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I have array of connectors where I will plug in various types of resistors, I would like to be able to connect to each of the points as addresses and measure resistance between these points. Here is an illustration to make it clearer: enter image description here

I have used serial encoders to pass I/O data to a array of points, but this is a bit different. The resistance part in this question is irrelevant, question is more about connecting two points together. What IC could be relevant, what should I search for to learn about this topic? I have heard a term 'multiplexing' - would that be relevant to this problem ?

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    Commented Mar 15, 2017 at 12:39

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To measure, such as silicon substrate resistances, using analog multiplexors, you'll need KELVIN 4-wire measurement.

I remember my confusion the first time I ohmed out the resistance between various pins (I had 7 GND and 7 VDD, for RF signal fidelity) on silicon. Turns out the #substrate-connections (or the #well-ties) has a huge effect on resistance. The distance between various regions.......not so important.

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