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 9-23
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
Error Codes
This section lists Agilent B1500 error codes and messages.
• “Agilent EasyEXPERT Operation Error”
• “Agilent FLEX Execution Error”
• “Agilent B1500A Self-test/Calibration Error”
• “Setup File Converter Execution Error”
Agilent EasyEXPERT Operation Error
When Agilent B1500 causes errors in Agilent EasyEXPERT execution
environment, the B1500 returns the following error codes and error messages.
101001 Log repository operation failed.
101002 Log file operation failed.
101003 Log record operation failed.
102001 Service started successfully.
102002 Service stopped successfully.
102003 Service starting process failed. Contact your nearest Agilent
T
echnologies Service C
enter.
102004 Service stopping process failed. Contact your nearest Agilent
Technologies Service C
enter.
103001 USB488 error occurred. Alias: A, Reason: B
103002 U
SB488 device was not found. Alias: A, Reason: B
1
03003 USB488 timeout occurred. Alias: A, Timeou
t: B [ms]
103004 GPIB error occurred. Interface: A, Addre
ss: B, Reason: C
103005 GPIB address must be between 0 and 31. Interface: A, Address: B
103006 Dup
licate GPIB address was found. GPIB address must be unique.
Interface: A, Address:
B
103007 GPIB device was not found. Interface: A, Address: B, Reas
on: C
103008 GPIB timeout occurred. Interface: A, Address:
B, Timeout: C [ms]