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1. WARNING 100 260v No aperstor servicsebls parts melda avon Fetor servicing to aualiad personnel BOVA Mex Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 11 CAUTION WARNING CAUTION Introducing the 4155C 4156C Rear View of the 4155C 4156C To R Box terminal To R Box terminal is a 10 pin connector To use R Box connect this terminal to control terminal of Agilent 16441A R Box e VSU terminals VSU output terminals are BNC connectors To use VSUs connect these terminals to VSU terminals of Agilent 16442A B or connector plate e VMU terminals VMU input terminals are BNC connectors To use VMUs connect these terminals to VMU terminals of the 16442A B or connector plate e SMU terminals The 4155C has four triaxial connectors The 4156C has eight triaxial connectors and you can use Kelvin connections When you use the 16442A B test fixture and Kelvin connections up to 3 SMUs can be connected to the 16442A B test fixture e Circuit Common VU and Frame ground rh terminals Normally connect the terminals together by using the shorting bar Agilent part number 5000 4206
2. Mode Option Description Number Item 16493B Coaxial Cable 16493B 001 1 5 m length 16493B 002 3 0 m length 16493C Triaxial Cable 16493C 001 1 5 m length 16493C 002 3 0 m length 16493 Interlock Cable for 4155 4156 16493J 001 1 5 m length 16493J 002 3 0 m length 16493K Kelvin Triaxial Cable 4156 kelvin to 4156 kelvin 16493K 001 1 5 m length 16493K 002 3 0 m length 16495H Connector plate w 6xtriax 6xcoax intlk GNDU 16495H 001 Bulkhead feedthrough connectors female to female 16495H 002 Connectors to contacts for soldering 16495 Connector plate w 8xtriax 4xcoax intlk GNDU 16495J 001 Bulkhead feedthrough connectors female to female 16495J 002 Connectors to contacts for soldering 41501B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander 41501B 201 1 5 m measurement cables 41501B 231 3 0 m measurement cables 41501B 402 2 PGUs 41501B 410 HPSMU 41501B 412 HPSMU and 2 PGUs 41501B 420 2 MPSMUs 41501B 422 2 MPSMUs and 2 PGUs 9 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11
3. Table 8 4 MPSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Set A Meas Measurement ev Range Reso Set Accuracy Reso Accuracy ax Voltage 1nA 100 fA 0 5 3 pA 10 fA 0 5 3 pA 100 V 2 fA x Vout 2 fA x Vout 10nA 1pA 0 5 7pA 10 fA 0 5 5 pA 100 V 20 fA x Vout 20 fA x Vout 100 nA 10 pA 0 12 50 pA 100 fA 0 1 30 pA 100 V 200 fA x Vout 200 fA x Vout 1puA 100 pA 0 12 400 pA 1 pA 0 1 200 pA 100 V 2 pA x Vout 2 pA x Vout 10 pA 1nA 0 12 5 nA 10 pA 0 1 3nA 100 V 20 pA x Vout 20 pA x Vout 100 pA 10nA 0 12 40 nA 100 pA 0 1 20 nA 100 V 200 pA x Vout 200 pA x Vout 1mA 100 nA 0 12 500 nA 1nA 0 1 300 nA 100 V 2 nA x Vout 2 nA x Vout 10mA 1 pA 0 12 4 A 10nA 0 1 2 1A 100 V 20 nA x Vout 20 nA x Vout 100 mA 10 pA 0 12 50 uA 100 nA 0 1 30 uA 100 V Iout lt 20mA 200 nA x Vout 200 nA x Vout 40V 20mA lt Iout lt 50mA 20V 50mA lt Iout lt 100mA a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value Vout is the output voltage in volts b Iout is the output current in amps Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 11 Specifications Hardware Table 8 5 MPSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage Set x P Meas Measurement en gb Range Reso Set Accuracy Reso Accuracy ax Curren 2 V 100 pV 0 0
4. Preparation 1 Set up the computer and connect the CD ROM drive to the computer 2 Connect the computer to the network of your site using the straight LAN cable If you are not going to connect the computer to the network but to the 4155C 4156C directly use the cross LAN cable 3 Turn on the computer and CD ROM drive Then wait until Windows boots up Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 25 Step 2 Step 3 Figure 3 10 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Network Identification 1 u fF YN Log on to Windows Click Start Settings and Control Panel to open the Control Panel Double click the System icon to open the System Properties dialog box Click the Network Identification tab Check Full computer name and Workgroup or Domain Or set them properly Network Protocols Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon in the Control Panel Double click the Local Area Connection icon to open the Local Area Connection Status dialog box See Figure 3 10 Click Properties to open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box If Internet Protocol TCP IP is not installed click Install After that step through the setup instruction to install the TCP IP Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP Selecting Network Protocol Network and Dial up Local Status Local Properties Connection Connect using Components H xxxx H xxxx EI TCP IP 5 Activity
5. DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT x 5 x 0 1 lt gt MAX LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the printing plotting PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box and quits the print plot function To set the DESTINATION to the PRINTER PLOTTER select PRINTER PLOTTER softkey To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select PCL or HR PCL ignore the RESOLUTION setting The text font size depends on the printer you use Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 15 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists 4 To set the OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO to be printed plotted a Select the data INDEX numbers to 100 entering the following OUTPUT DATA 1 lt gt INDEX NO 100 b Select all measurement data by selecting ALL softkey 5 To set the OUTPUT REGION enter the following entry fields UPPER LEFT LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy If you set the LANGUAGE to PCL or HR PCL ignore the LOWER RIGHT field S
6. Cathode Units mm UGI01013 50x50 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 35 Installation Mounting Connectors NOTE To Perform an Interlock Circuit Test To confirm that the interlock circuit is operating properly perform the following test 1 Connect the Intlk terminal of the 4155C 4156C to your interlock circuit 2 Press System key then select CALIB DIAG softkey to display the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen In the CALIB DIAG field select DIAG softkey In the CATEGORY field select VO PERIPH softkey Move the pointer to 403 INT Interlock LED Select EXECUTE softkey nn Mw FP WwW Confirm the following e the LED turns on within 1 second when the interlock circuit is shorted e the LED turns off within 1 second when the interlock circuit is opened 8 To stop the interlock test select STOP softkey 2 36 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 CAUTION Installation Mounting Connectors To Connect the GNDU Output The following figures show connection examples for the GNDU output Kelvin connections non Kelvin connections Use a low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8121 1189 from the connector to the prober socket or DUT as shown To cancel the effects of cable resistance connect the Sense line and Force line as close as possible to the terminal of the DUT Short the Sense and Force on the connector as shown below Measure
7. MARKER CURSOR LI NE SCALI NG DI SPLAY SETUP SWEEP SETUP TI MI NG SETUP CONST SETUP Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 39 Print Plot Function Output Examples Setup Data List Output This an example of the CHANNEL DEFINITION screen in the PCL format Setup e Screen CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION USER COMMENT on the Screen ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen FORM FEED ENABLE COLOR B W B W LINE 60 PAPER SIZE A4 FEED DIR SHORT SIDE OUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for all e PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI SAMPLE DEVICE 5 40 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Output Example Print Plot Function Output Examples Agilent 4156C SETUP DATA Jan 10 20 00 00 2001 PAGE 1 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE1 CHANNELS MEASUREMENT MODE CHANNELS MEASURE UNIT VNAME SMU1 HR VS SMU2 HR VG SMU3 HR VD SMU4 HR VSB vsul VSU2 VMU1 VMU2 CHANNEL DEFINITION SWEEP INAME MODE Is COMMON IG V ID V ISB V STBY FCIN CONST VAR1 CONST VAR2 Agilen
8. f 1fA 4 20 fA 100 V 1 fA x Vout 100 4 100 pA 10 fA 4 400 fA 4 1fA 4 40fA 100 V 10 fA x Vout 100 1nA 100 fA 0 5 0 7 pA 10 fA 0 5 0 4 pA 100 V 1 fA x Vout 1 fA x Vout 10nA 1 pA 0 5 4 pA 10 fA 0 5 2 pA 100 V 10 fA x Vout 10 fA x Vout 100nA 10 pA 0 12 40 pA 100 fA 0 1 20 pA 100 V 100 fA x Vout 100 fA x Vout 1 uA 100 pA 0 12 400 pA 1 pA 0 1 200 pA 100 V 1 pA x Vout 1 pA x Vout 10 uA 1 nA 0 07 4nA 10 pA 0 05 2 nA 100 V 10 pA x Vout 10 pA x Vout 100 pA 10nA 0 07 40 nA 100 pA 0 05 20 nA 100 V 100 pA x Vout 100 pA x Vout 1mA 100 nA 0 06 400 nA 1nA 0 04 200 nA 100 V 1 nA x Vout 1 nA x Vout 10mA 1pA 0 06 4 A 10 nA 0 04 2 uA 100 V 10 nA x Vout 10 nA x Vout 100 mA 10 pA 0 12 40 uA 100 nA 0 1 20 uA 100 V lout lt 20mA 100 nA x Vout 100 nA x Vout 40V 20mA lt Iout lt 50mA 20V 50mA lt Iout lt 100mA a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value Vout is the output voltage in volts b Iout is the output current in amps c The accuracy is applicable when offset cancellation has been performed d The offset current specification is multiplied by one of the following factors depending upon the ambient temperature and humidity See Table 8 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 5 Specification
9. If you use Windows for the server and if you use a DHCP server to obtain an IP address automatically enter the ipconfig command to know the network parameters of your server The values are displayed on the computer screen 3 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network Setting Up 4155C 4156C Figure 3 2 Setting Up 4155C 4156C SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS 4156C is POWER LINE FREQUENCY SYSTEM CONTROLLER 50 Hz GPIB ADDRESS 4156C NETWORK SETUP 4156C 17 HOST NAME HARD COPY 1 IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 2 SUBNET MASK 255 255 255 0 5 REMOTE CONTROL GATEWAY 192 168 1 3 COMMAND SET 4155 4156 USER ID 1234 GROUP ID 20 CLOCK Y M H M 2001 1 13 42 SYSTEM SETUP BEEP ON SCREEN SAVE 0 min LP TIMEOUT 300 sec PRINTER IP ADDRESS TEXT OUT GRAPH OUT SERVER TYPE NETWORK DRIVE SETUP LABEL DATA IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 1 DIRECTORY DATA4156 DISABLE JUG bate most ann of AASS MSE dax 15 Shara ee ee oe Table 3 1 4155C 4156C Setup Parameters Field Name Description Example 5 HOST NAME Host name assigned to the 4155C 4156C ANALYZER IP ADDRESS IP address assigned to the 4155C 4156C 192 168 1 2 SUBNET MASK Subnet mask For the default value enter 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY IP address of the gateway For the network access within the
10. Commands set SCPI Commands set 4155C 4156C FLEX Commands set 4145B Syntax Commands set Program memory Using the 4155C 4156C FLEX Commands set program code can be stored in the 4155C or 4156C Maximum number of program set is 255 External instrument remote control internal Instrument BASIC controller can control external equipment via GPIB interface Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 27 Specifications Functions Instrument BASIC Instrument BASIC is a subset of HP BASIC Functions arithmetic operation binary operation string manipulation logical operation array operation program flow control event initiated branching program editing and debugging support mass storage operation instrument control real time clock softkey operation and graphics Typing aid 4145B ASP Auto Sequence Program like syntax softkeys are available in Instrument BASIC An ASP file cannot be read by the 4155C 4156C Remote control Instrument BASIC is remote controllable from an external computer via the GPIB interface IBASIC supplemental information Program text area 16 Kbyte Variable stack area 500 Kbyte Common variable area 600 Kbyte This size is decreased when hard copy or disk operation is executed e Trigger Input external trigger input starts a sweep or sampling measurement or can be used as a trigger input for continuing Instrument BASIC program Input level TTL level negative or positive edge t
