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
2- 70 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Introduction
Specifications
• Read out functions
The read out functions are built-in functions for reading various values related to
the marker, cursor, or
line.
Graph plot
• Display mode
Data display window can be printed. Only X-Y graph can be printed.
• Graph plot file
Graph plot can be stored as image data to clip board or mass storage device.
File type: bmp, gif, png, emf
Output
• Display mode
X-Y graph, list, and parameter
• X-Y graph display
X-axis and up to eight Y-axis. Linear an
d log scale. Real time graph
plotting.
• List display
Measurement data and calculated user function data are listed in conjunction
with VAR1 st
ep number or time domain sampling step number. Up to 20 data
sets can be displayed.
Other functions
• Import/export files
File type: Agilent EasyEXPERT format, XML-SS format, CSV format
• Data storage
Hard disk drive, DVD-ROM/CD-R/CD-RW drive
• Interfaces
GPIB, interlock, USB (USB 2.0, 2 ea. on front, 2 ea. on rear),
LAN (100BASE-TX/10BASE-T), trigger in/out, digital I/O