User manual

1-6 Getting Started 2400 Series SourceMeter
®
User’s Manual
Front and rear panel familiarization
NOTE The SourceMeter models covered in this manual are very similar in
appearance. Therefore, to avoid redundancy, a generic Model 2400 is
used for illustration purposes.
Front panel summary
The front panel of the SourceMeter is shown in Figure 1-1. The following abbrevi-
ated information should be reviewed before operating the instrument.
Figure 1-1
SourceMeter front panel
Measurement (MEAS) function keys:
V Measure volts.
I Measure amps.
Ω Measure ohms.
FCTN Perform math functions.
SOURCE function keys:
V Source voltage (V-Source).
I Source current (I-Source).
∆ and ∇ Increase/decrease source or compliance value.
Operation keys:
EDIT Select source or compliance reading for editing.
TOGGLE Toggle display positions of source and measure readings, or display V and I
measurements.
LOCAL Cancel remote operation.
REL Enable/disable relative reading on present function.
FILTER Display digital filter status for present function and toggle filter on/off.
LIMIT Perform configured limit tests.
TRIG Trigger a measurement from the front panel.
SourceMeter
250V
PEAK
5V
PEAK
HI
LO
OUTPUT
250V
PEAK
250V
PEAK
EDIT
TOGGLE
POWER
RANGE
INPUT/
OUTPUT
4-WIRE
SENSE
DISPLAY
ON/OFF
TERMINALS
FRONT/
REAR
AUTO
RANGE
EXIT ENTER
CONFIG MENU
SWEEP
TRIG
REL
LOCAL
FILTER
LIMIT
DIGITS SPEED
V
Ω
MEAS
I
FCTN
V
I
SOURCE
230
1
67
89
4
+/-
5
STORE
RECALL
EDIT