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Section 7: Generating an I-V sweep on an LED with KickStart Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument User's Manual
7-4 2461-900-01 Rev. A / November 2015
The figure below shows the rear-panel connections. You can make these connections with either the
Model 2460-KIT Screw-Terminal Connector Kit (included with the Model 2461) or a Model 2460-BAN
Banana Test Leads/Adapter Cable with appropriate cabling.
Figure 36: Model 2461 4-wire rear-panel connections to an LED
Generating an I-V sweep using KickStart
This example application uses Keithley KickStart Startup Software to generate a current-voltage
sweep on a high-brightness LED.
In this example application, you will:
 Launch the KickStart software
 Create a new test project
 Select an instrument
 Select a test type
 Configure the test parameters
 Configure and view the graph screen
 Run the test
 View and save the test data
Configure the Model 2461 to use the KickStart software
The Model 2461 must be set to use the Test Script Processor (TSP
®
) command set before you can
use the KickStart software. By default, the Model 2461 uses the SCPI command set. You must select
the TSP command set before using KickStart.
To enable TSP commands:
1. Press the MENU key.
2. Under System, select Settings.
3. For Command Set, select TSP.
4. At the prompt to reboot, select Yes.