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 9-33
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
111016 ALWaveform type expression must be entered. Expression: A
111021 Test setup name cannot be an empty string.
111022 Test setup name must be A characters or
less.
111031 Assign module parameter for ALWaveform type parameter.
111032 ALWG Pattern Name must be entered.
111033 Invalid character is included in Name of module parameter assigned for
A
LWave
form type parameter. Module name: A, Invalid character: B
111034 Invalid character is included in ALWG Pattern Name. ALWG pattern
name: A, Invalid ch
aracter: B
111035 No sequence is defined in the ALWG waveform data. Define one
column or more.
111
036 Pattern is not defined in the ALWG waveform data for the output
channel A. Specify a pattern.
111
037 ALWG waveform data contains an invalid pattern.
Name of the invalid pattern: A
111038 ALWG waveform data memory overflow. Delete unnecessary columns
or points i
n a pattern, and increase free space.
Output channel: A, Required space: B, Maximum space: C
11
2001 Output function must be constant for the unit (A) in commo
n mode.
112002 Output function (A) must be as
signed to any unit.
112003 Output function (A) cannot be
assigned to multiple units (B and C).
112004 Pulse mode cannot be assigned to multiple SMUs (A and B).
112005 I/V mode of the primary sweep source and synchronous sweep source
must be th
e same.
112006 Duplicate channel data name was found. Channel data name must be
unique. Channel
data name: A
112007 Duplicate channel unit assignment was found. Channel unit assignment
must be uni
que. Channel unit: A
112008 No channel unit was assigned. At least one channel uni
t must be
assigned.
112009 Function (A) can be used for a maximum o
f B channel(s) in the C mode.