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 7- 7
Function Details
I/V Sweep Measurement
2. Set the VAR1 channel as shown in “Basic Sweep Measurement”.
3. Specify the following parameters for VAR2 on the Measurement Setup tab
screen.
Start S
tart value of secondary sweep. Allowable range of start
depends o
n the output range of secondary sweep source.
Stop Stop value of secondary sweep is calculated from start, step,
and nu
mber of steps. Allowable range of stop depends on
the output range of secondary sweep source.
Step Step increment of secondary sweep.
No of Step Number of secondary sweep steps (N
2
). 1 to 1001.
Then, the following formula must be satisfied.
1 ≤ N
1
× N
2
≤ 128128 (N
1
: number of primary sweep steps)
Compliance Compliance value of secondary sweep source. Allowable
range of
compliance depends on the compliance range of
secondary sweep source.
Pwr Comp (Optional) Power compliance value of secondary sweep
source. Allo
wable range of power compliance depends on
the power compliance range of sweep source.
Figure 7-4 Subordinate Sweep Measurement