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
Contents
Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
External GPIB Devices are not Detected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
To Simplify the Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
When You Perform Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Measurement Takes More Time than Specified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Noise Affects the Measured Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Voltage Measurement Error is Large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
SMU Oscillates for High-Frequency Device Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
SMU Oscillates for Negative Resistance Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Large Current Causes High Temperature (Thermal Drift). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Measurement Damages the Device under Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Leaving Connections Damages Devices after Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Unexpected Sampling Measurement Data is Returned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
MFCMU Causes Unbalance Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Before Shipping to Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
To Make Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
To Check Module Slots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
To Check ASU/HRSMU Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
To Collect Equipment and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Data Backup and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Folders to Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
To Make Database Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
To Restore Database Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
To Make Backup of Other Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
To Restore Backup of Other Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
B1500A System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
To Perform System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
To Initialize Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
To Restore Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Updating EasyEXPERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22