<100µ
Ω
in manual ohms) to 211M
Ω
.
•
Maximum source power is 22W.
