2400S-903-01 Rev. E / September 2011
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Series 2400 SourceMeter® Quick Start Guide
Section 1: Introduction
Sink operation
When operating as a sink (V and I have opposite polarity), the SourceMeter is dissipating power
rather than sourcing it. An external source can force operation into the sink region. The
SourceMeter can be used to charge/discharge (source/sink) batteries. For operation information
on battery charging/discharging (and the associated precautions), see Section 3,
Sink operation
of the 2400 Series SourceMeter User’s Manual.
Measure only (V or I)
The SourceMeter can be used to measure voltage only (voltmeter) or current only (ammeter). The
procedure to measure only is provided in Table 3.
Table 1-2
Source-measure procedure
Procedure
Details
1. Select source function.
Press SOURCE V or SOURCE I.
2. Set source level.
Use DISPLAY EDIT key to place cursor in source
field (Vsrc or Isrc), use RANGE
arrow keys
to
select range, use edit keys to key in source
value, then press ENTER.
3. Set compliance limit.
Use DISPLAY EDIT key to place cursor in Cmpl
field, use RANGE arrow keys to select range, use
edit keys to key in limit value, then press ENTER.
4. Select measurement function.
Press MEAS V or MEAS I.
5. If not measuring the source, select
measure range or use auto range (see
Notes 1 and 2).
Use RANGE arrow keys to manually select
range. Or press AUTO RANGE (AUTO annuncia-
tor on) to enable auto range.
6. Turn output on and take readings
from display.
Press ON/OFF OUTPUT key. Red OUTPUT indi-
cator on.
7. Turn output off when finished.
Press ON/OFF OUTPUT key. Red OUTPUT indi-
cator off.
Notes:
1. When measuring source (i.e., Source I, Measure I), you cannot change the measure range or
enable auto range. The measure range is determined by the source range.
2. When not measuring the source (i.e., Source I, Measure I), the compliance range determines the
maximum measurement range that can be selected.
