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Section 8: Source-Measure Concepts
Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Overview
The documentation in this section provides detailed information on source-measure concepts and
includes the following information:
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"Basic circuit configurations"
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Compliance limit
When sourcing voltage, the Keithley Instruments Series 2600 System SourceMeter
®
can be set to
limit current. Conversely, when sourcing current, the SourceMeter can be set to limit voltage. The
SourceMeter output will not exceed the compliance limit, except for the condition described in
in Section 4.
Maximum compliance
The maximum compliance values for the source ranges are summarized in
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Table 8-1
Maximum compliance limits
Model 2601/2602
Model 2611/2612
Model 2635/2636
Source
range
Maximum
compliance
value
Source
range
Maximum
compliance
value
Source
range
Maximum
compliance
value
100mV
1V
6V
40V
3A
3A
3A
1A
200mV
2V
20V
200V
1.5A
1.5A
1.5A
100mA
200mV
2V
20V
200V
1
1.5A
1.5A
1.5A
100mA
100nA
1µA
10µA
100µA
1mA
10mA
100mA
1A
3A
40V
40V
40V
40V
40V
40V
40V
40V
6V
100nA
1µA
10µA
100µA
1mA
10mA
100mA
1A
1.5A
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
20V
20V
100pA
1nA
10nA
100nA
1µA
10µA
100µA
1mA
10mA
100mA
1A
1.5A
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
200V
20V
20V