Verify measurement operation
The following steps provide a quick way to verify that the
instrument is operating correctly.
To verify measurement operation:
1. Turn the instrument on.
2. On the front panel, press the
HOME
key.
3. Press the
FUNCTION
key.
4. Under Source Current and Measure, select
Voltage
.
5. Select
Source
(at the bottom of the Home screen). The
Current Source Value dialog box is displayed.
6. Enter
10 mA
.
7. Short the FORCE HI and FORCE LO connections.
8. Press the
OUTPUT ON/OFF
switch to enable the output
and start making measurements.
9. When measurements are complete, press the
OUTPUT ON/OFF
switch to disable the output.
The voltage measurements appear in the Measure Voltage
area of the Home screen.
To save the data to a USB flash drive:
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the front‑panel USB port.
2. Press the
MENU
key.
3. Under Measure, select
Reading Buffers
.
4. Select
defbuffer1
.
5. Select
Save To USB
.
6. Enter the file name.
7. Select
OK
(on the screen). A confirmation message is
displayed.
8. Select
Yes
.
The instrument saves the data to a .csv file on the flash
drive.
