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 3- 9
Installation
Inspection and Installation
To Change Windows Logon Setting
Agilent B1500A initially enables Windows automatic logon. If you want to change
this setting, select All Programs > Control Auto Logon from the Start menu. Control
Auto Logon is displayed on the browser. Then click one of the following buttons on
the browser and follow the setup script.
• Enable Auto Logon
• Disable Auto Logon
NOTE If you set a password for the user account Agilent B1500 User, disable the automatic
logon.
To Change GPIB Address
When Agilent B1500A is shipped from the factory, the GPIB address is set to 17. To
change the GPIB address, perform the following procedure.
1. If the EasyEXPERT software is running, terminate it as shown below:
a. Select the menu function File > Exit on the EasyEXPER
T main screen.
b. Click [x] at the upper right corner of the Start EasyEXPERT button.
2. Select All Programs >
Agilent IO Libraries Suite > Agilent Connection Expert
from the Start menu. Agilent Connection Expert window appears.
3. At the Instrument I/O on this PC area, sele
ct GPIB0, and click the Change
Properties... button. Agilent 82350 PCI GPIB Interface - GPIB0 window
appears.
4. Change the GPIB Address value.
5. Remove the check from the Auto-disc
over instruments connected to this
interface box.
6. Click the OK button on Agilent 82350 PCI GPIB Interface - GPIB0 window.
7. On the Reboot Required dialog box, click the Reboot Now button, and reboot
the B1500A.