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Keithley DMM6500 Scanner Card - first impressions

Jan Cumps
Jan Cumps
7 Feb 2023
Keithley DMM6500 Scanner Card - first impressions

I road tested the  Keithley Bench Digital Multimeter DMM6500. I recently purchased a 2000-SCAN 10 channel scanner card. This is my fist little test after receiving it.

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I bought a 2nd hand card. 250€ on eBay. It's the relay version (there's also a solid-state version).
It can switch 10 2-wire inputs. For low resistance measurements, you can make 5 4-wire measurements. 

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At the top of the post, you see the front side with the lid closed. Here is the same view with that lid open.

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This is the unspectacular underside:

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Wiring it up

I've wired channel 1 and 6 up. So that I can do 2 2-wire measurements or one 4-wire one.

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Then plugged the card into the DMM dock:

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I connected the 2 channels to a power supply. Channel 1 to a 1V dc output. Channel 2 to 1.5V dc.

Specs

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Setting up a simple scan

I defined a DC Volt scan for both, taking 1 sample on each channel

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Then I used the Channel App, and ran the scan:

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Simple start, but it worked as expected.

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  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to Gough Lui +1
    I'm surprised you didn't actually build one Look here: DC switching board . neuromodulator made one. I've been thinking (and procrastinating) about it too. Then this one popped up in my eBay search…
  • Jan Cumps
    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to Gough Lui +1
    One hesitation I would have buying second hand is simply the amount of wear on the relays. It was a gamble. That's why I never bought 2nd hand ones that were going for a higher price. 250 € is still…
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  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 2 years ago

    I'm surprised you didn't actually build one - I'm aware of Cozscan2020 which seems like a pretty decent choice if you were to DIY:
    https://github.com/cozdas/CozScan2020

    It's nice that Keithley has compatibility with such a wide variety of (and some old) scanner cards. One hesitation I would have buying second hand is simply the amount of wear on the relays. Then again, I suppose you could just replace them yourself when the time comes ...

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    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

    I'm surprised you didn't actually build one

    Look here:  DC switching board . neuromodulator made one. I've been thinking (and procrastinating) about it too. Then this one popped up in my eBay search at a decent price. 
    I can still build one. 

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    Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to Gough Lui

    I'm surprised you didn't actually build one

    Look here:  DC switching board . neuromodulator made one. I've been thinking (and procrastinating) about it too. Then this one popped up in my eBay search at a decent price. 
    I can still build one. 

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    Gough Lui over 2 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    Well, I did build my own ... more than one actually ...

    https://goughlui.com/2022/09/24/project-usb-lan-40-input-1w-2w-4w-solid-state-relay-multiplexer-w-rp2040/

    Not that it was anything special or particularly user friendly. Just something quick for "the guy that still doesn't have a DMM6500" ... i.e. me.

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