Keithley 2461 100V, 10A, 1000W SourceMeter

The Keithley 2461 High Current SourceMeter® Source Measure Unit (SMU) Instrument brings advanced Touch, Test, Invent® technology right to your fingertips. It combines an innovative graphical user interface (GUI) with capacitive touchscreen technology to make testing intuitive and minimize the learning curve to help engineers and scientists learn faster, work smarter, and invent easier. With its 10 A/1000 W pulse current and 7 A/100 W DC current capability combined with dual 18-bit 1MS/s digitizers, the 2461 is optimized for characterizing and testing high power materials, devices, and modules, such as silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), DCDC converters, circuit protection devices, solar cells and panels, high brightness LEDs and lighting systems, electrochemical cells and batteries, and much more. These new capabilities, combined with Keithley’s expertise in high precision, high accuracy SMU instruments, will make the 2461 a “go-to instrument” for high current sourcing and high speed measurement applications in the lab and in the rack for years to come.

A modern curve tracer solution

Install I-V Tracer Software to your 2400 Series Graphical SMU and create a functional replacement to traditional curve tracers like the Tektronix 576 or 370. Quickly trace out two-terminal device characteristics without configuring sweeps or connecting to other software.

Making the big power switch

Demand for more efficient high-voltage semiconductors in 5G, automotive, and alternative energy markets is driving increasingly complex testing and research into new technologies like SiC and GaN. Your testing equipment will need to evolve to keep up.

Make measurements at a whole new level

SMU instruments capture more-detailed device behavior and can characterize the device in extended ranges, so you can understand your device better, enhance its quality and improve its performance.

Testing High Brightness LEDs

Highlights

• 6½-digit resolution precision source and measure
• 1 MSamples/s digitized measurement speed
• Current: 10 nA to 7 A DC, 10 A Pulse
• Voltage: 200 mV to 200 V
• Power: Up to 100 W DC to 1000 W Pulse

Intuitive UI. Smart and fast.

Measure, see and discover more on the intuitive, multi-touch user interface – from raw readings to histograms to time-based and voltage/current-based waveforms—and get to your answers more quickly.

How-to Videos

Highlights

• Five-inch touchscreen with carefully-designed color combination and screen layout
• Easy navigation and one-level-deep menu and settings
• 27.5 million data memory with time stamps all viewable on the instrument

Unmatched versatility and return on investment.

SMU instruments bring versatility to a new level for today’s applications and tomorrow’s innovation. Configure yours as a precision power supply, 6½-digit DMM, current source, voltage source, picoammeter, electronic load and more.

Learn more. Gain more.

Source Measure Unit Tutorial Learning Center brings together a wealth of information on Keithley SMUs and other products in an all-in-one, convenient location. We provide links to a wide variety of content related to the applications and industries we serve.

Cut Costs and Protect Your Investment

Keithley Care plans provide fast, high-quality services at a fraction of the cost of on-demand service events. You are one click or phone call away from obtaining repair coverage – no quotes, purchase orders, or approval delays.

For more information: Tektronix / Keithley