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

2- 30 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Introduction
Measurement Units
Table 2-14 Measurement Range for Fixed Ranging Mode
Figure 2-6 Impedance vs Frequency Characteristics of Capacitive Load, Calculation
Example
Impe
dance Z
Measurement range (impedance range)
1 kHz ≤ f ≤ 200 kHz 200 kHz < f ≤ 2 MHz 2 M
Hz < f ≤ 5 MHz
0 ≤ Z < 100 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
100 Ω ≤ Z <
300 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω
300 Ω ≤ Z < 1 kΩ 300 Ω 300 Ω 300 Ω
1 kΩ ≤ Z < 3 kΩ 1 kΩ 1 kΩ 1 kΩ
3 kΩ ≤ Z < 10 kΩ 3 kΩ 3 kΩ 3 kΩ
10 kΩ ≤ Z < 30 kΩ 10 kΩ 10 kΩ
30 kΩ ≤ Z < 100 kΩ 30 kΩ 30 kΩ
100 kΩ ≤ Z < 300 kΩ 100 kΩ
300 kΩ ≤ Z 300 kΩ
10 n7
100 n7
1 M7
10 M7
100 M7
1 m7
10 m7
100 m7
1 7
10 7
100 7
1 k7
10 k7
100 k7
1 M7
10 M7
100 M7
1 G7
10 G7
100 G7
1 T7
10 T7
1 kHz 10 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 5 MHz
Frequency f
Impedance Z
10 MF
100 MF
1 mF
10 mF
100 mF
1 F
10 pF
100 pF
1 nF
10 nF
100 nF
1 MF
100 fF
1 pF
10 fF
100 aF
1 fF
300 k7 range
50 7 range
3 k7
range