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 9-51
If You Have a Problem
Error Codes
Send the TM1 command to use the GPIB GET command (TRIGGER
statement in HP BASIC).
212 Compliance must be set correctly.
Compliance was not set or an incorrect compliance value was set in
the
DV, DI, PV, PI, PWV, PWI, TDV, TDI, LSV, LSI, LSSV, LSSI, BSV,
BSI, BSSV, or BSSI command. Set the compliance value correctly.
213 Cannot perform self-test or calibration.
Self-test and calibration cannot be performed in the high voltage state.
Set the output
voltage or the voltage compliance to ±42 V or less to
perform the self-test or calibration.
214 Send MM before measurement trigger.
Before sending the measurement trigger, th
e MM command must be
sent to set the measurement mode.
217 Self-test is not defined for this module.
220 Send WV or WI to set primary sweep source.
Before triggering the staircase sweep meas
urement, triggerin
g the
staircase sweep with pulsed bias measurement, or sending the WSV,
WSI, or WNX command to set the synchronous sweep source, send the
WV or WI command to set the primary sweep source.
221 Send PWV or PWI to set pulse sweep source.
Before triggering the pulsed sweep measurement, or sending the WSV
or WSI comman
d to set the synchronous sweep source, send the PWV
or PWI command to set the pulse sweep source.
222 Send PV or PI to set pulse source.
Before triggering the staircase sweep with pulsed bias meas
urement,
send the PV or PI command to set the pulse source.
223 Compliance must be set correctly.
Compliance was not set or an incorrect compliance value was set in
the
WV, WI, WSV, WSI, WNX, or BDV command. Set the compliance
value correctly.
224 Sweep and sync output modes must be the same.
The primary sweep channel and the synchronous sweep channel must
be diff
erent, and they must be set to the same output mode (voltage or
current).