11. Example users 20 user01 user02 Example shown in 2 and 3 defines the following user information User Name User ID Group Name Group ID userOl 1234 users 20 user02 1235 users 20 User ID and group ID defined in the password file and group file are important They must be set to the 4155C 4156C when it mounts to a network file system on the NFS server A numeric value from 1 to 32767 is available for the 4155C 4156C If the computer is going to be a NFS server of an Unix system copy the password file and group file from the Unix system You do not need to create the password file and group file shown in 2 and 3 3 36 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Step 2 NOTE Step 3 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Installation Insert the software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and wait for the starting of the setup program Step through the setup program Here are the points to watch when executing the setup program 1 Select Custom mode for the installation mode 2 Select the following components NFS e Server for NFS Authentication tools for NFS e User Name Mapping e Server for NFS Authentication e Server for PCNFS 3 When installation is completed you may need to restart the computer Then restart the computer and log on to Windows again If the computer is going to be a client of a NFS server a software component Client for NFS must be additionally sele
12. Select the EXIT softkey to close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 3 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network 9 Select the PRINT PLOT softkey to start saving Using Network You can import the graphics file to a document such as a technical report by using word processing software Figure 3 7 shows the actual example of importing the tiff file to the document Figure 3 6 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP Screen SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP GPIB FORM FEED DISABLE LINE 60 COLUMN 80 PARAL LEL COLOR B W B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM PRNOI SIZE A4 TITLE ENABLE FEED DIR SHORT SIDE DATE amp TIME ENABLE LENGTH PAGE NO ENABLE WIDTH USER COMMENT ENABLE UNI nn PRINT PLOT COMMENT ENABLE GRAPH TRACE ENABLE GRAPH FRAME amp GRID ENABLE GRAPH AXIS TEXT ENABLE GRAPH TEXT ENABLE INIT STRING TRAILER STRING PRNOL Select one of the secondary softkeys B EXIT s Figure 3 7 Importing Graphics Data see Agilent 41560 GRAPH PLOT RE Feb 8 12 17 05 2001 PAGE 1 CAD 100 1 Id decade dl Fre Lfl Oo 1 00 Wg NT SUO m die 4 00 VARIABLE VARL NARZ UNT SMU2 HR SMUG MP NAME Yg Yah LIN LO6 LINEAR LINEAR START 1 0000 0 0000 STOP 4 000 V 1 5
13. 4 3 130 fF 1nA 0 1 sec 700 pF 10 fF 0 84 160 fF 0 5 sec 4 5 nF 40 fF 0 85 280 fF 2 sec 18 nF 200 fF 0 93 740 fF 10nA 0 1 sec 7 nF 10 fF 0 84 200 fF 0 5 sec 45 nF 40 fF 0 85 440 fF 2 sec 180 nF 200 fF 0 93 1 4 pF 10 sec 940 nF 1 pF 1 3 6 2 pF Calculation Example of Measurement Accuracy using MPSMU HPSMU Rangt Time Maximum Value Reso Accuracy I nA 0 1 sec 700 pF 10 fF 0 91 170 fF 0 5 sec 4 5 nF 40 fF 0 94 340 fF 2 sec 18 nF 200 fF 1 1 pF 10nA 0 1 sec 7 nF 10 fF 0 91 180 fF 0 5 sec 45 nF 40 fF 0 94 480 fF 2 sec 180 nF 200 fF 1 1 6 pF 10 sec 940 nF 1 pF 1 6 7 6 pF Accuracy of reading offset value Maximum value is applicable when the following conditions are satisfied e Current compliance is smaller than the current range e Capacitance of the DUT and measurement path is smaller than the maximum measurement value 8 24 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions Stress Force Characteristics SMU VSU and PGU output can be forced for the user specified period Stress time 500 us to 31 536 000 s 365 days Resolution 100 us 500 us lt stress time lt 10 s 10 ms 10 s lt stress time lt 31 536 000 s Burst pulse count 1 to 65 535 PGU only Trigger The 4155C 4156C outputs a gate trigger while stress channels are forc
14. Agilent E5250A control The 4155C 4156C enables to control the E5250A Low Leakage Switch Mainframe with the E5252A Switching Matrix using the setup screens You can control the E5250A without an external computer and programs Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 3 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Overview Overview Agilent 4155C 4156C Agilent 16442A B Test Fixture gt _ Agilent 16441A R Box d Agilent 16440A A Selectors The 4155C 4156C is a box type electronic measurement instrument with LCD display flexible disk drive operation keys and interface connectors e Keyboard You can connect a keyboard to the 4155C 4156C So you can operate this instrument by using a keyboard or the front panel keys e Agilent 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander The 41501A B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander contains pulse generator units PGUs and additional SMUs The 41501A B is attached to and controlled by the 4155C 4156C Test Fixture Agilent 16442A B is the test fixture for the 4155C 4156C You can mount your device under test DUT on the 16442A B and measure the device characteristics e Resistor Box Agilent 16441A R Box contains accurate 10 kQ 100 kQ and 1 MQ resistors and connection of these resistors is controlled by the 4155C 4156C The 16441A is used to measure negative resistance and to prevent DUT damage when performing breakdown measurements 1 4 Agilent 4155
15. For floating measurement remove the shorting bar For floating measurement do not apply voltage more than 42 V to the Circuit Common terminal Failure to heed this caution may result in damage to the 4155C 4156C If the Circuit Common terminal is not connected to the frame ground terminal for floating measurement a potential shock hazard may present Do not touch any of measurement circuit at any time while a floating measurement is in progress e To Expander Box Interface When you use Agilent 41501A B you insert the board for the 41501A B into this interface e Zero Check terminal Ground reference point of the 4155C 4156C The Zero Check terminal can be used for the service purpose only For the normal operation leave this terminal open and do not connect anything to this terminal Connecting anything can damage the 4155C 4156C 1 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 WARNING Introducing the 4155C 4156C Rear View of the 4155C 4156C Intlk terminal Used in conjunction with interlock function of the 4155C 4156C If the Intlk terminal is open maximum SMU output is limited to 40 V Be sure to connect this terminal to the 16442A B test fixture or connector plate before performing measurement If you use connector plate you must install interlock circuit For details on how to install the interlock circuit see To Make an Interlock Circuit in Chapter 2 Dangerous voltage of up to the maximum v
16. common mode error b Vi is the input voltage of VMU2 in volts e VMU supplemental information Input impedance Input leakage current Measurement noise Differential mode measurement noise 2 1 GQ lt 500 pA at 0 V typical 0 01 of range p p when the integration time is 10 PLC typical 0 005 of range p p when the integration time is short Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 9 Specifications Hardware 4155C Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer MPSMU Medium Power SMU Specifications Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 5 Current Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 4 Output terminal connection Single triaxial connector non Kelvin no remote sensing Voltage Current Compliance Limiting The SMU can limit output voltage or current to prevent damaging the device under test Voltage 0Vto 100V Current 1pAto 100mA Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy MPSMU supplemental information Voltage source output resistance typical 0 3 Q Voltage measurement input resistance gt 10 Q Current source output resistance gt 10 Q 1 nA range Current compliance setting accuracy for opposite polarity For 1 nA to 10 nA range V I setting accuracy 12 of range For 100 nA to 100 mA range V I setting accuracy 2 5 of range 8 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware
17. lt lt amp lt lt lt lt lt Z TRAILER STRING 5 24 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists To save the setup data list 1 Display the setup screen you want to save then press e Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 25 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists 3 Enter the file name in the FILE NAME entry field To save a file to a diskette in the built in flexible disk drive the file name must be a maximum of 8 characters fo
18. 4 ea 4155C Kelvin Triaxial Cable 4 ea 4156C Coaxial Cable 4 ea Interlock Cable 1 ea Keyboard ea User Manual 1 set Sample Application Program Disk 1 ea VEE Sample Program Disk 1 ea 4155 4156 VXIplug amp play Drivers Disk lea E5250A VXIplug amp play Drivers Disk lea LAN Interface Test Adapter 1 ea Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Accessories and Options Accessories and Options The following table lists accessories and options for Agilent 4155C 4156C Model Option Number Item Description 4155C Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer 4155C 200 1 5 m interlock 4xcoal 4xtriaxial cables 4155C 230 3 0 m interlock 4xcoaxial 4xtriaxial cables 4155C A6J ANSI Z540 compliant calibration 4155C UK6 Commercial cal certificate w test data 4155C OKN Self paced Training Kit 4156C Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer 4156C 010 Delete kelvin triaxial cables 4156C 200 1 5 m interlock 4xcoaxial 4xkelvin triaxial cables 4156C 230 3 0 m interlock 4xcoaxial 4xkelvin triaxial cables 4156C A6J ANSI Z540 compliant calibration 4156C UK6 Commercial cal certificate w test data 4156C OKN Self paced Training Kit 9 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Accessories and Options Model Number Option Item Description 16353A Standard Resistor Set 16434A Kel
19. Executing LAN Interface Test Before connecting the 4155C 4156C to the network you should check the operation of the LAN interface installed in the 4155C 4156C Do this by executing the LAN interface test as shown below 1 2 na Ww Fs Turn the 4155C 4156C on Attach the LAN I F test adapter Agilent part number 04155 61631 furnished with the 4155C 4156C to the LAN connector on the rear panel Press the System key then select the CALIB DIAG softkey to display the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen In the CALIB DIAG field select the DIAG softkey In the CATEGORY field select the CPU softkey Move the pointer to 312 INT LAN Interface using the down arrow key Select the EXECUTE softkey to execute the LAN interface test If the 4155C 4156C fails the test contact the Agilent Technologies service office 3 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Network Setup Parameters Connecting to Network Network Setup Parameters The 4155C 4156C needs the following parameters to connect to a network Acquire the parameters from the administrators shown in the following table If you are not connecting the 4155C 4156C to the network but to the server directly you can assign the parameter values by yourself Parameter Description Assigned by Example To connect to HOST NAME Host name of 4155C 4156C Network ANALYZER network Maximum 15 alphanumeric characters adm
20. Local Area Connection 3 Properties 3 26 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Step 4 TCP IP Properties 1 Click Properties to open the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box See Figure 3 11 2 Ifyou are going to use the DHCP server click Obtain an IP address automatically You do not need to set the network parameters Otherwise click Use the following IP address and set the network parameters 3 Click OK 4 Click OK 5 Click Close Step 5 Network Connection Check 1 Click Start Programs Accessories and Command Prompt to open the Command Prompt window 2 Ping a computer or a device on the network If for example the IP address of the device is 192 168 1 99 execute C gt ping 192 168 1 99 If any error occurs perform these instructions again Figure 3 11 Setting up TCP IP Properties Local Status Connection Local Properties TCP IP Properties Connect using CO o Obtain automatically Components m Use following IP ERa Subnet Mask u a E xxxx EEE Example 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 3 Gateway C 4 EI TCP IP Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 27 Table 3 6 Step 1 Step 2 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Print Server for Windows 2000 This section describes how to set up a print ser
21. Maintenance should be performed periodically to keep the 4155C 4156C and 41501A B in good condition Calibration Calibration and adjustments must be performed periodically so that the instruments satisfy the specifications and keep a good condition It is recommended to perform the calibration once a year at least For the calibration and adjustments contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Service Center Trained service personnel will perform the calibration and adjustments Cleaning Before performing cleaning turn off the instrument and disconnect power cable from the rear panel Use a dry cloth to clean the external case parts To prevent electrical shock do not perform cleaning when the instrument is turned on and do not use a wet cloth Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 43 Installation Maintenance 2 44 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network NOTE Connecting to Network This chapter explains how to connect to a network and contains the following sections Introduction This section explains what the 4155C 4156C can do by connecting it to a network e Executing LAN Interface Test This section explains how to execute the LAN interface test of the 4155C 4156C e Network Setup Parameters This section explains the network setup parameters of the 4155C 4156C e Setting Up 4155C 4156C This section explains how to
