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 9-29
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
105841 Sum of Delay, Width, and Trailing × 1.25 must be within Period value.
VName: A
105842 Invalid value A was specified for P
GU output impedance.
Valid option(s): B, VName: C
105843 SPGU cannot be used for bias source of I/V-t linear sampling
measurement of interval < 2
ms.
105844 |Peak-Base| value of PGU pulse must be between A V and B V.
VName: C
1
05845 Period, Width, and Delay values of PGU pulse must be in the same
settin
g range. And Leading and trailing values must be in the same
setting range.
105846 SPGU cannot output the specified voltage. Change Load Z value or
output vo
ltage.
105901 Over voltage was applied to SMU measurement terminal.
105902 Over current was applied to SMU measurement terminal.
105903 Canno
t use the specified module that failed self-test.
105904 A cannot be set to Additional Data Variables. Only the channels defined
in Chan
nel Definition can be set.
105905 Entry is already defined in Additional Data Variables. It is not
necessary to
redefine the entry. Unit: A, Type: B
105906 Variable name specified in Additional Data Variables is used for
another variable. Specify a diff
erent name. Variable name: A
105907 FMT command’s first argument must be 13.
105908 Invalid Type value was found in the Additional Data Variables area. A
test set
up cannot contain both the type Re(Z) or Im(Z) and the type
Re(Y) or Im(Y).
105909 Program memory number is out of range. Valid value: A to B Entered
value:
C
105910 Program memory variable number is out of range. Valid value: A to B
Entered va
lue: C
105911 Empty Command field was found in the Command Setup. A command
must be en
tered in the Command field.