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- 50 Agilent B1500 User’s Guide, Edition 7
Introduction
Specifications
• Measurement accuracy
Measurement accuracy at the measurement po
rt of the MFCMU or the MFCMU
cable (1.5 m or 3.0 m)
• |Z| accuracy: ± E (%)
• θ accuracy: ± E/100 (r
adian)
• C accuracy:
± E (%) at Dx ≤ 0.1
± E×(1+Dx
2
)
1/2
(%) at Dx > 0.1
• D accuracy:
± E/100 at Dx ≤ 0.1
± E×(1
+Dx)/100 at Dx > 0.1
• G accuracy:
± E/Dx
(%) at Dx ≤ 0.1
± E×((1+Dx
2
)/Dx )
1/2
(%) at Dx > 0.1
where,
Zx: Impedance measurement value (Ω)
Dx: Measurement value of D
E = E
P
’ + (Z
S
’ / |Zx| + Y
O
’× |Zx| ) × 100 (%)
E
P
’ = E
PL
+ E
POSC
+ E
P
(%)
Y
O
’ = Y
OL
+ Y
OSC
+ Y
O
(S)
Z
S
’ = Z
SL
+ Z
OSC
+ Z
S
(Ω)
For the parameter value, see Table 2-25 to Table 2-27. Calculation example of
the measurement accuracy is also shown in Table 2-28.
Specification conditions:
• Temperature: 23 °C ± 5 °C
• Integration time: 1 PLC or 16 PLC