22. Step 7 User Name Mapping You set user mapping Step 8 Group Name Mapping You set group mapping Step 9 Map Maintenance You save user name mapping data Step 10 Export Windows Explorer You export a network file system a The password file and group file are used for the user mapping between a NFS server and a NFS client Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 35 Step 1 NOTE NOTE Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Preparation 1 Add Windows logon accounts and groups you want to register For Windows XP use User Accounts opened from the Control Panel For Windows 2000 use Users and Passwords opened from the Control Panel For Windows NT use User Manager opened by clicking Start Programs Administrative Tools and User Manager 2 Create and save a password file for example C test passwd The file must contain the user name first element user ID third element and group ID fourth element separated by a colon in each line The second fifth sixth and seventh elements are not required for the 4155C 4156C dedicated NFS server Example user01 1234 20 user02 1235 20 3 Create and save a group file for example C test group The file must contain the group name first element group ID third element and group members fourth element separated by a colon in each line The second element is not required for the 4155C 4156C dedicated NFS server
23. WARNING Table 2 1 Installation Inspection To Check the 4155C 4156C Operation 1 2 Make sure that the LINE button is set to off If the 41501A B will be used with the 4155C 4156C connect the 41501A B as shown in Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander on page 2 11 On the 4155C 4156C rear panel connect the Circuit Common terminal to the frame ground terminal by using a shorting bar If the Circuit Common terminal is not connected to the frame ground terminal for floating measurement a potential shock hazard may present Do not touch any of measurement circuit at any time while a floating measurement is in progress 4 Connect the power cable from the 4155C 4156C to an ac power outlet If the 41501A B will be used connect the power cable from the 41501A B to the outlet If the 41501A B is installed press the LINE button of the 41501A B before pressing the LINE button of the 4155C 4156C Press the LINE button to turn on the 4155C 4156C The initialization screen will appear on the display of the 4155C 4156C And the power on self test is automatically executed If no error message is displayed on the screen the 4155C 4156C is operating correctly and displays the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen as shown in Figure 2 1 If a problem occurs see If You Have a Problem manual Make sure that the units displayed in the UNIT column match the units installed Refer to Table 2 1 for the availa
24. and Printers to open the Printers folder 2 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard opens Do not forget sharing the printer and its share name used to specify the printer For the share name a maximum 15 alphanumeric characters is available The first character must be a letter of the alphabet 3 34 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Table 3 9 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up NFS Server This section describes how to set up the NFS server using the Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX software Before starting the procedure set up the network of the computer as described in Setting Up Network for Windows XP on page 3 21 Setting Up Network for Windows 2000 on page 3 25 or Setting Up Network for Windows NT on page 3 30 This section provides setup procedures using the Services for UNIX 3 5 software Perform step to step 9 to set up the NFS server Perform step 10 to export a network file system Check List of Setting up NFS Server Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You add Windows logon accounts and create password file and group file Step 2 Installation You install Services for UNIX Step 3 Server for NFS You set up Server for NFS menu Step 4 Group Registration You register groups Step 5 User Registration You register users Step 6 User Mapping Configuration You specify password file and group file
25. e HPSMU terminals There are two triaxial connectors for Kelvin connections one is for force and the other is for sense For SMUS e PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common e Ext Pulse Generator Trig Out terminal Trigger pulses synchronized with PGU pulses are output This trigger is used to synchronize the PGU pulse outputs with external pulse generators You cannot change the parameters of this trigger For details about PGU trigger see User s Guide Measurement and Analysis To SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface D SUB 15 pin connector is used to control the 16440A SMU pulse generator selector 1 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 41501A B 420 41501A B 420 has two MPSMUs Figure 1 7 Rear View of 41501A B 420 Force sense k Circuit N Fe Common UO 5 ae Aire es FE li Ea IT a F gr eee AN 2 1 l Ib l jl il upgrade etc zn i mi Ext Puls oe Pulse a PGU ttaov Max Generator 2 l lt 2 mha To SMU Pulse Generator Scier inara lad eae N Selector Interface O FN Module Extractor For Service e MPSMU terminals Two MPSMUs are installed and each MPSMU has a triaxial connector These connectors are not designed for Kelvin connections For SMU5 and S
26. l uF Force lt 1Q Sense lt 10 Q 8 15 Specifications Hardware PGU Pulse Generator Unit Specifications e General Modes pulse or constant Amplitude 0 Vpp to 40 Vpp Window 40 0 V to 40 0 V Maximum current 200 mA width lt 1 ms average current lt 100 mA 100 mA Output impedance 50 and low impedance lt 1 Q Burst count range 1 to 65535 Trigger output Level TTL Timing same timing and width as PGU1 pulse output e Pulse dc Output Voltage and Accuracy See Table 8 8 e Timing Parameters See Table 8 9 e Accuracy of Timing parameters The following data is applied when leading time and trailing time are the same value Period 2 2 ns Width 3 2 ns Delay 2 40 ns e Leading Time and Trailing Time See Table 8 10 e Restrictions of Pulse Timing Parameters Setup e Pulse width lt Pulse period e Delay time lt Pulse period e Leading time lt Pulse width x 0 8 e Trailing time lt Pulse period Pulse width x 0 8 8 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware e PGU supplemental information Overshoot Undershoot ringing lt 5 of amplitude 10 mV 50 output impedance to 50 Q load Pulse width jitter 0 2 100 ps Pulse period jitter 0 2 100 ps Slew rate maximum 100 V us 50 output impedance to 50 Q load Noise 0 2 of range at dc output Table 8 8 Pulse de Output Voltage and Accuracy Set Voltage Resol
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28. present at the Force Guard and Sense terminals of the 4155C 4156C To prevent electrical shock the following safety precautions must be observed during the use of the 4155C 4156C 2 2 Use a three conductor ac power cable to connect the cabinet if used and the 4155C 4156C to an electrical ground safety ground If you do not use the 16442A B test fixture you must connect the Intlk terminal to a switch that turns off when the shielding box access door is opened Confirm periodically that the interlock function works normally Before touching the connections on the Force Guard and Sense terminals turn the 4155C 4156C off and discharge any capacitors If you do not turn the 4155C 4156C off complete all of the following items regardless of the 4155C 4156C settings e Terminate measurement by pressing Stop key confirm that the MEASUREMENT indicator is not lit e Deactivate standby mode if used by pressing Standby key confirm that the Standby indicator is not lit e Confirm that the HIGH VOLTAGE indicator is not lit e Open the shielding box access door open the Intlk terminal e Discharge any capacitors connected to an SMU Warn persons working around the 4155C 4156C about dangerous conditions Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 CAUTION Installation Requirements Requirements This section contains information on e power requirements e power cables e line fuse and line voltage selector
29. s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 17 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC If You Use a Windows PC This section describes examples of setting up a NFS server and print server using a computer installed with Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows NT e Hardware Software Required e Network Parameters Required e Setting Up Network for Windows XP e Setting Up Print Server for Windows XP e Setting Up Network for Windows 2000 e Setting Up Print Server for Windows 2000 e Setting Up Network for Windows NT e Setting Up Print Server for Windows NT e Setting Up NFS Server NOTE Setting up of network and servers must be performed by a member of the Windows Administrators group 3 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Hardware Software Required You need the hardware and software listed below e Computer with the following specifications Available hard disk space 19 MB to 275 MB Depends on the components installed from the Services for UNIX software package Memory 16 MB or more Network adapter Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10BASE T Operating system For use of Services for UNIX 3 5 Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Server with SP3 or SP4 Windows 2000 Professional SP3 or SP4 or Windows XP Professional with SP1 SP2 can be used under a condition of personal firewall off For use of Servic
30. user comment User comment is output as a string with a specified string marker e Example setups STRING MARK Bipolar Tr Vce Ic 2 VARI output range For sweep measurements Format lt VARI name gt lt start gt to lt stop gt in lt step gt step Type S S N S S N S S N S For log sweep measurements LOG is output for the step value e Example setups UNIT OFF STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA VCE 0 0001 to 1 in LOG step For sampling measurements Format TIME lt start time gt to lt stop time gt Type S S N S S N e Example setups UNIT ON STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA TIME 0 00 s to 1 516 s 4 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 3 VAR2 output range Format lt VAR2 name gt lt start value gt to lt stop value gt in lt step value gt step Type S S N S S N S SN S e Example setups UNIT OFF STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA IB 1E 05 to 5E 05 in 1E 05 step 4 variable names Format NO lt variable name gt lt variable name gt Type S S S e Example setups STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA NO VCE IC 5 unit Format lt blank gt lt 1st variable unit gt lt 2nd variable unit gt Type S S S e Examp
31. 100 mA to 1A Force maximum 10 Q lt 100 mA Sense maximum 10 Q Voltage source output resistance typical 0 2 Q Force line Non Kelvin connection Voltage measurement input resistance gt 102 Q Current source output resistance gt 10 Q 1nA range Current compliance setting accuracy for opposite polarity For 1 nA to 10 nA range V I setting accuracy 12 of range For 100 nA to 1 A range V I setting accuracy 2 5 of range Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 13 Specifications Hardware Table 8 6 HPSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Set Reso a Meas Measurement M i 3 Range Set Accuracy Reso Accuracy ax Voltage 1nA 100 fA 0 5 3 pA 10 fA 0 5 3 pA 200 V 2 fA x Vout 2 fA x Vout 10nA 1pA 0 5 7pA 10 fA 0 5 5pA 200 V 20 fA x Vout 20 fA x Vout 100 nA 10 pA 0 12 50 pA 100 fA 0 1 30pA 200 V 200 fA x Vout 200 fA x Vout 1 uA 100 pA 0 12 400 pA 1 pA 0 1 200 pA 200 V 2 pA x Vout 2 pA x Vout 10 uA 1nA 0 12 5 nA 10 pA 0 1 3nA 200 V 20 pA x Vout 20 pA x Vout 100 uA 10nA 0 12 40 nA 100 pA 0 1 20nA 200 V 200 pA x Vout 200 pA x Vout 1 mA 100 nA 0 12 500 nA l nA 0 1 300 nA 200 V 2nA x Vout 2 nA x Vout 10mA 1 pA 0 12 4 uA 10nA 0 1 2 pA 200 V 20 nA x Vout 20 nA x Vout 100mA 10 pA 0 12 50 uA 100 nA 0 1 30 uA 200 V lout lt 50
