| Femto / Picoammter | Electrometer / High resistance meter | |||
| Model | B2981B | B2983B | B2985B | B2987B | 
| Resolution | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 
| Current measurement | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 
| Minimum range | 2pA | 2pA | 2pA | 2pA | 
| Resistance measurement | Up to 10P ohm | up to 10P ohm | ||
| Voltage measurement | 1uV - 20V | 1uV - 20V | ||
| Input resistance | >200T ohm | >200T ohm | ||
| Femto / Picoammter | Electrometer / High resistance meter | |||
| Model | B2981B | B2983B | B2985B | B2987B | 
| Resolution | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 6-1/2 digits | 
| Current measurement | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 0.01fA - 20mA | 
| Minimum range | 2pA | 2pA | 2pA | 2pA | 
| Resistance measurement | Up to 10P ohm | up to 10P ohm | ||
| Voltage measurement | 1uV - 20V | 1uV - 20V | ||
| Input resistance | >200T ohm | >200T ohm | ||
| Charge measurement | 1fC - 2uC | 1fC - 2uC | ||
| Temp measurement | Y | Y | ||
| Humidity measurement | Y | Y | ||
| Voltage source | up to 1,000V | up to 1,000V | ||
| Minimum resolution | 700uV | 700uV | ||
| Maximum reading rate | 20,000 rdg/s | 20,000 rdg/s | 20,000 rdg/s | 20,000 rdg/s | 
| Battery operation | Y | Y | ||
| Remote interface | USB,LAN, GPIB | |||