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How do I perform a digitized current measurement on a Keithley DMM6500?

Question :

How do I perform a digitized current measurement on a Keithley DMM6500?

Answer :

For this example: making a 1kS/s digitized current measurement with 2000 Samples.

  • Buffer Settings:
  1. Press MENU
  2. Under the Measure Tab, press Reading Buffers
  3. Change capacity to 200000
  4. I set Fill Mode to Once (but continuous also worked)
  5. Be sure to clear the buffer to ensure you are starting with an empty buffer.
  • Measurement Setting:
  1. Press HOME
  2. FUNCTIONS Tab:
    1. DIGI I (for digitized current measurements).
    2. Swipe Right.
  3. SETTINGS Tab:
    1. Sample Rate = 100000
    2. Count = 200000
    3. Set up Trigger: Enter preferred trigger settings
  4. Select GRAPH Tab to view Data
  5. When set to trigger from display, press the TRIGGER key from the front panel.
  6. Readings are taken for two seconds and displayed in the graph.
  • To View Tabular Data:
  1. MENU button
  2. Under VIEWS tab, Reading Table
  3. Scroll to last reading (you can use the graph image in the top right of the screen to quickly scroll through data)


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