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6-18 Source-Measure Concepts 2400 Series SourceMeter
®
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decreases. At zero resistance (shorted output), the SourceMeter will source
100mA at virtually 0V. Regardless of the load, voltage will never exceed the pro-
grammed compliance of 40V.
Figure 6-10
I-Source operating examples
Voltage Limit
Load Line
Operating
Point
Current Source
Load Line
I-Source (I
S
)
V-Meter
(V
M
)
20V
40V
100mA
200Ω DUT Load Line (R)
V
M
= I
S
· R
= (100mA) (200Ω)
= 20V
A. Normal I-Source Operation
Voltage Limit
Load Line
Operating
Point
Current Source
Load Line
I-Source (I
S
)
V-Meter
(V
M
)
40V
100mA
I
S
= V
M
/ R
= 40V / 800Ω
= 50mA
B. I-Source In Compliance
50mA
800Ω DUT Load Line (R)