N1417A Datasheet, PDF (2/16 Pages) Keysight Technologies – Femto/Picoammeter and Electrometer/High Resistance Meter

02 | Keysight | B2980A Series Femto/Picoammeter and Electrometer/High Resistance Meter - Data Sheet
Product Overview
Unique capabilities and features maximize confidence for sensitive measurements
Keysight B2980A Series of Femto/Picoammeters and Electrometers/High Resistance Meters not only
offer best-in-class measurement performance, but also provide unprecedented features to maximize
your measurement confidence. The Femto/Picoammeters and Electrometers both offer 0.01 fA (10^-17 A)
minimum current resolution, which meets virtually all existing and future low-level current measurement
needs. The electrometers feature a 1,000 V voltage sourcing capability that supports up to 10 PΩ (10¹⁶ Ω)
resistance measurements. The electrometers also work with Keysight’s well-proven high resistance meter
accessories. Both the Femto/Picoammeter and Electrometer have battery powered versions to eliminate
AC power line noise. This available capability provides an unmatched level of noise reduction, enabling
low-level measurements that were previously impossible.
Unlike conventional picoammeters and electrometers, the B2980A series possesses a 4.3” color LCD-based
graphical user interface (GUI) that provides multiple options for viewing data. In addition to numeric
format, data can also be viewed as a graph, as a histogram and as a trend chart. These unique front-panel
capabilities facilitate the capture of transient behavior and provide the ability to make quick statistical
analyses without the need for a PC. The B2980A series also has features to help you maintain measurement
integrity on the external cabling and fixturing. The available Setup Integrity Checker software permits the
comparison of noise levels for different cabling and fixturing arrangements, allowing you to identify and
isolate the noise-sensitive areas in your measurement system. In addition to these impressive measurement
capabilities, the B2980A series has easy-to-use and convenient measurement assist functions that permit
users with limited or no electrical engineering training to perform complicated electrical characterization
operations with ease.
To provide flexibility and enable you to purchase an instrument with the exact amount of testing capability
for your needs, the Keysight B2980A series offers four product versions.
Key specifications
Model
Measurement resolution
Current measurement
Minimum range
Resistance measurement
Voltage measurement
Input resistance
Charge measurement
Temperature measurement
Humidity measurement
Voltage source
Minimum resolution
Maximum reading rate
Battery operation
Other key features
Femto/Picoammeter
Electrometer/High Resistance Meter
B2981A
B2983A
B2985A
B2987A
6½ digits
6½ digits
6½ digits
6½ digits
0.01 fA - 20 mA
0.01 fA - 20 mA
0.01 fA - 20 mA
0.01 fA - 20 mA
2 pA
2 pA
2 pA
2 pA
Up to 10 PΩ
Up to 10 PΩ
1 μV - 20 V
1 μV - 20 V
> 200 TΩ
> 200 TΩ
1 fC - 2 μC
1 fC - 2 μC
√
√
√
√
Up to ±1,000 V
Up to ±1,000 V
700 μV
700 μV
20,000 rdg/s
20,000 rdg/s
20,000 rdg/s
20,000 rdg/s
√
√
Graphical capability (Meter View, Graph View, Histogram View, Roll View), Auto navigation, 100,000 points sample
buffer, Interface (USB, LAN, GPIB, LXI Core), Free PC control software, etc.