I am currently studying how to control the voltage and the current of a source meter which is keithley 2400 using labview software. Download keysight instrument drivers, current and previous versions, ordered by driver types, and learn more about using instrument drivers. Native labview driver for the 2400 series sourcemeters. Keithley series 24xx sourcemeter native labview driver. Keithley 2612b dualchannel system sourcemeter smu with. Im afraid that you do not parse data properly usually, such devices. Keithley 2450, 2460, 2461 native labview 2015 instrument driver version 1. Series 2400 sourcemeter users manual 2400s90001 rev. Only while loops seem to have stop buttons, and these will iterate continuously until the stop button is pressed, this lsbview not really what i want. Of course its always possible to simply open them up. Sep 18, 2009 instrument control with ni labview labview.
I have downloaded the keithley driver available on the ni website, as well as some additional drivers from startech for the adapter. Jun 23, 2018 how to use labview to control the voltage and keithley labview of keithley ask question. Keithley 2400 generalpurpose sourcemeter is designed specifically for test applications that demand tightly coupled sourcing and measurement. Place your device on the power stage and use the micromanipulators to place two tungsten needles on your device contacts as shown in figure 1. My professor just gave me a task that i need to connect keithley 2400 via a pci gpib and read some data from the machine. I am using a startech usb to rs232 serial adapter and i am running the newest version of labview not nxg. How to control your instrument in labview without a driver duration. Keithley system sourcemeter 2602b pdf user manuals. The 2400 from keithley is a 2400 series 200v, 1a, 20w sourcemeter unit smu instrument. Labview software driver downloadable labtracer software downloadable the keithley 2400 is designed specifically for test applications that demand tightly coupled sourcing and measurement.
Iv sweeps using the keithley 2400 and labview start up 1. View online or download keithley system sourcemeter 2602b reference manual, quick start manual, instrument specifications. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Automating measurements from a keithley 2400 sourcemeter smu. Tektronix releases a software called kickstarter, however. If you are looking for drivers for ni products, visit ni drivers. We have a keithley 2400 smu in our lab but we can not control it through windows 10 64 bit. Apr 02, 2020 automating measurements from a keithley 2400 sourcemeter smu instrument with labview nxg. Does anyone have a labview vi for keithley 236 for current vs.
Keithleys sourcemeter family is designed specifically for test applications that demand tightly coupled sourcing and measurement. K september 2011 99 washington street melrose, ma 02176 phone 7816651400 toll free 18005178431 visit us at. Keithley 2400 series smu instruments offer fourquadrant precision voltage and current sourceload coupled with measurement now on a touchscreen user interface. The labview instrument driver network has support for the keithley 2400, and the driver includes example vis that show how to control this.
How can i control keithley 2400 through windows 10. Iv sweeps using the keithley 2400 and labview start up. The 2400 provides precision voltage and current sourcing as well as measurement capabilities. It is designed specifically for test applications that demand tightly coupled sourcing and measurement. The keithley 2400 instrument driver for labview nxg uses an intuitive and consistent programming pattern of open, configure, readwrite, and close start from an example program the keithley 24xx labview plug and play driver includes a labview nxg project that includes several example vis to get started from. How to use keithley 2400 drivers tektronix and keithley. Keithley 2450, 2460, 2461 native labview 2015 instrument.
You need actually to get data from device, by trace. Keithley series 24xx sourcemeter native labview driver version. Create a control for the name or relative path terminal on the left hand side of the build path node. It includes both a highly stable dc power source and true instrument grade 6. Achieve maximum sample rate for keithley 2400 in labview. Mar 18, 2020 keithley 2401 labview driver seki 9, 5 33 in the end, i used the ki driver supplied by keithley. Native labview driver for models 2450, 2460, 2461, 2470 interactive sourcemeters version 1. The model 2461, part of keithley s fourth generation sourcemeter smus, leverages the proven capabilities of the series 2400 smu instruments to offer a highly flexible, fourquadrant voltage and current sourceload coupled with precision voltage and current measurements. The methodology applies to all instruments that use scpi, this is not limited to the 33522. When i simply try to run the initialization vi it doesnt work.
Feb 19, 2016 keithley 2450, 2460, 2461 native labview 2015 instrument driver version 1. The keithley 2400 200v1a20w sourcemeter smu instrument is designed specifically for test applications that demand tightly coupled sourcing and measurement. All sourcemeter models provide precision voltage and current sourcing as well as measurement capabilities. To work properly with the driver, your instrument must have a compatible version of firmware. The keithley 24xx labview plug and play driver includes a labview nxg project that includes several example vis to. Keithley 2450, 2460, 2461, 2470 native labview 2018.
