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
9-24 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
104001 Module (A) is not available.
105001 Generic setup error occurred. Code: A, Reason: B
1
05002 Duplicate data name was found. Data name must be unique. Data
name: A
1050
03 Operation is not supported in offline mode.
105004 Interlock circuit is open. Interlock circuit must be closed for setting
voltage source/compl
iance absolute value exceeding 42V.
105005 Output series resistor cannot be used for HRSMU with ASU.
105006 Source wait time coefficient must be between A and B.
105008 Monito
r wait time coefficient must be between A and B.
105010 Se
ries resistor is not available for HPSMU using the 1 A range.
105011 I/V Staircase Sweep needs at least one monitoring channel.
105012 I/V Pulse Sweep needs exactly o
ne monitoring ch
annel.
105013 I/V Pulse Biased Sweep needs exactly one moni
toring channel.
105014 I/V-t Sampling needs at least one monito
ring channel.
105015 C-V Sweep needs at least one monitoring channel.
105016 At least one measurement channel is required for Multi Channel I/V
Sweep measurement.
1050
17 Only one measurement channel can be used for I/V-t li
near sampling
measurement of interval < 2 ms.
105018 Base hold time is not available for 4155B/C and 4156B/C. The value
must be 0.
1050
20 Interlock circuit is open. Interlock circuit must be closed to set an
output or compliance v
alue greater than ± 40 V.
105021 Current source value of A must be bet
ween B A and C A.
105022 Voltage compliance value of A must be b
etween B V and C V.
105023 Voltage source value of A must be between B V
and C V.
105024 Current compliance value of A must be between B A
and C A.
105025 Power compliance value of A must be betw
een B W and C W.