Section 3: Instrument description
2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
Source Config List menu
This menu allows you to select an existing source configuration list, create a new list, load
configuration settings to and from the instrument (system), delete a configuration index, and view
the settings of a point in a source configuration list. For more information about using
configuration lists, see
(on page 4-83).
Setting
Description
Delete Index
Deletes a configuration list index from the selected configuration
list.
Index Details
Displays the details of the selected configuration index. Details
include settings such as function, value, delay, calculations, and
range. You can scroll the displayed list to view additional settings.
Index to System
Restores the instrument to the settings stored in the selected
configuration list index.
New List
Creates a new, empty configuration list. To populate the list with
the present instrument settings, select
System to Index
.
Select List
Displays a list of available configuration lists from which you can
choose. If you selected
Source
on the main menu, a menu of the
source configuration lists presently available on the instrument is
displayed.
If you selected
Measure
on the main menu, a menu of the
measure configuration lists presently available on the instrument is
displayed.
System to Index
Saves the present instrument settings to an index at the end of the
selected configuration list.
Measure menu
The Measure menus allow you to select, configure, and perform measure operations from the front
panel. The following topics describe the settings that are available on these interactive screens.
Measure Settings menu
This menu contains settings for the presently selected measure function, which is identified by an
indicator in the upper right corner of the menu. Select the function indicator to change the source
and measure function.
Setting
Description
Measure Range
Set the measure range for the presently selected measure
function. You can select automatic or a specific range. You can
only select a measure range if you are sourcing one type of
measurement and measuring another.
Sense
Select 2-wire (local) or 4-wire (remote) sense mode. Use 2-wire
sense if the error contributed by test lead IR drop is acceptable.
For more accurate voltage source and measurement accuracy, use
4-wire sense.