32. 192 168 1 3 subnet enter 0 0 0 0 USER ID Your user ID gt registered in the NFS server 1234 GROUP ID Your group ID registered in the NFS server 20 9 PRINTER Share name of a printer registered in the print server PRNO1 IP ADDRESS IP address of the print server 192 168 1 1 10 LABEL Softkey label used to specify a directory to mount DATA IP ADDRESS IP address of the NFS server 192 168 1 1 DIRECTORY Full path name for HP UX or NFS sharing name for Windows D4156 or DATA4156 a User ID must be unique for each user After using the 4155C 4156C set a meaningless value If you do not change the value any user can access the network file system using your user ID b For Windows use the values defined in the password file See Setting Up NFS Server on page 3 35 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 7 To use a remote printer To mount a NFS server Connecting to Network Using Network Using Network This section explains the network function of the 4155C 4156C and describes the following examples of using the NFS server and the print server e Functions e Saving 4155C 4156C Setup Data e Using Remote Printer e Saving Graphics Data e Saving Spreadsheet Data Functions Connecting to a network the 4155C 4156C can use a remote printer and a NFS server on the network e To use a remote printer To mount a NFS server 1 Press the System key a
33. 4155C 4156C 41501B mittels dreiadriger Netzleitungen Wenn die Me fassung Agilent 16442 zwar angeschlossen jedoch nicht verwendet wird schlie en Sie die Verriegelungsklemme INTLK so an da bei ge ffnetem Deckel die Stromzuf hrung zu Agilent 16442 auf jeden Fall unterbrochen wird Vergewissern Sie sich regelm ig da die Verriegelungsfunktion korrekt arbeitet Schalten Sie die Ger te Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B aus und entladen Sie alle Kapazit ten bevor Sie die Anschl sse Force Guard und Sense ber hren Falls Sie die Ger te Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B nicht ausschalten f hren Sie unabh ngig von den Ger teeinstellungen folgende Schritt durch e Beenden Sie die gegenw rtige Messung durch Dr cken der Output Taste die Output Leuchtdiode erlischt e Vergewissern Sie sich da die Hochspannungswarnlampe erloschen ist e ffnen Sie den Deckel der MeBfassung Agilent 16442 die Verriegelungsklemme INTLK ffnen e Entladen Sie alle an SMUs angeschlossenen Kondensatoren falls vorhanden Informieren Sie Personen in unmittelbarer N he der Ger te Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B ber die Gef hrlichkeit der bestehenden Hochspannung und sichern Sie den Zugang zum Pr fplatz zum Schutz Dritter In This Manual This manual provides information and instructions for installation file operation printer plotter function and what unrelated to the measurement and analysis and consists of the following chapters F
34. Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 3 Specifications Hardware Hardware 4156C Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer HRSMU High Resolution SMU Specifications e Current Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 1 e Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 3 e Output terminal connection Dual triaxial connectors Kelvin remote sensing e Voltage Current Compliance Limiting The SMU can limit output voltage or current to prevent damaging the device under test Voltage 0Vto 100V Current 100 fA to 100 mA Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy e HRSMU supplemental information Allowable cable resistance maximum 10 for both Force and Sence Kelvin connection Voltage source output resistance typical 0 2 Q Force line Non Kelvin connection Voltage measurement input resistance S16 Q Current source output resistance gt 101 Q 10 pA range Current compliance setting accuracy for opposite polarity For 10 pA to 10 nA range V I setting accuracy 12 of range For 100 nA to 100 mA range V I setting accuracy 2 5 of range 8 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware Table 8 1 HRSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Set A a Meas Measurement Mas vol m Range Reso Set Accuracy Reso Accuracy ax Voltage 10pA 10 fA 4 400 fA
35. Enter key After you enter desired characters into the data entry field press this key The characters are entered at the field pointer location Also you can use the green key to calculate the value of the data entry field For example if you press 4 6 green key and Enter key the result 24 appears Blue key Changes entry mode to blue key shift mode and lights the indicator In this mode you can enter the blue characters that are printed above the keys Pressing blue key again changes to normal mode Indicator turns off Green key Changes entry mode to green key shift mode This mode is effective for the next pressed key then changes back to normal mode Edit keys Are used to edit the characters in the data entry field User File keys Are used to operate quickly on a file in diskette internal memory or a directory on a NFS server Pressing Save key moves into the filer s SAVE function and pressing Get key moves into the filer s GET function 1 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Rear View of the 4155C 4156C Rear View of the 4155C 4156C Figure 1 2 Rear View of the 4155C 4156C BI WARNING 100 240V serviceable parte Inside 50 002 Ing to qualified personnel 450VA Max A we operater Rarer torah
36. OUTPUT REGION Graph size depends on the OUTPUT REGION and RESOLUTION settings Graph aspect ratio cannot be changed Text font size depends on printer RESOLUTION setting does not change the output quality Print speed is faster than HR PCL HR PCL Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION Output resolution quality depends on RESOLUTION setting All fonts are scaled with the output region HP GL Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION All fonts are scaled with the output region Print speed is faster than PCL 5 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Output Formats Output Resolution If you select the HR PCL or HR TIFF mode you can change the resolution of the output High resolution improves the output quality but takes longer to print You can choose 75 90 100 150 180 300 or 600 dpi dots per inch in the RESOLUTION field This field appears in the PRINT PLOT GRAPH PLOT or SCREEN DUMP dialog box For the resolutions available for your printer see Supported Peripherals on page 5 6 RESOLUTION setting for PCL mode In PCL mode the RESOLUTION and OUTPUT REGION fields change the size and position of the output but do not affect the output quality To set the output size and position do the following procedure in the PRINT PLOT GRAPH PLOT or SCREEN DUMP dialog box 1 Inthe RESOLUTION field select one so
37. PC AT compatible keyboard to operate the 4155C 4156C See Chapter 6 e Help key Pressing Help key displays the help screens Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 7 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front View of the 4155C 4156C e Plot Print key Pressing Print Plot key prints the setup information and measurement results to your plotter printer or file TIFF PCL or HP GL file If you press green key and Print Plot key the screen image is dumped to plotter printer or file e PAGE CONTROL key group Page Control keys are used to change the display screens Chan key Meas key Display key Graph List key Stress key System key Moves to CHANNELS screen group You define channels user functions and user variables Moves to MEASURE screen group You set the output parameters measurement parameters and so on Moves to DISPLAY screen group You set the result display format auto analysis definitions and so on Moves to GRAPH LIST screen group This softkey toggles between GRAPH and LIST screens Moves to STRESS screen group You define the stress channels set the stress parameters and monitor the stress forcing Moves to SYSTEM screen group You operate on diskette files set up plotting and printing environment define colors of the display and so on e MARKER CURSOR key group Rotary knob and arrow keys of the Marker Cursor key group are used to move the marker and cursor Rot
38. Remove the blank panel labeled To 4 Insert the 41501A B interface board into Expander Box Interface from the rear the 4155C 4156C then attach it with the panel of the 4155C 4156C thumbscrews UGI01004 60x40 WARNING The 4155C 4156C together with the 41501A B weights about 37 kg 81 8 Ib The 4155C 4156C is not anchored to the 41501A JB Use caution when handling Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 11 Installation Installing Accessories Installing Accessories This section describes how to install the 4155C 4156C and accessories Additional information regarding airflow can be found in the Ventilation Requirements on page 2 5 This section describes how to install the 16442A B test fixture install the 16441A R box install the 16440A SMU pulse generator selector connect the 16440A to the 4155C 4156C connect a measurement cable to a connector plate When you install a keyboard connect the keyboard to the keyboard interface on the front panel before switching on the 4155C 4156C The 4155C 4156C recognizes the keyboard during the power on self test 2 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories To Install the 16442A B Test Fixture Before performing this procedure turn off the 4155C 4156C and 41501A B When you use the 16442A B test fixture without the 16441A R box or the 16440A selector you can stabilize the 1644
39. Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 6 To start to save the screen image select PRINT PLOT softkey 7 To close the SCREEN DUMP dialog box select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 23 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists Saving Setup Data Lists This section describes how to save the setup data list on setup screens except for the GRAPH LIST and KNOB SWEEP screens as a PCL or HP GL file Before beginning to save the setup data list check the following SYSTEM FILER screen This screen sets the DISK entry field to specify the mass storage device used to save a PCL or HP GL file For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the information to save paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION FORM FEED a LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING lt lt lt lt lt Z lt lt
40. a Directory on a Network File System 1 Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device as a network file system Select MAKE DIRECTORY softkey P YN FUNCTION MAKE DIRECTORY NAME 5 Inthe NAME field enter the new directory name The directory name can be 36 characters maximum The directory name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum 6 Select EXECUTE softkey 7 Select EXIT softkey 4 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Changing the Working Directory Changing the Working Directory 1 wa Pr Ye N Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device as a network file system Select FILE CATALOG softkey To specify the working directory a Move the pointer to the desired directory using the rotary knob b Select CHANGE DIRECTORY softkey To change the working directory to the upper level select one of the following UPPER DIR Moves to the directory one level higher than the current directory ROOT DIR Moves to the root directory Select EXIT FILE CATALOG softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 21 File Operations Initializing a Diskette Initializing a Diskette 1 von vu FY DN oO 11 Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Move th
41. a File Catalog 1 Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device Select FILE CATALOG softkey A maximum of 199 file names can be displayed in the FILE CATALOG area By coe ik 5 Use the rotary knob to move the cursor or to scroll through the list of file names For reference of the FILE CATALOG area refer to Setup Screen Reference manual To Display File Comments only for diskette If the built in flexible disk drive is specified as the mass storage device the FILE CATALOG area will not include the file comments To display the file comments select one of the following softkeys READ COMMENT Reads and displays the comments for the selected file READ COMMENT ALL Reads and displays the comments for all files To Exit the File Catalog Select EXIT FILE CATALOG softkey To Search for a Desired File Name Enter an alphanumeric character The cursor will move to the first file name that starts with that character Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 5 File Operations Storing Setup or Results Data Storing Setup or Results Data 1 To store data to a file in the current mass storage device press Save key to display the SAVE setup fields 2 To change the mass storage device a Press System key b Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen c Specify the new mass storage device d Select SAVE softkey to d
