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- 58 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Classic Test Definition
SPGU Control
Progress Monitor Provides the following check boxes used to set the Data Display window displayed
while the SPGU channel output is applied.
Graph: % of
Progress
Check this box to display the Percent of Progress vs. Time plot.
List: Time Data Check this box to display the Time data list.
No data may be displayed on the Data Display window if the SPGU output time is
too short
. The progress monitor will be used for long duration outputs, for example
when the duration is longer than 30 seconds.
Advanced Setup Window for SPGU Control
This window is opened by clicking the Advanced button on the SPGU Control
screen, and is used to set the following functions of the SPGU channel.
After Measurement
Se
tting
Sets t
he bias hold function used to decide the channel output after the SPGU output
operation.
Bias Hold after
Measurem
ent Bias hold function ON or OFF
If the bias hold function is OFF, the channel stops the output immediately after the
SPGU output
operation.
If the function is ON, the channel maintains the base voltage output (in the VPULSE
mode) or the in
itial voltage output (in the ALWG mode) between a SPGU output
operation and the next operation performed in the repeat execution or quick test.
Channel initialization occurs at the beginning of the next operation.
Semiconductor
Rela
ys (16440A
SM
U/PG Selector)
Sets the Agilent 16440A selector CH1/CH3 status (DEF
AULT or PGU OPEN). To
use this function, set the DEFAULT setting to Always SMU or Normally PGU (AUX)
by using the SMU/PG Selector tab screen on the Configuration window before
starting the SPGU output.
CH1 CH1 status, DEFAULT or PGU OPEN.
CH3 CH3 status, DEFAULT or PGU OPEN.
CH1 represents channel 1 on the first selector and CH3 re
presents channel 1 on the
second selector. See “SMU/PG Selector” on page 7-48 for details on the selector.
Agilent 16445A selector adapter is needed for connecting the 16440A.