DMM6500

DMM6500 6½-Digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter Datasheet Key Features • 15 measurement functions including capacitance, temperature, and digitizing • Expanded measurement ranges include 10 pA to 10 A and 1 mΩ to 100 MΩ • Large 5-inch (12.7 cm) multi-touch capacitive touchscreen with graphical display • Large internal memory; store up to 7 million readings • Multiple language modes: SCPI, TSP® scripting, Keithley 2000 SCPI emulation, Keysight 34401A SCPI emulation The DMM6500 is a modern bench/system DMM delivering more measurement functionality, best-in-class measurement insight, and a price that will not break your budget. The most recognizable feature of the DMM6500 is the large 5-inch (12.7 cm) capacitive touch screen display that makes it easy to observe, interact with, and explore measurements with “pinch and zoom” simplicity. Beyond its display technology, the DMM 6500 superior analog measurement performance delivers 25 PPM basic DCV accuracy for one year and 30 PPM for two years, potentially allowing you to extend your calibration cycles. The DMM6500 is equipped with all the measurement functions you would expect in a bench multimeter, so there’s no need to buy additional measurement capabilities. Its 15 measurement functions, including capacitance, temperature (RTD, thermistor, and thermocouple), diode test with variable current sources, and up to 1 MS/sec digitizing are now included. The digitizing function can be used for voltage or current and is especially useful in capturing transient anomalies or to help profile power events such as the operating states of today’s battery operated devices. Current and voltage can be digitized with a programmable 1 MS/sec 16-bit digitizer, making it possible to acquire waveforms without the need for a separate instrument. • Two-year specifications allow for longer calibration cycles • Standard USB-TMC and LXI/Ethernet communication interfaces • Optional user-installable communication interfaces including: GPIB, TSP-Link®, and RS-232 • Capture voltage or current transients with 1 MS/sec digitizer • USB host port for storing readings, instrument configurations, and screen images • Three-year warranty Analyze complex waveforms with the touchscreen display. Datasheet Capture and Analyze Voltage or Current Transitions Power analysis is becoming more important in today’s electronic designs. Designers must now consider more efficient components and complex system design typically requiring multiple power states. The DMM6500 has the tools you need to help design and troubleshoot these complex systems. Eight different current ranges allow measurements from 10 amps down to 10 pico-amps, giving you the dynamic range to measure your power states. In addition, a built-in 1 MS/sec digitizing function can help capture transient events, allowing you to see and analyze transitions as they occur. Pinch and zoom simplicity for in-depth waveform analysis. Visualize and analyze waveforms using adjustable cursors and statistics. DMM6500 Measurement Capabilities Logarithmic Scale DC Voltage AC Voltage DC Current AC Current Resistance (2-wire) Resistance (4-wire) Capacitance Period Frequency Diode 1f 1p 1n 1µ 1m 1 100 nV 100 nV 1k 1M 1G 1010 V 750 VRMS 10.1 A 10.1 A 10 pA 100 pA 10 µΩ 1 µΩ 120 MΩ 120 MΩ 0.1 pF 120 µF 3.3 µs 333 ms 3 Hz 12 V 10 µV 300 kHz (Selectable: 10 µA / 100 µA / 1 mA / 10 mA source) Digitize Voltage Digitize Current 10 µV 1010 V 10.1 A 10 nA Linear Scale Thermocouple –200°C Thermistor –80°C 2-, 3-, 4-Wire RTD –200°C –500° DMM6500 15 measurement functions and ranges. 2 TEK.COM 1820°C 150°C 850°C 0° 500° 1000° 1500° 2000° DMM6500 6½-Digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter DMM6500 Touchscreen Display Front Panel Five-inch (12.7 cm) touchscreen displays more information simultaneously One button access for easier navigation Apps Key for quick access to customized programs Online HELP is just a button press away Store test results and screen images quickly via the USB 2.0 Host Port Lower swipe screen speeds up access to often-used features such as function selection, statistics, and plotting Front/rear input selector pushbutton with LED to easily identify position DMM6500 Rear Panel User-installable communication accessory. Provides connectivity options for GPIB, TSP-Link, or RS-232, and each with 6 programmable digital I/O ports LAN/LXI Interface BNC input/output triggers for external control and synchronization USB-TMC 2.0 Interface User access to current protection fuse Rear inputs including 10A current