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

9-50 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
The internal variables %In and %Rn are not available for the ACH,
VAR, and VAR? commands. Do not use the internal variables for the
commands.
200 Channel output switch must be ON.
To enter the specified command, set the channel output switch to ON.
201 Compliance must be set.
To change the source output mode (voltage or current), set the
co
mpliance value.
202 Interlock
circuit must be closed.
To set the output voltage or the voltage compli
ance to more than ±42 V
(high voltage state), close the interlock circuit. If the interlock circuit is
opened in the high voltage state, outputs of all units will be set to 0 V.
203 Cannot enable channel.
The channel output switch cannot be set to ON in the high voltage state.
Set the outp
ut voltage or the voltage compliance to ±42 V or less to set
the switch to ON.
204 Cannot disable channel.
The channel output switch cannot be set to OFF in the high voltage
state. Set the o
utput voltage or the voltage compliance to ±42 V or less
to set the switch to OFF. Or send the CL command with no parameter to
set switches of all channels to OFF immediately.
205 DZ must be sent before RZ.
The RZ command is effective for the channels set to
0 V output by the
DZ command.
206 Do not specify the channel recovered by RZ.
Specify the channels that have not been recovered yet by the RZ
command after the DZ command.
The RZ command cannot be
executed if the specified channels include a channel that has already
been recovered by the RZ command.
210 Ext trigger could not start measurement.
External trigger cannot start measurement because of bus
y condition.
211 TM1 must be sent to use GET.