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

5- 14 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Classic Test Definition
I/V List Sweep
Channel Setup
This setup screen is used to define the channel setups and the variables for the
channel output data, the measurement data, the time stamp data, and the index data.
Channel Definition This area defines the channel setups and the v
ariables for th
e channel output data
and the measurement data.
Unit Module used for the source output or measurement
V Name Variable name of voltage output or measurement data
I Name Variable name of current output or measurement data
Mode Output mode. For SMU, V (voltage), I (current), VPULSE
(v
oltage pulse), IPULS
E (current pulse), or COMMON
(ground). For SPGU, VPULSE (voltage pulse) or ALWG
(arbitrary linear waveform voltage).
Function Output function, VAR1 (primary sweep), VAR2 (secondary
sweep), or CONST (con
stant).
If a SMU is set to Mode=VPULSE or IPULSE:
• Number of VAR1 channels must be one or two.
• If a VAR1 channel is set to Mode=VPULSE, the other
VAR1 chann
el must be Mode=V.
• If a VAR1 channel is set to Mode=IPULSE, the other VAR1
channel
must be Mode=I.
Add SMU Adds a row for the SMU channel setup.
Add SPGU Adds a row for the SPGU channel setup.
Delete Deletes the selected channel setup. To select a channel setup,
u
s
e th
e rad
i
o
button on the left.
Up Moves the selected channel setup upward.
Down Moves the selected channel setup downward.
If multiple output channels are defined, the channels start output sequentially. The
o
rder is to
p to bottom of the channels defined in this screen. The output stops in the
opposite order.