input User-installable scanner accessory for automated multi-channel measurements TEK.COM 3 Datasheet Multi-channel/Scanning Applications Temperature Measurement Applications When characterizing or profiling your design it is often critical to make a series of measurements. In these applications the need for automated multi-channel measurements is advantageous. The DMM6500 is equipped with a scanner card slot allowing up to 10 channels of switching, giving you the capability to make automated multi-channel measurements. Plugging in the 2000-SCAN card gives users up to 10 channels of 2-pole measurements or 5 channels of 4-pole measurements. Functions can be programmed on a per-channel basis if supported by the switch topology. Temperature is one of the most measured signal types in the world, and the DMM6500 has many options to help you make this measurement. Besides RTD, thermistor, and thermocouple functions, you can equip your DMM with a nine-channel scanner card with built-in CJC for automated thermocouple temperature scanning. This feature is very useful when your design requires thermal profiling, especially when enclosed in a temperature chamber. 2000-SCAN 10-Channel Multiplexer. 2001-TCSCAN 9-Channel Thermocouple Multiplexer and DMM6500 rear panel. Application Programs The DMM6500 is factory installed with application programs to help you get more out of your instrument. These application programs appear when the instrument is used in the TSP or native SCPI communication language mode. These examples highlight the unique ability of the DMM6500 to run specialized applications which customize the user interface. This can significantly change the way information is displayed or even automated in performing an application Menu of application programs that can customize the display or perform special functions. 4 TEK.COM Ready to Use Instrument Drivers Simplify Programming Prefer to create your own customized application software? Native National Instruments Labview®, IVI-C, and IVI-COM drivers are available for downloading to simplify the programming process. For the Labview® driver visit www.ni.com; for IVI drivers visit www.tek.com. DMM6500 6½-Digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter System Integration and Programming Users have maximum programming flexibility with the DMM6500. In addition to traditional SCPI programming (default), the unit can also be configured for SCPI emulation for the Keithley 2000 or the Keysight 34401A. Additionally, Keithley’s powerful Test Script Processor (TSP®) programming is another option that allows unique single- or multi-instrument testing applications where speed is critical. DMM6500 with KTTI-TSP Option 2450 SourceMeter® TSP® Script TSP-Link® 2460 SourceMeter® TSP-Link® Conditional branching Calculations Pass/Fail test Prober/Handler control Datalogging/ Formatting I/O Control (Triggering/ Handler) Device Under Test TSP System using TSP-Link for instrument to instrument communication. TSP® scripting allows running powerful test scripts directly on the instrument, without the need for an external PC controller. These test scripts are complete test programs based on an easy-to-use yet highly efficient and compact scripting language, LUA (www.lua.org). Scripts are a collection of instrument control commands and/or program statements. Program statements control script execution and provide facilities such as variables, functions, branching, and loop control. This allows you to create powerful measurement applications without an integrated development environment (IDE). Test scripts can contain any sequence of routines that are executable by conventional programming languages (including decisionmaking algorithms), so the instrument can manage every facet of the test without the need to communicate with a PC for decision making. This eliminates delays due to GPIB, Ethernet, or USB traffic congestion and greatly improves test times. TSP technology also offers mainframe-less channel expansion. The KTTI-TSP is a user installable accessory card offering connectivity to TSP-Link® technology. This channel expansion bus allows connecting multiple DMM6500’s or other TSP-enabled instruments together to form a tightly synchronized instrument system. Connection is provided with simple low cost Category 5 Ethernet cabling. The system is organized in a mastersubordinate configuration, essentially allowing the connected instruments to act as one. Other Keithley TSP-enabled instruments include the 2450 and 2460 Graphical SourceMeter® SMU Instruments, Series 2600B