The keithley 24xx labview plug and play driver includes a labview nxg project that includes several example vis to get started from. Keithley 2400 sourcemeter instrument driver national instruments. I know its communicating in some form, because my keithley goes into remote mode and the initialization driver is able to properly read what the model of the keithley is. Im new to labview, looking for a vi that will plot data for current vs. How to use labview to control the voltage and current of. Keithley series 2600b system sourcemeter smu instruments. Nov 23, 2010 keithley series 24xx sourcemeter native labview driver version 1. These instruments can simultaneously source and measure current from 10 fa to 10 a pulse andor voltage from 100nv to 1100v, for w pulse and 100w dc total power.
Keithley instruments 2400854b01 release note for version b01 ivi instrument driver for the model 2400, 2410, 2420, 2425, 2430, 2440, and 6430 sourcemeters 7232004. Try to use existing driver for labview instrument driver for keithley 2400. Keithley 2400 sourcemeter instrument driver national. How to use labview to control the voltage and current of keithley 2400. This smu provides precision voltage and current sourcing as well as measurement capabilities.
I need someone to convert the keithley driver labview 5. Achieve maximum sample rate for keithley 2400 in labview stack. How to control your instrument in labview without a driver. Im afraid that you do not parse data properly usually, such devices return string with array of values, which you need to parse.
Homesupportdownloads drivers 3rd party instrument drivers keithley 2400. From the configuration popup look at the installed drivers section to find and install the ni select histogram singleshot to find the discrete histogram of our signal. Software emulation for keithleys model 2400 sourcemeter smu instrument usb 2. Steps through how to control a function generator in labview using scpi commands and visa. I am trying to do some very basic measurements with a keithley 2400 sourcemeter on labview. Keithley 2401 labview driver seki 9, 5 33 in the end, i used the ki driver supplied by keithley. On the write keithley labview spreadsheet keithlsy create a constant for the top format terminal. Keithley 2450, 2460, 2461 native labview 8 instrument driver version 1. Dec 29, 2019 automating measurements from a keithley 2400 sourcemeter smu instrument with labview nxg.
The labview instrument driver export wizard allows you to convert a labview 8. This software works with keithley 23x and 24xx series source meter units smus to perform common types of currentvoltage. Instrument driver network idnet find, download, or submit a driver to communicate with thirdparty instruments. The model 2461, part of keithleys fourth generation sourcemeter smus, leverages the proven capabilities of the series 2400 smu instruments to offer a highly flexible, fourquadrant voltage and current sourceload coupled with precision voltage and current measurements. Keithley instruments 2400 854b01 release note for version b01 ivi instrument driver for the model 2400, 2410, 2420, 2425, 2430, 2440, and 6430 sourcemeters 7232004.
Labview is a graphical programming environment by national instrumentstm used by millions of engineers and scientists to develop press j to jump to the feed. Begin by plugging in the keithley 2400 power cord and turning the machine on. Keithley series 24xx sourcemeter native labview driver version 1. May 31, 2019 automating measurements from a keithley 2400 sourcemeter smu instrument with labview nxg. The keithley 2400 instrument driver for labview nxg uses an intuitive and consistent programming pattern of open, configure, readwrite, and close start from an example program. Jul 29, 2014 steps through how to control a function generator in labview using scpi commands and visa.
Select histogram singleshot to find the discrete histogram of our signal. It provides precision voltage and current sourcing as well as measurement capabilities. The labview instrument driver import wizard allows you to convert an instrument driver from labwindowscvi c source to a labview wrapper dll. I can only use the earlier version of the driver since my program was written based on this driver. Keithley 2450, 2460, 2461 native labview 8 instrument. Does anyone share a simple script using keithley 2400 with. Create a constant for the new extension terminal on the left side of the replace file extension node. Automating measurements from a keithley 2400 sourcemeter. Example programs are included with most instrument driver downloads. Expand the build array node to include multiple elements. Software emulation for keithley s model 2400 sourcemeter smu instrument usb 2. We have a keithley 2400 smu in our lab but we can not control it through. Maybe this is too fool to ask but how can i know why is every keithley 2400 driver for.
Downloadable labview software driver, downloadable. These instrument drivers are made available in the instrument driver network. How to use labview to control the voltage and keithley labview of keithley ask question. Now, you just convert string to number are you sure, that this is correct. Find instrument drivers that are available for this instrument for use in labview, labwindowscvi, or measurement studio. I am using gpib controller to connect keithley 2400 to my pc, however i dont have any experience using this labview software, can anyone suggest how to create this kind of program. Im trying to build one using the keithley drivers, but if someone out there has already.
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