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3-8 Basic Source-Measure Operation 2400 Series SourceMeter
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Setting the compliance limit
Front panel compliance limit
Set the compliance limit from the front panel as follows:
1. Select the desired source and measure functions using the MEAS and
SOURCE keys.
2. Press the EDIT key until the cursor flashes in the compliance (Compl:) dis-
play field.
3. Select the desired compliance range using the RANGE arrow keys.
4. To increment or decrement the compliance value, use the EDIT arrow keys
to place the cursor over the digit to be changed, then press the SOURCE
arrow keys to increment or decrement the compliance value.
5. To change the compliance value directly, simply enter the value using the
numeric keys while the cursor is flashing in the compliance display field.
Compliance range synchronization
Enabling this feature will force the measurement range to follow the compliance
range setting when autoranging is off. When the compliance value is set, the mea-
surement range will be on the same range as the compliance setting.
You can enable range synchronization by pressing CONFIG then MEAS V (for
voltage) or MEAS I (for current). Select CMPL-RANGE-SYNC, then ON to enable,
or OFF to disable range synchronization.
Remote compliance limit
Table 3-3 summarizes basic commands to program the compliance limit. See
Section 18, “Set compliance parameters,” for more details on these commands.
To program the compliance, simply send the command using the desired parame-
ter. For example, the following command sets the current compliance to 50mA:
:SENS:CURR:PROT 50E-3
Similarly, the following command sets the voltage compliance to 4V:
:SENS:VOLT:PROT 4
Table 3-3
Compliance commands
Command Description
:SENSe:CURRent:PROTection <n>
:SENSe:VOLTage:PROTection <n>
Set current compliance (n = compliance).
Set voltage compliance (n = compliance).