User`s guide

5- 12 Agilent B2900 User’s Guide, Edition 2
Front Panel Operations
Controlling the Source Output
Press the On/Off switch to start outputting the Source value. The Source value is
used as the pulse base value.
Press the Trigger key to perform the specified pulse output and measurement.
Setting the Sweep Output
For details on this function, see “Sweep Output” on page 6-9.
The following procedure sets the staircase sweep output.
Before performing the pulsed sweep output, it is necessary to set the staircase sweep
output and pulse output. For details on setting the pulse output, see
“Setting the
Pulse Output” on page 5-11.
1. Press the View key to display the Single view.
2. Press the Show Sweep assist key to display the Sweep parameters. For details on
the parameters, see
“Sweep parameters” on page 4-12.
3. Move the field pointer to the Sweep Parameters field.
4. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
5. Press the LINEAR SINGLE, LINEAR DOUBLE, LOG SINGLE, or LOG
DOUBLE assist key to select the relevant sweep operation. The pointer status is
changed to MOVE.
6. Move the field pointer to the sweep parameter setup field (Start, Stop, Points, or
Step).
7. Press the rotary knob to change the pointer status to EDIT.
8. Enter the sweep start value (Start), sweep stop value (Stop), number of sweep
steps (Points), or sweep step value (Step).
9. Press the rotary knob or assist key to fix the setting value.
10. Repeat steps 6 to 9 for all parameters.
NOTE Outputting the sweep voltage/current
Press the On/Off switch to start outputting the Source value.
Press the Trigger key to perform the specified sweep output and measurement.