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

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Application Test Definition
GPIB I/O
GPIB I/O
This component provides the setup editor that contains the following entry fields.
This component is used to control the GPIB interface. For the fields to enter a
variable name, only the variable name defined in the test definition can be entered.
CAUTION Do not set the GPIB address of the B1500A to the Address parameter of this
component even if this is on the Desktop EasyEXPERT software. Operation of the
B1500A is not guaranteed.
Write String Sends the specified string data to the specified GPIB device.
Address GPIB address of the target device
String String value to send
Terminator Terminator, DEFAULT, EOI, CR/LF+EOI, LF+EOI, CR/LF,
LF
, or NONE (not
specified)
Write Value Translates the specified numeric data to the string data, and sends it to the specified
G
PIB device.
Address
GPIB address of the target device
Format Format of Write Value. Follow Agilent T&M Programmers
Toolkit.
Val
ue0 Numeric value or string value to send
Value1 Numeric value or string value to send
Value2 Numeric value or string value to send
Value3 Numeric value or string value to send
Terminator Terminator, DEFAULT, EOI, CR/LF+EOI, LF+EOI, CR/LF,
LF
, or NONE (not
specified).