42. a maximum of 36 characters The file name and directory path can be a maximum of 58 characters 4 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL HP GL or HR TIFF softkey If you select the PCL HR PCL or HR TIFF mode set the RESOLUTION by selecting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting the resolution see Output Resolution on page 5 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 5 34 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs 5 Ifyou select HR PCL HR TIFF or HP GL set the GRAPH TRACE ONLY field by selecting YES or NO softkey YES Graph trace only output NO Outputs the graph information enabled on PRINT PLOT SETUP screen OUTPUT ITEM fields 6 Set the PRINT SETUP DATA field by selecting YES or NO softkey YES Graph output with setup data NO Graph output only If you select YES set the POSITION entry field For the PCL mode the POSITION field is not displayed and is always set to BOTTOM BOTTOM Places the setup data below the graph RIGHT Places the setup data to the right of the graph 7 Ifyou select HR PCL or HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Selec
43. a new printer use the Add Printer Wizard This wizard will guide you in adding a new printer Step through the Add Printer Wizard You will not need special instruction Here is how to open the Add Printer Wizard 1 Click Start Printers and Faxes 2 Click Add a printer The Add Printer Wizard opens Do not forget sharing the printer and its share name used to specify the printer For the share name a maximum 15 alphanumeric characters is available The first character must be a letter of the alphabet 3 24 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE Table 3 5 Step 1 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Network for Windows 2000 If your computer has already been on the network ignore this section Just check the following network parameters e Computer name e IP address of the computer e JP address of the gateway optional e Subnet mask optional You can check these values by executing the hostname command and the ipconfig command using the Command Prompt This section describes how to set up the network of the computer Check List of Network Setup Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You set up the computer Step 2 Network Identification You check the network identification Step 3 Network Protocols You set the network protocol Step 4 TCP IP Properties You set up the TCP IP properties Step 5 Network Connection Check You check the network connection
44. allows you to store measurement setup information measurement data and instrument setting information on a 3 5 inch diskette using the built in flexible disk drive or on a NFS server via LAN The allowable disk formats are MS DOS and HP LIF You can also use internal memory for temporary data storage You can save up to four files in internal memory You can quickly move information between the internal memory and the 4155C 4156C working memory Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Printing and plotting The 4155C 4156C allows you to print the setup data measurement results and screen images on a printer or plotter that is connected to the 4155C 4156C via GPIB interface or parallel I O interface The 4155C 4156C can also store a TIFF PCL or HP GL file You can also use a remote printer via LAN to make hardcopies Remote control The 4155C 4156C can be controlled by an external controller via GPIB by using remote control commands The 4155C 4156C provides the following command sets so you can select the command set suitable for your application e 4155C 4156C SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments command set e 4155C 4156C FLEX Fast Language for Execution command set e 4145B syntax command set Also the 4155C 4156C has internal Instrument BASIC so you can develop and execute measurement programs by using the 4155C 4156C only without using an external controller
45. by the residual resistance of the connection cables The kelvin connection is effective for the low resistance measurement and the high current measurement Connecting the 41501A B and the 16442A B test fixture Connect the 41501A B measurement terminals to the 16442A B input as follows 41501A B 16442A B i A Cable Terminals Terminals GNDU GNDU 3 mor 1 5 m GNDU Cable PGU PGU 3 m or 1 5 m Coaxial Cable MPSMU SMU 3 mor 1 5 m Triaxial Cable HPSMU SMU1 and SMU2 3 mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable for Kelvin connection or SMU3 and SMU4 3 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable for SMU5 and SMU6 non Kelvin connection Use Agilent 16493H GNDU cable to connect the GNDU to a test fixture or a connector plate Do not use the triaxial cable The GNDU cable is rated for up to 1 6 A but the maximum current rating of the triaxial cable is 1 A There are potentially hazardous voltages of up to 200 V at the Force Sense and Guard terminals To prevent electrical shock do not expose these lines Never connect the Guard terminal to any output including circuit common chassis ground or any other guard terminal Doing so will damage the SMU 2 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories Installing the 16442A B test fixture with other accessories The 16442A B test fixture can be installed with an 16441A R box 16440A selector or both The following figure shows how to attach t
46. directory on a network file system e changing the working directory e initializing a diskette e backing up a diskette You can use these file operations on the internal memory a diskette in the built in flexible disk drive or on a network file system that Agilent 4155C 4156C mounts You can perform file operations by e selecting softkeys on the SYSTEM FILER screen All file operations can be performed this way e selecting the front panel keys Get and Save from the User File key group Only store and load file operations can be performed this way For details on the SYSTEM FILER screen refer to Setup Screen Reference manual 4 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE NOTE File Operations To Use the Network File System The 4155C 4156C can be an NFS client and can use the network file system as a mass storage device To use the network file system 1 Connect the 4155C 4156C to your LAN See Chapter 3 2 Complete the NETWORK SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen 3 Complete the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen For information on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen see Setup Screen Reference manual Situations When You Cannot Store Load Files The Save and Get keys are available from any screen However the Save and Get functions will not work under the following conditions e during measurement or forcing stress e when an error message i
47. edu ye er Gwe doth 3 8 Saving 4155C 4156C Setup Data 20 0 cece eee eee ee 3 10 Using Remote Printer u ds 22a ea an Bine chewed 3 11 Saving Graphics Data 0 00sec cece cee cee eee e ete eees 3 12 Saving Spreadsheet Data 0 0 cece cece cece e nent eet ees 3 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Contents If You Use a HP UX System 0 c ccc cece nee nee n een eeenes 3 16 Defining Network Parameters 00 ccc cece cece cence eee e nee enaes 3 16 Setting Up HP UX System 0 00 ccc ccc ccc ccc een ee eee ene eees 3 17 If You Use a Windows PC 0 00 annann rnanera 3 18 Hardware Software Required 0c cece cece cece cece een teens 3 19 Network Parameters Required 0 0 0 cece cece eee een eee e eens 3 20 Setting Up Network for Windows XP 0 000c cee ee cence eee eees 3 21 Setting Up Print Server for Windows XP 0 200c cece eee eee ees 3 23 Setting Up Network for Windows 2000 20 0 cece eee eee 3 25 Setting Up Print Server for Windows 2000 0 00 cece eee eee 3 28 Setting Up Network for Windows NT 0 00cee eee ee eee eee eees 3 30 Setting Up Print Server for Windows NT 0 2 0000 cece ee cece ees 3 33 Setting Up NFS Server 2 0 0 0c cece cece eee nent e ete nennen 3 35 4 File Operations Selecting a Mass Storage Device 0 cec
48. gt Ctrl F or Tab green key gt Ctrl Shift F or Ctrl Tab Delete Delete or Alt D Insert Insert or Alt I Recall Ctri L green key Recall Ctrl Shift L Clear Shift F11 or Ctrl Delete green key Clear F11 ENTRY key group u u Exp E Enter Enter green key Enter Shift Enter Space space bar Other front panel keys except for Q deg blue key and green key correspond to same keys on the external keyboard Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Initial Settings Initial Settings This chapter explains the following e user defined initial settings Agilent 4155C 4156C can automatically get files from a diskette after applying power and set the 4155C 4156C according to the files This function saves you the trouble of getting application files every time you turn on the 4155C 4156C e default initial settings If you turn on the 4155C 4156C without a diskette the 4155C 4156C is set to the default initial settings In this condition internal memories contain measurement setup data for the most common applications 7 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Initial Settings User Defined Initial Settings User Defined Initial Settings If you turn on an 4155C 4156C with a diskette in the flexible disk drive the 4155C 4156C automatically loads the following files from the diskette e files for setting setup and result scr
49. plot output e Screen Dump Output e Setup Data List Output e Measurement Result List Output e Measurement Result Graph Output Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 37 Print Plot Function Output Examples Screen Dump Output This is an example of the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen dump in HP GL format using an HP LaserJet printer in landscape mode Setup e Screen GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS USER COMMENT on the Screen ID VG CHARACTERISTICS e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen FORM FEED ENABLE COLOR B W B W PAPER SIZE A4 FEED DIR LONG SIDE INIT STRING 0033 amp 110 0033 0B TRAILER STRING 0033 A 0033 amp 100 e SCREEN DUMP dialog SCREEN DUMP DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE HP GL 5 38 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Output Example Print Plot Function Output Examples GRAPH LI ST GRAPHI CS 1 D VG CHARACTERISTICS A 100 m 1 00p lt lt on MEDI UM 99DECO1 08 00PM vo CV 500 m div 00 B MARKER OFF MARKER MI N MAX INTER POLATE OFF MARKER SKI P AUTO ANALY SIS CURSOR OFF
50. specify a printer or a directory Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 5 NOTE Connecting to Network Setting Up 4155C 4156C Setting Up 4155C 4156C This section explains how to set up the 4155C 4156C network The procedure supposes that the server has already been set up 1 2 10 11 Turn off the 4155C 4156C Connect the 4155C 4156C to the network by using the straight LAN cable If you are not connecting the 4155C 4156C to the network but to the server directly use the cross LAN cable Turn on the 4155C 4156C Press the System key and the MISCELLANEOUS softkey to display the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen Complete the 4155C 4156C NETWORK SETUP table See Figure 3 2 and Table 3 1 Press the System key to enable the setup Enter the following command using the server to check the network connection of the 4155C 4156C If you use HP UX usr sbin ping 192 168 1 2 If you use Windows C gt ping 192 168 1 2 This is the example for the 4155C 4156C with IP address 192 168 1 2 If no response is returned perform these instructions again Select the MISCELLANEOUS softkey of the 4155C 4156C Complete the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP and select ADD or UPDATE Skip this step if you are going to use a network file system only Complete the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP and select ADD or UPDATE Skip this step if you are going to use a remote printer only Press the System key to save and enable the setup
51. the 16441A R Box 00 c ccc cece cence teen renarna 2 18 To Install the 16440A SMU Pulse Generator Selector 0 000 0s 2 20 To Connect the 16440A Selector to the 41550 41560 0 eee ae 2 26 To Connect the Measurement Cable to the Connector Plate 2 28 N ee en ee lade de 2 30 Mounting Connectors 0 c ccc cece ene ete nee nee e nee en eens 2 31 To Make an Interlock Circuit 0 c ccc cece cence eee cence neces 2 33 To Connect the GNDU Output 0 0 ccc ccc cece nee n eens 2 37 To Connect the SMU Output 0 ccc ranean rannen 2 38 To Connect the VSU VMU PGU Outputs 0 c cece eee eens 2 40 Connecting Instruments or Peripherals 00 ccc ccc e ence ence ee enes 2 41 To Connect GPIB Instruments or Peripherals ccc cece eee ees 2 41 To Connect Parallel Peripherals 0 0 c cece cece eee cence neces 2 42 Maintenance 2a ra hed eet hg wind a lan gd ate ada 2 43 Calibration sosser rens Madi era aea S ieee 2 43 Cleaning eie srl il ihnen 2 43 Connecting to Network Introductions ic thes vee heen a ath ee Hab 3 3 Executing LAN Interface Test 00 c cece cece ccc ete eee n eee eenaes 3 4 Network Setup Parameters 00 0 ccc cece eect eee nee ene e eee enaes 3 5 Setting Up 41550 41560 2 06 ccc e eens 3 6 Using Network 24 064 dws eier Pre eae AE E ade 3 8 Function S 2 00 3 2h choke we ee A welt ah
