The Tektronix DMM6500 is a 6½-digit benchtop digital multimeter engineered for precision measurement and automated test applications. Built around a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen, it delivers 15 measurement functions spanning DC/AC voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, temperature, and diode characterization. The integrated 1 MS/sec, 16-bit digitizer captures transient waveforms with 10 µV voltage sensitivity and 10 nA current sensitivity. Accuracy reaches 0.04% on DC and AC voltage measurements. Up to 7 million readings fit in internal memory, while optional scanner card support enables multi-channel switching—10 channels of 2-pole measurements or 5 channels of 4-pole measurements with a 2000-SCAN card.
Technical Specifications
• Measurement Functions: 15 built-in: DC/AC voltage, DC/AC current, 2-wire and 4-wire resistance, capacitance, temperature (RTD, thermistor, thermocouple), diode test with variable current sources, voltage and current digitizing
• Display: 6½-digit resolution on 5-inch (12.7 cm) graphical touchscreen
• Accuracy (DCV): 0.04%; 25 PPM (1 year), 30 PPM (2 years) basic accuracy
• Accuracy (ACV): 0.04%
• Voltage Ranges: Up to 1000 V DC; up to 750 V AC
• Current Ranges: 10 pA to 10 A
• Resistance Ranges: 1 Ω to 100 MΩ or 1 mΩ to 100 MΩ
• Digitizer Sampling: 1 MS/sec maximum; 16-bit resolution; 1 µs minimum sampling interval
• Digitizer Sensitivity: 10 µV (voltage), 10 nA (current)
• Memory: Up to 7 million readings
• Measurement Rate: 1 PLC or 5 PLC (16.67 ms at 60 Hz; 20 ms at 50 Hz or 400 Hz)
• Input Power: 100 V to 240 VAC, 50/60/400 Hz auto-sensing
– Key Features
• Waveform analysis with pinch/zoom, cursors, and statistics
• User-installable scanner card slot for multi-channel capability
• Touchscreen interface for intuitive operation and data visualization
• Variable-current diode test function
– Typical Applications
Automated testing, multi-channel measurement systems, laboratory characterization, and field service in industrial and electronics environments.
– Compatibility & Integration
• Standard Interfaces: USB-TMC, LXI/Ethernet
• Optional Interfaces: GPIB, TSP-Link®, RS-232, KTTI card with 6 programmable digital I/O ports
• Emulation Modes: SCPI, TSP® scripting, Keithley 2000 SCPI, Keysight 34401A SCPI
• Software: Compatible with Keithley KickStart Software
