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10-12 Sweep Operation 2400 Series SourceMeter
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Configuring and running a sweep
Front panel sweep operation
Sweep configuration menu
The sweep configuration menu is structured as follows and shown in Figure 10-4.
Note that bullets indicate the primary items of the sweep menu and dashes indi-
cate the options of each menu item. Using Section 1, “Rules to navigate menus,”
go through the following menu to select and configure the desired sweep.
CONFIGURE SWEEPS menu:
Press CONFIG then SWEEP to display the sweep configuration menu.
• TYPE — Use this menu item to select the type of sweep:
– STAIR — When the linear staircase sweep is selected, you will be
prompted to enter the START, STOP, and STEP levels.
– LOG — When the logarithmic staircase sweep is selected, you will be
prompted to enter the START and STOP levels and specify the number
of measurement points.
– CUSTOM — With the custom sweep selected, you specify the number
of measurement points (# POINTS) in the sweep and the source level
at each point (ADJUST POINTS). With the INIT option, you can set a
consecutive range of measurement points in the sweep to a specific
level. For example, assume that for a 20-point custom voltage sweep
(# POINTS = 20), you want points 10 through 15 to be set for 1V. After
selecting the INIT option, set the VALUE to +1.000000V, set the START
PT to 10, and set the STOP PT to 15.
– SRC MEMORY — With the Source Memory Sweep selected, you
specify the memory location START point to start the sweep (1 is the
default) and the number of memory location points (# POINTS) in the
sweep. When configured to sweep past point 100, the sweep automati
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cally wraps around to point 1.
• SWEEP COUNT — Use this menu item to specify how many sweeps to
perform:
– FINITE — Use this option to enter a discrete number of sweeps to per-
form with the results stored in the data store buffer. The maximum num-
ber of finite sweeps that can be performed is determined as follows:
– maximum finite sweep count = 2500 / # Points in sweep
– INFINITE — Select this option to continuously repeat the configured
sweep. Use the EXIT key to stop the sweep. Data is not stored in the
buffer.