52. the following e SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155C 4156C control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the printer plotter information to print plot paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION V V V FORM FEED V V V LINE COLUMN COLOR B W V V V PAPER V V OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING V V TRAILER STRING vV V V NOE Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one sheet of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISABLE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image 5 8 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Screen Images To make a hard copy of a screen image 1 Display the screen that you want to print out then press a the front panel green key b Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the SCREEN DUMP dialog box SCREEN DUMP DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 5 Y 0 LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PCL 7
53. 000 4 STER 100 Om 500 On CONSTANT UNIT SMUL HR NAME Yd SOURCE 2 0000 Wo Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 13 Figure 3 8 Connecting to Network Using Network Saving Spreadsheet Data This example saves measurement result data to a file in the spreadsheet format Figure 3 8 shows an example setup to save spreadsheet data to the L IDVGTXT file in the C D4156 directory of the NFS server 1 Press the System key to display the SYSTEM FILER screen 2 Move the field pointer to the DISK field and select a softkey to mount the network file system 3 Press the Graph List key twice to display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen 4 Select the SPREAD SHEET softkey 5 Complete the ASCH SAVE function menu Example setup shown in Figure 3 8 defines the file name L IDVG enables output of the unit with data sets the delimiter to comma sets the string mark to double quotation mark and enables output of all data from index 1 to maximum 6 Select the EXECUTE softkey to start saving You can read the file using spreadsheet software such as Lotus 1 2 3 as shown in Figure 3 9 Saving Spreadsheet Data p1sK DATA Mounting directory FILE CATALOG FORMAT DIR PRNOTE FILE NAME SIZE byte DATE TIME COMMENT IDVG DAT 13488 01 02 08 00 12 IDVG TIF 47078 O1 02 98 00 17 0 2 FUNCTION ASCII SAVE NAME L IDVG OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO DELIMITER COMMA 1 lt gt max STRING MA
54. 1 380658 E 23 e e Dielectric Constant of vacuum 8 854188 E 12 Engineering units The following unit symbols are also available on the keyboard m 107 u 10 u 10 n 10 p 107 f 10 k 103 M 10 G 10 e Analysis Capabilities Overlay graph comparison a graphic plot can be stored and later recalled as an overlay plane Four overlay planes can be stored One plane can be overlaid onto the current data Marker marker to min max interpolation direct marker and marker skip Cursor long and short direct cursor Line two lines normal mode grad mode tangent mode and regression mode Scaling auto scale and zoom 8 26 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions Data variable display Up to two user defined parameters can be displayed on measurement result screen Read Out Function The read out functions are built in functions for reading various values related to the marker cursor or line Automatic Analysis Function On a graphics plot the markers and lines can be automatically located using the auto analysis setup Parameters can be automatically determined using automatic analysis user function and read out functions User Variable Displays the data on the screen via GPIB or Instrument BASIC Repeating and Automating Test Instrument Control Function control internal or external computer can control the 4155C 4156C functions via GPIB interface
55. 1A B Option Item Unit 402 410 412 420 422 One GNDU yes yes yes yes yes Two PGUs yes yes yes Two MPSMUs yes yes One HPSMU yes yes a HPSMU high power source monitor unit 1 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front View of the 4155C 4156C Front View of the 4155C 4156C Figure 1 1 Front View of the 4155C 4156C 1 MEASUREMENT O CE men vorace O E ENTRY C ee Ft 4 Pacs fer IE Sr cn oa cc ee a m ei CIE IO une we ty R AE Ey s z m m Gm er jf T Sres eo 67 J Ba e LINE switch Use the LINE switch to turn analyzer on and off e Display 8 4 inch diagonal color active matrix LCD 640 dot H by 480 dot V The flat panel display uses an LCD panel More than 99 99 of the pixels in an LCD are active Inactive pixels less than 0 01 do not indicate a defect e Flexible disk drive FDD Use 3 5 inch diskette to load or store the analyzer settings and measurement data e Keyboard connector You can use an IBM
56. 2A B as shown in the figure below y Jj z we Fa Pi If I eG ra L va j we 4 ho Poh e ae ae Bera P we i III ff Fi S ees EE Pe CY Lo gf Pag 7 LA 1 Puta stabilizer on both sides of the test fixture 2 Attach each stabilizer to the unit with a flathead screw Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 13 CAUTION WARNING CAUTION Installation Installing Accessories Connecting the 4155C and the 16442A B test fixture Connect the 4155C and the 16442A B as shown below To prevent electrical shock during use be sure to connect the interlock cable 16442A B 4155C 4155C Terminals aside Cable Intlk Intlk 3 mor 1 5 m Interlock Cable VSU VSU 3 mor 1 5 m Coaxial Cable VMU VMU 3 mor 1 5 m Coaxial Cable MPSMU SMU 3 mor 1 5 m Triaxial Cable There are potentially hazardous voltages of up to 100 V at the Force and Guard terminals To prevent electrical shock do not expose these lines Never connect the Guard terminal to any output including circuit common frame ground or any other guard terminal Doing so will damage the SMU 2 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 CAUTION WARNING CAUTION Installation Installing Accessories Connecting the 4156C and the 16442A B test fixture Connect the 4156C and the 16442A B as shown below To prevent el
57. 3 900 uV 2 uV 0 02 700 uV 100 mA 0 3 x Iout 0 3 x Iout 20V 1 mV 0 03 4 mV 20 uV 0 02 2 mV 100 mA 0 3 x Iout 0 3 x Iout 40 V 2mV 0 03 7 mV 40 uV 0 02 3 mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 0 3 x Iout 0 3 x Iout 50 mA 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 100 V 5 mV 0 04 15 mV 100 uV 0 03 5 mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 0 3 x Iout 0 3 x Iout 50 mA 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 20 mA 40 V lt Vout lt 100 V a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value Iout is the output current in amps b Vout is the output voltage in volts VSU Voltage Source Unit Specifications Same as the 4156C VSU VMU Voltage Monitor Unit Specifications Same as the 4156C VMU 8 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware 41501B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander HPSMU High Power SMU Specifications Current Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 6 Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 7 Output terminal connection Dial triaxial connectors Kelvin remote sensing Voltage Current Compliance Limiting The SMU can limit output voltage or current to prevent damaging the device under test Voltage 0 V to 200 V Current 1pAto 1A Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy HPSMU supplemental information Allowable cable resistance Kelvin connection Force maximum 0 7 Q
58. 4155C 4156C directly use the cross LAN cable 3 Turn on the computer and CD ROM drive Then wait until Windows boots up Step 2 Network Identification 1 Log on to Windows 2 Click Start Settings and Control Panel to open the Control Panel 3 Double click the Network icon to open the Network dialog box 4 Check Computer Name and Workgroup or Domain Or set them properly Step 3 Network Protocols 1 Click the Protocols tab of the Network dialog box See Figure 3 13 2 If TCP IP Protocol is not installed click Add After that step through the setup instruction to install the TCP IP 3 Highlight TCP IP Protocol Figure 3 13 Selecting Network Protocol Protocols Tab Control Panel TCP IP Protocol EBENEN Network Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 31 Step 4 Step 5 Figure 3 14 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC TCP IP Properties 1 Click Properties to open the TCP IP Properties dialog box See Figure 3 14 2 If the computer is installed with multiple network adapters select one to use 3 Ifyou are going to use the DHCP server click Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server You do not need to set the network parameters Otherwise click Specify an IP address and set the network parameters 4 Click OK 5 Click OK 6 Restart the computer Network Connection Check Log on to Windows Click Start Programs and Command Prompt to
59. 5 DPI SCREEN DUMP DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE HP GL In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the screen dump PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the SCREEN DUMP dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to PRINTER PLOTTER select PRINTER PLOTTER softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 9 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Screen Images 3 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select the PCL or HR PCL mode set the RESOLUTION by selecting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting resolution see Output Resolution on page 5 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 4 If you select HR PCL or HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Select one of the softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel The following softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as t
60. 55C 4156C Turn off the 4155C 4156C and 41501A B before connecting the instruments Then connect as shown below O Ee 4155 4156 oO 16442A B Test Fixture IO O b d e g YOY POU 4 p Do O 2 C Oo C ol AUT oil bos O Cael ae O O ot ae LI LI 16440A Selector O ru co o 3 m C ii 1 Instrument Terminal En a Cable 41501A B To SMU Pulse CONTROL Input 3 0 m or 1 5 m Control Cable Generator Selector Interface PGU Input PGU 3 0 m or 1 5 m Coaxial Cable MPSMU or HPSMU Input SMU 3 0 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 4155C MPSMU 4156C HRSMU 16442A B SMU Output Selected gt 40 cm Triaxial Cable Connector Plate SMU a You can use two inputs for one selector and four inputs for two selectors b You can use two outputs for one selector and four outputs for two selectors Selector output is either one of the PGU outputs or the SMU output Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 27 NOTE Installation Installing Accessories To Connect the Measurement Cable to the Connector Plate This section provides instructions for connecting the measurement cables from the 4155C 41
61. 56C to the connector plate For connector plate installation information refer to the 16495 Installation Guide The following connector plates are available for the 4155C 4156C Agilent 16495H Connector Plate with 6 Triaxial Connectors 16495H 001 has 6 triaxial through connectors female to female 6 BNC through connectors female to female an Intlk connector and a GNDU connector triaxial through female to female The back of the Intlk connector is designed for soldering 16495H 002 has 6 triaxial connectors 6 BNC connectors an Intlk connector and a GNDU connector The back of each connector is designed for soldering Agilent 16495J Connector Plate with 8 Triaxial Connectors 16495J 001 has 8 triaxial through connectors female to female 4 BNC through connectors female to female an Intlk connector and a GNDU connector triaxial through female to female The back of the Intlk connector is designed for soldering 16495J 002 has 8 triaxial connectors 4 BNC connectors an Intlk connector and a GNDU connector The back of each connector is designed for soldering Making non Kelvin connection 4156C As same as the 4155C the Force terminals of the 4156C can be used to force and measure dc voltage or current If you want to simplify the cable connections open the Sense terminals and connect the Force terminals only to the test fixture by using the triaxial cables If you make the kelvin connection use both Force and
