User`s guide

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Sweep Measurements
Defining Measurement Conditions
To Set up Stop Condition
1. Press Meas key in the PAGE CONTROL key group.
2. Move field pointer to SWEEP Status field.
3. Select one of the following softkeys:
CONT AT ANY Sweep will continue even if an abnormal status occurs. If
power compliance is set for an SMU, this softkey is not
displayed.
STOP AT ANY
ABNORM Sweep will stop if any abnormal status occurs.
STOP AT
COMPLIANCE Sweep will stop only if SMU reaches its compliance setting.
This is automatically set when power compliance is set for
SMUs, or when 10k ohm, 100k ohm, or 1M ohm is
selected in the SERIES RESISTANCE field.
Abnormal status means the following:
• SMU reaches its compliance setting.
• Current of VSU exceeds approximately ±100 mA.
• SMU or VSU oscillates.
• A/D converter overflow occurs.
• Average current of PGU exceeds ±100 mA.