SourceMeter® SMU Instruments, DMM7510, DAQ6510, and the Series 3700A Switch/Multimeter Measurement systems. TSP-Link technology supports up to 32 units, so it’s easy to scale a system to fit the requirements of an application. TSP Scripting example showing 4-wire resistance. TEK.COM 5 Datasheet KickStart Instrument PC Control Software KickStart allows you to configure, test, and collect data from multiple instruments, including DMMs, power supplies, SMU instruments, and dataloggers. You can control up to eight instruments at the same time and retrieve millions of readings from each instrument. This makes KickStart a great solution for your datalogging needs and for capturing lots of data from transient events with a digitizing DMM. Getting insights quickly is important, so KickStart plots your data immediately and dedicates a large portion of the viewing area to the graph, while also allowing you to view and edit the most essential parameters of other instruments in your test setup. Kickstart also includes comparison tools to allow you to plot and overlay data from the run history of each test. Key KickStart features: • Automate data collection from up to eight instruments • Replicate tests quickly using saved test configurations • Use statistical summaries and builtin plotting and comparison tools to quickly discover measurement anomalies and trends • Export data in ready-to-use formats for additional analysis or to share test updates with your colleagues Kickstart allows you to perform and setup a test quickly and easily using a single point-and-click setup screen. KickStart allows you to display data in both graphical and tabular formats. Mouse over the data in the graph to see exact values or use cursors to view detail on multiple data series at once. 6 TEK.COM DMM6500 6½-Digit Bench/System Digital Multimeter Specification Conditions This document contains specifications and supplemental information for the DMM6500 Multimeter System. Specifications are the standards against which the DMM6500 is tested. Upon leaving the factory, the DMM6500 meets these specifications. Supplemental and typical values are nonwarranted, apply at 23°C, and are provided solely as useful information. Measurement accuracies are specified for DMM6500 front or rear input terminals and include conversion error for thermocouple, thermistor, and RTD measurements. Measurement Conditions Include: • After a 30-minute warmup period. • 1 PLC or 5 PLC measurement rate; for NPLC settings less than 1 PLC, add appropriate noise error from “Measurement Noise” table. • Autozero enabled. • Calibration period: one year (recommended) or two years. Calibration period may vary depending on customer requirements. • 24-hour accuracy specification is relative to calibrator accuracy. • Communication accessory card slot cover or an optional KTTI interface card is properly installed onthe rear of the unit. Definitions: • TCAL — The temperature at which the instrument was calibrated (23°C for factory calibration). • Temperature coefficient — Additional uncertainty added for each°C outside TCAL ±5°C. • Power Line Cycle (PLC) — 16.67 ms at 60 Hz and 20 ms at 50 Hz or 400 Hz line frequency. Frequency automatically sensed at power up. TEK.COM 7 Datasheet DC Voltage DC Voltage Accuracy ±(% of reading + % of range) Range Resolution 100 mV 100 nV 90 Days TCAL ±5°C 1 Year TCAL ±5°C >10 GΩ or 10 MΩ ±1% 0.0015 + 0.0030 0.0025 + 0.0035 0.0030 + 0.0035 0.0035 + 0.0035 0.0001 + 0.0005 0.0030 + 0.0006 0.0001 + 0.0001 Input Impedance 24 Hours TCAL ±1°C 2 Years TCAL ±5°C Temperature Coefficient 1V 1 μV >10 GΩ or 10 MΩ ±1% 0.0015 + 0.0006 0.0020 + 0.0006 0.0025 + 0.0006 10 V 10 μV >10 GΩ or 10 MΩ ±1% 0.0010 + 0.0004 0.0020 + 0.0005 0.0025 + 0.0005 0.0030 + 0.0005 0.0001 + 0.0001 100 V 100 μV 10 MΩ ±1% 0.0015 + 0.0006 0.0035 + 0.0006 0.0040 + 0.0006 0.0050 + 0.0006 0.0006 + 0.0001 1000 V 1 1 mV 10 MΩ ±1% 0.0020 + 0.0006 0.0035 + 0.0006 0.0040 + 0.0006 0.0050 + 0.0006 0.0006 + 0.0001 Measurement Noise Characteristics and Rejection Ratios Measurement Rate in NPLCs 5 Digits 4 5 14 6.5 DCV RMS Noise Uncertainty (in % of range + fixed base) 2 NMRR 3 CMRR 3 0 100 dB 140 dB 0 60 dB 140 dB 0 90 dB 140 dB 140 dB 1 0 60 dB 0.1 4 0.00015 + 1 µV 40 dB 120 dB 0.1 0.00015 + 4 µV -- 120 dB 0.00030 + 6 µV -- 80 dB 0.00500 + 40 µV -- 80 dB 0.01 0.0005 5.5 4.5 DC Voltage Characteristics Overrange 20% on 100 mV, 1 V, 10 V, and 100 V. 1% on 1000 V ADC Linearity (10 V range) 0.0001% of 10 V range Input Impedance 100 mV to 10 V Ranges: Selectable: (>10 GΩ or 10 MΩ ±1%) in parallel with