62. 5C 4156C after applying power the keyboard does not work 6 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 External Keyboard Front Panel Keys External Keyboard softkeys from the left side primary softkey 1 to 8 F1 to F8 from the top secondary softkey 1 to 7 Shift F1 to Shift F7 MEASUREMENT Single Ctri S key group Repeat Ctrl R Append Ctrl A Stop Ctrl C Standby Ctrl Y Stress Ctrl T green key Single CtrI N green key Stop Ctrl Z Integ Time key Short Ctrl I group Medium Ctr J Long Ctrl K IBASIC Run Ctrl U or enter RUN in the data entry field on the IBASIC screen Pause Ctrl P or Pause Display Ctrl G or F9 arrow keys in the lt MARKER CURSOR gt ae key group f T y 4 Fast Shift lt Fast gt Shift gt Fast Shift T Fast Shift Y Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 6 3 External Keyboard Front Panel Keys External Keyboard rotary knob clockwise Alt gt counterclockwise Alt lt Fast clockwise Alt Shift gt Fast counterclockwise Alt Shift lt Print Plot function Plot Print Ctrl D or Print Screen green key Plot Print Shift Print Screen Help Help Ctrl Shift H User File Save Ctrl Shift S Get Ctrl Shift R Edit key group Ctrl B Shift Tab or Backspace green key Ctrl Shift B Ctrl Shift Tab or Ctrl Backspace
63. 75DPI file Hardcopy data 38702 byte monochrome TIFF file Number of files maximum 199 can be stored for HP LIF format Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions Other Capabilities e 4145B Data Compatibility and 4145B Syntax Commands Setup data file loads measurement setup and data of the 4145B GPIB program GPIB programs for the 4145B can be used when the 4145B syntax command set is selected There is a possibility that GPIB programs for the 4145B need to be modified before using e Interfaces GPIB interface SH1 AH1 T6 L4 SRI RL1 PPO DC1 DT1 C1 C2 C3 C4 C11 E2 Parallel interface RJ45 connector Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10BASE T for a 10Mbps CSMA CD local area network External keyboard compatible PC style 101 key keyboard mini DIN connector Interlock and LED connector R BOX control connector Trigger in out SMU PGU Selector control connector Agilent 41501A B e VXIplug amp play drivers The VXIplug amp play drivers for Agilent 4155 4156 E5250A are available The drivers support Microsoft Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 98 and Windows 95 e Agilent VEE Sample Application Programs Vth measurement using an 4155C 4156C an E5250A and a prober Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 31 Specifications Functions e Sample Application Programs e Flash EEPROM test TDDB e Constant I Electromigration tes
64. Agilent 4155C Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Agilent 4156C Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer User s Guide phe Agilent Technologies Notices Agilent Technologies 2001 2009 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means including elec tronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language without prior agree ment and written consent from Agilent Technologies Inc as governed by United States and international copyright laws Manual Part Number 04156 90000 Edition Edition 1 January 2001 Edition 2 March 2001 Edition 3 September 2001 Edition 4 December 2001 Edition 5 January 2003 Edition 6 August 2003 Edition 7 October 2004 Edition 8 January 2005 Edition 9 July 2006 Edition 10 March 2008 Edition 11 July 2009 Agilent Technologies Inc 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd Santa Clara CA 95051 USA Warranty The material contained in this docu ment is provided as is and is sub ject to being changed without notice in future editions Further to the max imum extent permitted by applicable law Agilent disclaims all warranties either express or implied with regard to this manual and any information contained herein including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a par ticular purpose Agilent shall not be liable for errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connec tion with the furnishing use
65. C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Overview e SMU PGU Selector Agilent 16440A SMU Pulse Generator Selector contains two switching circuits to connect the DUT to either an SMU or PGU You can attach another 16440A to add two more switching circuits Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 5 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Measurement Unit Configurations Measurement Unit Configurations Agilent 4155C 4156C and 41501A B are frames that contain the measurement units The measurement units are installed before the product is shipped from factory User cannot reconfigure the installed units e Agilent 4155C configuration e four medium power source monitor units MPSMUs e two voltage source units VSUs e two voltage monitor units VMUs e Agilent 4156C configuration e four high resolution source monitor units HRSMUs e two voltage source units VSUs e two voltage monitor units VMUs The 4156C has higher measurement resolution For details about measurement range and resolution refer to User s Guide Measurement and Analysis e Agilent 41501A B configuration The 41501A B is attached to the 4155C 4156C at your site See Chapter 2 on how to install the 41501 A B The 41501A B contains a ground unit GNDU In addition you specify an option number according to desired units as follows Table 1 1 Configuration of the 41501A B Agilent 4150
66. E1 DAT e Ifyou use Windows PC Permission of a file Permission of a folder a creator Read and Write Full Control a group Read and Write Change or Modify Everyone Read and Write Change or Modify To change the permission enter the CACLS command For details of the command enter HELP CACLS to display the help message The following example changes the permission to Full Control for the creator USERO1 and to Read for users except for the creator C D4156 gt CACLS FILE1 DAT P USEROL F Users R Everyone R NOTE For Windows PC be careful about permission of a file The file can be deleted by a user even if the file is saved into the folder with the following permission Permission of a folder a creator Full Control a group Read Everyone Read To avoid the trouble change the permission to Read for group and Everyone Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 9 Figure 3 3 Connecting to Network Using Network Saving 4155C 4156C Setup Data This example saves a setup data file to a network file system Figure 3 3 shows the 4155C 4156C setup screen for saving measurement setup data with result data to the IDVG DAT file in the C D4156 directory of the NFS server Saving 4155C 4156C Setup Data SYSTEM FILER 2 LA FILE DISK DATA Epse 7 Mounting directory CATALOG FILE CATALOG FORMAT DIR FILE NAME SIZE byte DATE TIME COMMEN
67. For details of this setup screen see Setup Screen Reference manual 4155C is 4156C is GPIB ADDRESS Selects SYSTEM CONTROLLER or NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER Select NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER if the 4155C 4156C will be used with an external controller Select SYSTEM CONTROLLER if the 4155C 4156C will be used to control other instruments or peripherals Sets the GPIB addresses of the 4155C 4156C and peripheral printer or plotter Enter the GPIB address in the 4155C or the 4156C field Enter the GPIB address of the printer or plotter in the HARD COPY field Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 41 Installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals REMOTE CONTROL Selects the 4155C 4156C Control Command Set used to control the unit with an external controller or built in IBASIC Select 4155 4156 to use the 4155C 4156C command set SCPI or FLEX commands Select 4145 to use the 4145 syntax command set You will also need to set the DELIMITER and EOI fields To Connect Parallel Peripherals The 4155C 4156C has a 25 pin parallel I O interface port for connecting peripherals such as a Centronics parallel printer To use a parallel printer connect a parallel cable from the 4155C 4156C to the peripheral You do not need to define any fields on the setup screen To make hard copies refer to Chapter 5 2 42 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Maintenance Maintenance
68. Generator Trig Out terminal Trigger pulses synchronized with PGU pulses are output This trigger is used to synchronize the PGU pulse outputs with external pulse generators You cannot change the parameters of this trigger For details about PGU trigger see User s Guide Measurement and Analysis To SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface D SUB 15 pin connector is used to control the 16440A SMU pulse generator selector 1 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 41501A B 410 41501A B 410 has one HPSMU Rear View of 41501A B 410 B Ext Pulse PGU tsaov max Generator 1 2 Er ee eee Tem To SMU Pulse Generator j Selector Interface e HPSMU terminals There are two triaxial connectors for Kelvin connections one is for force and the other is for sense For SMUS Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 41501A B 412 41501 A B 412 has one HPSMU and two PGUs Figure 1 6 Rear View of 41501A B 412 gt HPSMU 200V Max Force Guard Sense l Clreult Common Dd er m cr Th O9ESESHT 1 Ay 1 oy WARNING No Refer servicing to N
69. IF file in the network file system Saving Graphics Data GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS MEDIUM PRINTER PLOTTER A 100 FILE GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME IDVG GRAPH TRACE ONLY no PRINT SETUP DATA YES POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT HR TIFF 100 DPI FILE PRINT PR PL EXIT PLOT s serup Press the System key to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Move the field pointer to the DISK field and select a softkey to mount the network file system Press the Graph List key to display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen If you save the graph data press the Plot Print key The GRAPH PLOT dialog box appears If you save the screen image press the green key and Plot Print key The SCREEN DUMP dialog box appears Complete the dialog box See Figure 3 5 for the example setup Note that the DESTINATION field must be FILE to save graphics data Specify the data format by selecting one of the softkeys in the LANGUAGE field Select the HR TIFF softkey for the tiff format Press the PR PL SETUP softkey to display the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen Complete the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen See Figure 3 6 for the example setup In Figure 3 6 ignore the DESTINATION field for saving to a file
70. LOG softkey Move the pointer to the file name to be changed using the rotary knob Select SELECT SOURCE softkey This sets the NAME and TYPE entries In the NEW NAME field enter a new name The name may be e a maximum of 6 characters for a diskette in HP LIF format Do not use _ as the last character of the filename e amaximum of 8 characters for a diskette in DOS format e To store data in a new file on the network file system enter a file name 36 characters maximum The file name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum To change the file name to an existing file name Select FILE CATALOG softkey and move the pointer to the desired file name using the rotary knob Then press SELECT TARGET softkey Select EXECUTE softkey The file name will be changed to the specified new name 10 Select EXIT softkey 4 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Removing a File Directory Removing a File Directory 1 Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device Select PURGE softkey ey cee ih FUNCTION PURGE NAME TYPE 5 Select FILE CATALOG softkey 6 Move the pointer to the file or directory to be removed using the rotary knob The directory to be removed must be empty 7 Press SELECT softkey This sets the NAME and TYPE entries 8 Select EXECUTE softkey then select one o
71. MU6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 19 Figure 1 8 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 41501A B 422 41501A B 422 has two MPSMUs and two PGUs Rear View of 41501A B 422 D ogeses UT SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface e MPSMU terminals Two MPSMUs are installed and each MPSMU has a triaxial connector These connectors are not designed for Kelvin connections For SMUS and SMU6 e PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common e Ext Pulse Generator Trig Out terminal Trigger pulses synchronized with PGU pulses are output This trigger is used to synchronize the PGU pulse outputs with external pulse generators You cannot change the parameters of this trigger For details about PGU trigger see User s Guide Measurement and Analysis To SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface D SUB 15 pin connector is used to control the 16440A SMU pulse generator selector 1 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation WARNING A Installation This chapter describes how to install Agilent 4155C 4156C and accessories e Requirements e Inspection e Connecting the 41501A B Installing accessories Mounting connectors Connecting peripherals Maintenance There are potentially hazardous voltages 200 V for HPSMU and 100 V for HRSMU and MPSMU
