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 10-69
Application Library and Utilities
Desktop EasyEXPERT
System Requirements
The following are the minimum requirement for executing Desktop EasyEXPERT
revision A.03.20 or later.
NOTE If your computer does not install a software, install the software in the above order.
For example, if your computer does not install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1,
install it and Agilent IO Libraries in this order. If you do not use the Online
execution mode, you do not need to install the IO Libraries.
Prepare the Agilent IO Libraries software CD-ROM provided with Agilent GPIB
interface to install the IO Libraries.
Open the Desktop EasyEXPERT Prerequisites folder to get installation packages for
the other required software.
Operating system
and service pack
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Business SP1
Processor Intel Celeron 2 GHz Vista certified PC with 1 GB
memory
Memory 512 Megabytes DDR266
Display XGA 1024×768 (SXGA 1280×1024 recommended)
HDD 1 GB free space on the C drive, 10 GB (30 GB
recommended) free space on a drive for test setup/result
data storage.
.NET Framework Microsoft .NET
Framework Ver 2.0
Redistributable Package
Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Ver 3.0
GPIB interface Agilent 82350B GPIB interface, for Online execution
IO libraries Agilent IO Libraries Suite 15.0, for Online execution