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Model 237-BNC-TRX High-Voltage Triaxial Adapter Instruction Sheet The BNC end of the Model 237-BNC-TRX High Voltage Triaxial Adapter mates directly to an instrument that uses BNC connectors. The other end of the adapter accommodates a 3-slot triaxial cable to allow connection to equipment that uses 3-lug triaxial …	PA-396	24 Aug 2023

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Model 237-BNC-TRX High-Voltage Triaxial Adapter Instruction Sheet

User Manuals PA-396C 24 Aug 2023

Leveraging Test Script Processor (TSP) Technology with Keithley TSP Toolkit

This quick demo video will guide you through some of the key features of the new Keithley TSP Toolkit, currently available as a Beta download on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

Duration: 6m 29s

Test Script Execution with TSP™

With Test Script Processor or TSP for test automation we can create a file called a TSP script that contains all or part of the test routine and is capable of executing sweeps and collecting data …

Duration: 1:48

Test Automation through Scripting with Python

Watch this video to see how Python scripting can be used together with an 2 Series MSO oscilloscope and 2400 Graphical Series SMU instrument to automate testing, increasing quality, driving …

Duration: 0:38

One-Box Battery Simulation and Modelling Solution

Learn how the Keithley KickStart Battery Simulator App and 2461 source measure unit (SMU) offer a one-box solution for battery simulation, generation and testing.

Duration: 57s

Electric Vehicle Charging - What's Ahead?

With electric vehicles (EVs) increasingly becoming mainstream, the industry must create a convenient and reliable EV charging network to ensure driving adoption. Watch as we discuss what's coming …

Duration: 26:18

Coding in TSP™

Each Test Script Processor or TSP-enabled instrument has a set of commands that cover the entire range of functionality for that instrument. In addition to operating like a traditional command set …

Duration: 3:03

What is TSP-Net™?

See how Test Script Processor or TSP enables a test system independent of PC control because instruments can execute full tests and instrument automation is coordinated by leveraging a cost …

Duration: 1:14

What Is TSP-Link™?

Each Test Script Processor or TSP-enabled instrument with a TSP-Link interface offers the flexibility to scale your system as needed as each can coordinate hardware-level triggering, execute …

Duration: 1:37

What is TSP™?

Test Script Processor or TSP is a unique instrument automation command set and programming language. TSP-enabled instruments contain an embedded scripting engine that’s capable of executing both …

Duration: 2:23

TSP™ Apps for the Touch Test Invent® (TTI) Platform

Keithley Touch Test Invent instruments provide a graphical touch screen and in addition offer display API commands that enable you to generate data entry boxes, labels and images, custom graphs …

Duration: 1:11

DCIR Measurement Tips for EV Battery Testing

Ensuring the quality of each battery cell is critical to meeting the global demand for battery cells. Watch as we examine ways to characterize the internal resistance or impedance of a battery and …

Duration: 23:43

Keithley KickStart All-In-One Battery Test Solution

This video demonstrates our all-in-one, no code solution to generate, simulate, and cycle test batteries to supply stable power to wireless technology and IoT devices, to meet the increasing …

Duration: 11:43

How Silicon Carbide Is Powering the Electric Vehicle Revolution

Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs are supplanting silicon IGBTs in the drivetrain inverter of battery electric vehicles. While today SiC claims only around 5% of the market, with the vast majority of …

Duration: 30:07

Nowi Case Study

New Tektronix battery simulator helps Nowi to supercharge the world’s drive towards autonomous energy.

Duration: 2m 52s

The 2470 Graphical SourceMeter SMU

Keithley’s next generation source measure units continue to enable engineers and scientists to learn faster, work smarter, and invent easier. Watch this video to see how the 2470 SMU is taking the …

Duration: 2m 43s

Characterizing and Validating Performance of Your Power Semiconductors

Characterizing semiconductor devices using source measure units and graphical user interfaces is a crucial part of the design process. In this webinar, you will learn how SMUs can characterize …

Duration: 33m 5s

How to Use Keithley's Digital IO Feature on a Graphical Touchscreen SMU

Andrea Clary, a Keithley field applications engineer, teaches us how to use the digital I/O feature on Keithley’s graphical touchscreen SMU using the Keithley Test Script Processor (TSP).

Duration: 4m 39s

Double Pulse Testing of Wide Bandgap Devices

Double-pulse testing is the standard method for measuring the switching parameters of MOSFETs or IGBT power devices. Historically it has been a time-consuming process. However, the Tektronix …

Duration: 5:17

SiC- GaN Components - 5 Key Tests

This webinar presents techniques for high power characterization of Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) components. We look at power levels as high as 2000W and electrical levels of up …

Duration: 44:39

Power Integrity Design and Debug Tools

Explore a collection of test and measurement tools chosen by Tektronix experts perfect for engineers working on power integrity. From measuring ripple on DC power rails to seeing noise on your …

Duration: 1m 26s

Current-Voltage Made Accurate and Simple

In our webinar we look at ten common applications, from LEDs and Laser Diodes to measuring power efficiency of power management ICs and solar cells. Each case highlights how a Source Measure Unit …

Duration: 59m 14s

Using the Offset Compensation Ohms Mode on a Source Measure Unit

Watch this video to learn how the offset compensation mode of the source measure unit (SMU) can eliminate unwanted thermal errors.

