My DMM6500, bought from Farnell April 17th, was finally delivered yesterday.
Apart from unboxing and turning it on, I didn’t have the chance to fully test the new meter.
I also have a DMM7510 and a 2450, so I’m already familiar with the user interface and I should say I’m a huge fan. Comparing with the other instruments with this UI, I could see a few subtle changes in DMM6500 UI.
As this meter supports a MUX card, there are some new menu items for this functionality. Although I didn’t test it, it seems very easy to manage MUX channels and create a scan script for data acquisition.
There are also some new menu items (and a front panel button) dedicated to apps. Some demo apps come preloaded in the instrument.
My first impressions (no serious performance test performed so far):
This is a very nice 6.5 digit meter and a “killer” at this price (under 1,000 Euros).
If there are no performance issues (not expected form a manufacturer such as Keithley), this is probably the best meter on the market in this segment!
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I’ll be traveling the next few days, so away from the lab and unable to play with the new toy…
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Best regards,
Pedro Couto