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- 63
Introduction
Specifications
Table 2-31 Measurement functions, voltage forcing, voltage measurement, and current
measurement
Table 2-32 Voltage measurement accuracy, resolution, and noise
Table 2-33 Current measurement accuracy and resolution
Mo
de Function
V force
ranges
V measure
ranges
I measure
ranges
Fast
IV V force/I me
asure,
V force/V me
asure
-3 V
to
+3 V,
-5 V to +5 V,
-10 V to 0 V,
0 V to +10 V
-5 V
to +5 V,
-10 V to
+10 V
1 μA, 10 μA,
100 μA,
1 mA, 10 mA
PG V force/V me
asure
-3 V to +3 V,
-5 V to +5 V
-5 V t
o +5 V -
DC V force/I me
asure,
V force/V me
asure
-3 V
to
+3 V,
-5 V to +5 V,
-10 V to 0 V,
0 V to +10 V
-5 V
to +5 V,
-10 V to
+10 V
1 μA, 10 μA,
100 μA,
1 mA, 10 mA
SMU pass
through
Measurement
us
ing SMU
Maximum
± 25 V
- Maximum
± 100 mA
Accuracy ± 0.1 % of reading ± 0.1 % of range
(independent of
the range or mode)
Resolution
a
a. Can vary at most 5 % based on the result of calibration
680 μV (-5 V to +5 V
range), 1.4 mV (-10 V to
+10 V)
Noise
4 mV
rms
(-5 V to +5 V range)
b
b. Into an open load. Without averaging.
Accuracy ± 0.1 % of reading ± 0.1 % of range
(independent of
the range or mode)
Resolution
a
a. Display resolution. Can vary at most 5% based on the results of calibra-
tion.
0.014 % of range