User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- User’s Guide
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Installation
- 4 Using EasyEXPERT
- 5 Classic Test Definition
- I/V Sweep
- Multi Channel I/V Sweep
- I/V List Sweep
- I/V-t Sampling
- C-V Sweep
- Direct Control
- Function Setup
- Auto Analysis Setup
- Display Setup
- SMU Range Setup Window
- ADC and Integration Time Setup Window
- Advanced Setup Window
- CMU Range Setup Window
- Advanced Setup Window for C-V Sweep
- Switching Matrix Control
- SPGU Control
- SPGU Pulse Setup Window
- Load Z Setup Window
- Pulse Switch Setup Window
- SPGU ALWG Setup Window
- Define ALWG Waveform Window
- 6 Application Test Definition
- 7 Function Details
- I/V Sweep Measurement
- Multi Channel I/V Sweep Measurement
- I/V-t Sampling Measurement
- C-V Sweep Measurement
- SPGU Module
- Sweep Abort Function
- Standby Function
- Bias Hold Function
- Current Offset Cancel
- SMU CMU Unify Unit
- Atto Sense and Switch Unit
- SMU/PG Selector
- SMU Ranging Mode
- SMU Compliance
- SMU Pulse
- SMU Measurement Time
- SMU Filter
- SMU Series Resistor
- Interlock Function
- Auto Power Off Function
- Initial Settings
- 8 Built-in Programming Tool
- 9 If You Have a Problem
- When You Operate B1500A
- When You Perform Measurement
- Measurement Takes More Time than Specified
- Noise Affects the Measured Values
- Voltage Measurement Error is Large
- SMU Oscillates for High-Frequency Device Measurements
- SMU Oscillates for Negative Resistance Measurements
- Large Current Causes High Temperature (Thermal Drift)
- Measurement Damages the Device under Test
- Leaving Connections Damages Devices after Measurement
- Unexpected Sampling Measurement Data is Returned
- MFCMU Causes Unbalance Condition
- Before Shipping to Service Center
- Data Backup and Recovery
- B1500A System Recovery
- Updating EasyEXPERT
- Error Codes
- 10 Application Library and Utilities

Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7 2- 57
Introduction
Specifications
Table 2-29 Pulse range and pulse parameter
Item
Value
a
a. Unless otherwise stated, all specifications assume a 50 Ω termination.
Frequency range 0.1 Hz to 33 MHz
Pulse period Programmable range 30 ns to 10 s
Resolution 10 ns
Minimum 100 ns (Vamp ≤ 10 V)
Accuracy
± 1 % (± 0.01 %
b
)
b. Typical minimum. This is the supplemental information.
Pulse width Programmable range 10 ns to (period -10 ns)
Resolution 2.5 ns (Tr and Tf ≤ 8 μs)
10 ns (Tr or Tf > 8 μs)
Minimum 50 ns (25 ns, typical) at Vamp ≤ 10 V
Accuracy ± (3 % + 2 ns)
Transition time (leading time
Tr and trailing time Tf)
c
c. The time from 10 % to 90 % of Vamp which is the amplitude of output pulse.
Programmable range 8 ns to 400 ms
Resolution 2 ns (Tr and Tf ≤ 8 μs)
8 ns (Tr or Tf > 8 μs)
Minimum (typical) < 15 ns (Vamp ≤ 10 V)
Minimum 20 ns (Vamp ≤ 10 V)
30 ns (Vamp ≤ 20 V)
60 ns (Vamp > 20 V)
Accuracy -5 % to 5 % + 10 ns (Vamp ≤ 10 V)
-5 % to 5
% + 20 ns (Vamp ≤ 20 V)
Output relay switching time
d
d. The time it takes the open state relay to open or close.
Open/close < 100 μs