Duration: 3m 13s

Two-Wire versus Four-Wire Resistance Testing Using a Source Measure Unit (SMU) Instrument

Watch this video to learn about two-wire versus four-wire resistance testing using a source measure unit (SMU) instrument.

Duration: 3m 32s

Short Demonstration of How the 2281S Battery Simulator Emulates a Battery and How the 2450 Source Me

This video demonstrates how to create a model for a battery that can be used in a battery simulator. A 2281S Battery Simulator emulates a battery for this demonstration and a 2450 SourceMeter SMU …

Duration: 7m 10s

Proper Measuring Techniques for High Resistance Low Current Measurements with Model 6517B Electromet

Making good quality low current and high resistance measurements using both features of the 6517B Electrometer and good shielding techniques

Duration: 11m

Model 6517B Electrometer-High Resistance Meter Insulation Resistance Testing

Simple concepts will be shown to make stable, accurate high resistance readings of cable insulation resistance in the 1014 Ω range. The 6517B Electrometer/High Resistance Meter is capable of …

Duration: 4m 14s

Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter Instrument Current vs Voltage Characterization

Duration: 3m 29s

KickStart High Resistivity Application

Watch this demo video to learn how to use the KickStart Software High Resistivity Application with the 6517B Electrometer.

Duration: 8m 15s

How to Setup the Model 6517B Electrometer for a Staircase Voltage Sweep

Duration: 4m 20s

How to Model a Lithium-Ion Battery with a Source Measure Unit (SMU)

Watch this video to see how Keithley 2400 Series Graphical SMUs can be easily programmed to characterize batteries used in IoT, medical wearables, Smart Home devices and generic portable battery …

Duration: 3m 38s

How to Enable Temperature and Relative Humidity Measurements on the Model 6517B Electrometer

Duration: 1m 40s

How to Make a Proper Low Current Measurement with the Model 6517B Electrometer

Duration: 2m 19s

How to Make a Resistance Measurement Using the Model 6517B Electrometer with Auto and Manual Modes

Duration: 3m 14s

How to Enable the Meter Connect Feature on the Model 6517B Electrometer

Duration: 1m 17s

Creating a Battery Discharge Model with a 2450 Source Measure Unit and Simulating the Battery with t

A 2450 SourceMeter SMU Instrument will be programmed to discharge a battery and create a model of the battery for use in the 2281S-20-6 Battery Simulator. The model consists of both open circuit …

Duration: 4m 15s

2400 Series - How To Use Saved Setups

Duration: 1m 34s

2400 Series - How To Restore Factory Defaults

Duration: 1m 22s

2400 Series - How To Enable-Disable Source Autoclear

Duration: 1m 7s

Using an SMU to Make Guarded Ohms Measurements

This video demonstrates how to use the Guarded Ohms Technique using a source measure unit to perform a variety of resistance measurements faster and more accurately than in the past.

Duration: 3m 20s

Touch, Test Invent: Keithley Touchscreen UI

Learn how the popular Touch, Test, Invent® interface available on Keithley DMMs, DAQs, and SMUs can be used to analyze your data enabling you to work faster and smarter.

Duration: 29:36

Reverse Breakdown Voltage Test Demo

This video demonstrates how to conduct a reverse breakdown voltage test on a diode using Keithley KickStart Software and a Keithley 2470 High Voltage SourceMeter® Source Measure Unit (SMU).

Duration: 2m 58s

Model 6517B Electrometer in the Charge Mode

Duration: 4m 37s

High Resistance Measurements using Keithleys Model 6517B Electrometer High Resistance Meter and the

Duration: 9m 16s

High Resistance Measurements using Keithleys Model 6517B

Duration: 3m 17s

How Does an SMU Work?

Watch this video to learn the basics of how a source measure unit (or SMU) works.

Duration: 2m 43s

Comparing Rise Times - SMU versus Power Supply

This video demonstrates the rise time of a source measure unit (SMU) compared to the rise time of a programmable power supply.

Duration: 3m 22s

What is a Source Measure Unit or SMU?

Watch this brief introduction to the source measure unit, or SMU, to learn more about this instrument that can precisely source voltage or current and simultaneously measure voltage and/or current …

Duration: 2m 49s

Simplify Your Current-Voltage Measurements

Watch the video to see how a Keithley source measure unit (SMU) instrument tightly integrates a power supply, digital multimeter (DMM), electronic load, and current source.

Duration: 1m 26s