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- 71
Introduction
Specifications
•Trigger I/O
Only available using GPIB FLEX commands.
Trigger in/out synchronization pulses before and after setting and measuring DC
voltage and cu
rrent. Arbitrary trigger events can be masked or activated
independently.
• External instruments supported by EasyEXPERT Standard edition:
Supported by switching matrix GUI: B2200A, B2201A
Supported by application tests: E5250A (E5252A cards), 4284A/E4980A,
81110A, 3
458A
• External instruments supported by EasyEXPERT Plus edition:
All external instruments supported by EasyEXPERT Standard edition
Also supported by switching matrix GUI: E5250A (E5252A cards)
Furnished Software
• Prober control execution files
• Desktop EasyEXPERT software with license-to-use for Standard edition
• 4155/56 setup file converter tool (supported operating systems: Microsoft
Windows 2
000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, and Vista Business)
• VXIplug&play driver (
supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional and XP Professional)