Datasheet

Software prerequisites
EasyEXPERTgroup+
Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2 or later (32bit), Microsoft
Windows 7 Professional SP1 or later (32bit/64bit), Microsoft Windows
8.1 Professional or later (32bit/64bit)
Supporting language English (US)
.NET Framework Microsoft .NET, Framework 3.5 SP1
IO Libraries Keysight IO Libraries Suite 16.2, 16.3, 17.1 update 1 or later (for the
Online execution mode)
Memory 2 GB memory
Display XGA 1024 x 768 (SXGA 1280 x 1024 recommended)
HDD Installation: 1GB free disk space on the C drive, Test setup/result data
storage: Free disk space more than 30GB is recommended
Recommended GPIB I/F Keysight 82350B/C (PCI)1, 82351B(PCIe)
1
, 82357A (USB)
2, 3
, 82357B
(USB)
2, 3
National Instrument: GPIB-USB-HS (USB)
2,1
Quick IV
Operating system Windows 7 (64 bit/32 bit)
Supporting language English (US)
.NET Framework Microsoft .NET, Framework 4.0 or later
IO Libraries 16.0 or later
Interfaces USB, GP-IB, LAN
BenchVue
Operating system Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit (Professional, Enterprise, Education, Home
versions)
Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit (Professional, Enterprise, Core)
Windows 7 SP1 and later 32-bit and 64-bit (Professional, Enterprise,
Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium)
HDD Processor: 1 GHz or faster (2 GHz or greater recommended)
RAM: 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) (3 GB or greater recommended)
Display resolution 1024 x 768 minimum for single instrument view (higher resolutions are
recommended for multiple instrument view)
Interfaces USB, GPIB, LAN, RS-232
1. A PCI or PCIe card is highly recommended because of stability and speed.
2. USB GPIB interfaces might cause serial poll error intermittently due to the intrinsic communication scheme differences. It is reported that using an even
GPIB address sometimes significantly decreases the chance of the error. The NI GPIB-USB-HS is recommended for stability, and the Keysight 82357x is
recommended for speed.
3. EasyEXPERT software prohibits to set the odd GPIB address to prevent the issue above.
B2960A Low Noise Power Source
B2980A Picoammeter and Electrometer/High R meter
Keysight B2900A family
The B2900A series is a member of B2900 Precision Instrument Family, which provide
a variety of precision measurement solutions with both sourcing and measurement
capabilities. The B2960A series of Low Noise Power Sources have up to 6.5-digit voltage/
current sourcing resolution and a 10 μVrms noise floor. The B2980A series of picoammeter/
electrometer have down to 0.01fA and up to 10 PΩ. Further information on the B2900
Precision Instrument Family is available at http://www.keysight.com/find/b2900a.
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