The instrument is a direct replacement for the industry-standard Keysight 34401A DMM, and was designed to make migration easy for current users of the 34401A. The new digital multimeter offers a basic entry point to the 6½ digit class of DMMs.
It offers expanded current ranges from 100µA to 10A. Both the 34460A and 34461A have a temperature measurement function (RTD/PT100, thermistor) and expanded diode measurement capability to allow measurement on a larger full-scale voltage (5 V) making it possible to test more diode types, such as LEDs.