72. N ISO IEC 17050 1 2004 ce Manufacturer s Name Manufacturer s Address No 1 Yishun Ave 7 SINGAPORE 768923 Singapore Agilent Technologies Singapore International Pte Ltd Declares under sole responsibility that the product as originally delivered Product Name Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer SMU and PGU Generator Expander Model Number Agilent 4155C Agilent 4156C Agilent 41501B Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above product s complies with the essential requirements of the following applicable European Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and conforms with the following product standards EMC Standard IEC 61326 1 2005 EN 61326 1 2006 CISPR 11 2003 EN55011 1998 A1 1999 A2 2002 IEC 61000 4 2 2001 EN 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 2001 IEC 61000 4 3 2002 A1 2002 EN 61000 4 3 2002 A1 2002 IEC 61000 4 4 2004 EN 61000 4 4 2004 IEC 61000 4 5 2001 EN 61000 4 5 1995 A1 2001 IEC 61000 4 6 2003 EN 61000 4 6 1996 A1 2001 IEC 61000 4 11 2004 EN 61000 4 11 2004 Canada ICES NMB 001 2004 Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 11 2004 Safety IEC 61010 1 2001 EN 61010 1 2001 Canada CAN CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 92 NRTL C Supplementary Information Limit Group 1 Class A 4kV CD 8kV AD 3 V m 80 MHz 1 GHz 1 4 2 GHz 1 V m 2 2 7 GHz 0 5 kV s
73. NAME OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT HR PCL 75 DPI GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 33 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO PRINT SETUP DATA YES POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT HR TIFF 75 DPI In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the GRAPH PLOT dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey 3 Enter the file name into the FILE NAME entry field To save a file to a diskette the file name must be e a maximum of 8 characters for DOS format non e a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename To save a file to the network drive the file name can be
74. NOB SWEEP PCL HR PCL HP GL or HR TIFF 1 All setup screens except for GRAPH LIST and KNOB SWEEP Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 3 Print Plot Function Output Formats Differences Between PCL HR PCL and HP GL There are major differences between the PCL HR PCL and HP GL modes for making hard copies Use the comparison below to decide which mode is best for your needs Mode Description Supported Peripheral PCL HR PCL HP DeskJet LaserJet ThinkJet PaintJet printers and HP C1202A serial printer HP GL HP DeskJet 1200C 1600C LaserJet 4 4L printers and plotters Screen Dump Output Data List Output PCL Position is defined by OUTPUT REGION Size depends on the OUTPUT REGION and RESOLUTION settings RESOLUTION setting does not change the output quality Aspect ratio cannot be changed Print speed is faster than HR PCL HR PCL Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION Output resolution quality depends on RESOLUTION setting HP GL PCL Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION Print speed is faster than PCL Print starting point is defined by OUTPUT REGION Text font size depends on printer RESOLUTION setting is ignored HR PCL HP GL Same as PCL Position and text font size are defined by OUTPUT REGION Print speed is faster than PCL Graph Output PCL Position is defined by
75. P address of computer 192 168 1 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 IP address of Gateway 192 168 1 3 a A maximum 15 alphanumeric characters is available for the 4155C 4156C If you are going to use the DHCP server you need only the computer name and the domain name The DHCP server assigns the IP address automatically and changes it dynamically If you connect the computer to the 4155C 4156C directly and never connect to a local area network assign the computer name and IP address by yourself For the workgroup name set WORKGROUP Do not set the subnet mask and the IP address of gateway 3 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE Table 3 3 Step 1 Step 2 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Network for Windows XP If your computer has already been on the network ignore this section Just check the following network parameters e Computer name e IP address of the computer e JP address of the gateway optional e Subnet mask optional You can check these values by executing the hostname command and the ipconfig command using the Command Prompt This section describes how to set up the network of the computer Check List of Network Setup Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You set up the computer Step 2 Network Identification You check the network identification Step 3 Network Protocols You set the network protocol Step 4 TCP IP Propertie
76. R LEFT x 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT AR PCL 75 DPI GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT X 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT AP GL 5 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the printing plotting PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the GRAPH PLOT dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to the PRINTER PLOTTER select PRINTER PLOTTER softkey 3 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select the PCL or HR PCL mode set RESOLUTION by selecting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting reso
77. RK 3 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Figure 3 9 Reading Spreadsheet Data Connecting to Network Using Network am eee Dale Did Fs CYPRESS ES Neda i o M Ey Eo rn ao En Se 1 000 V 4 000 V in 100m step 0 00000000000 v 1 5000 V in 500 0m step vg V 1 000 V 300m 800m 00mV 500mV 500m 400m 1pA 0 00000000000 A 1 300m 0 00000000000 A 200m 0 00000000000 A 100m 0 00000000000 A NA AAAANAAAAAN SS nnnnnnnnnnnn A Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 15 Connecting to Network If You Use a HP UX System If You Use a HP UX System This section describes the information required for using a network file system and a remote printer on a HP UX system via the network of your site e Defining Network Parameters e Setting Up HP UX System Defining Network Parameters To connect the 4155C 4156C to the network of your site the following network parameters are required These parameters are usually assigned and managed by the network administrator Contact the network administrator of your site and acquire the parameter values e Host name of the 4155C 4156C A maximum 15 alphanumeric characters for the 4155C 4156C e JP address of the 4155C 4156C e Subnet mask e JP address of gateway The subnet mask and the IP address
78. Sense terminals Connecting the Force and Sense lines together at the terminal of the device under test minimizes the measurement error caused by the residual resistance of the connection cables The kelvin connection is effective for the low resistance measurement and the high current measurement 2 28 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting the measurement cables Connect the measurement cables as shown below Installation Installing Accessories Instrument Connector Plate Cable ModelNo Connector Model No Connector 4155C Intlk 16495H J Intlk 16493J Interlock Cable MPSMU 16495H INPUT to 6 Triaxial Cable 16495J INPUT 1 to 8 VSU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC Cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 VMU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC Cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 4156C Intlk 16495H J Intlk 16493J Interlock Cable HRSMU 16495H INPUT to 6 Kelvin Triaxial Cable for Kelvin or Triaxial Cable 16495J INPUT 1 to 8 for non Kelvin VSU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC Cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 VMU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC Cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 41501A B GNDU 16495H J GNDU 16493H GNDU Cable HPSMU 16495H INPUT to 6 Kelvin Triaxial Cable for Kelvin or Triaxial Cable 16495J INPUT to 8 for non Kelvin MPSMU 16495H INPUT to 6 Triaxial Cable 16495J INPUT to 8 PGU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC Cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C U
79. T 4 0 0 FUNCTION SAVE 7 est NAME IDVG type Dar COMMENT MAT 7 5 6 DAT Select File Type with softkey or rotary knob B EXECUTE EXIT s 1 Press the System key to display the SYSTEM FILER screen 2 Move the field pointer to the DISK field and select a softkey to mount the network file system Move the pointer to the FUNCTION field and select the SAVE softkey Move the pointer to the NAME field and enter the file name Move the pointer to the TYPE field and select a softkey to specify the data type Nn e Uu optional Move the pointer to the COMMENT field and enter a comment for the file 7 Select the EXECUTE softkey to start saving 3 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Figure 3 4 Connecting to Network Using Network Using Remote Printer The following example prints a measurement result graph by using a remote printer 1 Press the Graph List key to display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen 2 Ifyou print the result graph press the Plot Print key The GRAPH PLOT dialog box appears If you print the screen image press the green key and Plot Print key The SCREEN DUMP dialog box appears 3 Complete the dialog box See Figure 3 4 for the example setup Note that the DESTINATION field must be PRINTER PLOTTER for printing 4 Press the PR PL SETUP softkey to displ
80. T LOWER RIGHT STORE REGION Sets the output region as the entire sheet Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 6 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters into the PRINT PLOT COMMENT field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 7 To start printing plotting select PRINT PLOT softkey 8 To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 13 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists This section describes how to print plot the list of measurement results displayed on the GRAPH LIST LIST screen Before beginning to print plot check the following e SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155C 4156C control mode GPIB address output equipment and so o
81. Table 2 3 For Kelvin connections using the 4156C SMU use Agilent 16493K Kelvin cable A Kelvin cable requires a Kelvin triaxial connector which has two connector holes and three screw holes 3 Build the interlock circuit shown in To Make an Interlock Circuit on page 2 33 4 Attach cables from the connectors to the DUT device under test Refer to To Connect the GNDU Output To Connect the SMU Output and To Connect the VSU VMU PGU Outputs later in this chapter Table 2 2 lists the parts required to mount connectors on your shielding box The type and quantity of parts needed will depend on your application Recommended Parts Usage Agilent Part No Description Making an interlock 1252 1419C Interlock Connector 6 pin circuit female 3101 0302 or 3101 3241 Switch 1450 0641 LED Vp 2 1 V Ip 10 mA 8121 1191 8150 5680 Wire Connecting GNDU to 1250 2457 Triaxial Connector female DUL 8121 1189 or 8150 2639 Coaxial Cable or Wire Connecting SMU to 1250 2457 Triaxial Connector female DUT Low Noise Coaxial Cable Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 31 Table 2 3 Installation Mounting Connectors Usage Agilent Part No Description Connecting 1250 0118 BNC Connector female VSUVMU to DUE 1 150 647 Wire Connecting PGU to 1250 0118 BNC Connector female DIN 8120 0102 or 8121 1191 Low Noise Coaxial Ca
82. XIT softkey 4 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Loading Setup or Results Data If the Setup File does not match the present configuration If the information in the setup file is different than the current system unit configuration the 4155C 4156C will change the setup values when loading the file e Ifthe file has an HPSMU setup but the current system does not have an HPSMU two parameters will be changed e Voltage Measurement Range 200 V gt 100 V e Current Measurement Range 1 A gt 100 mA e If you try to load an 4156A B setup on the 4155C one parameter will be changed e Current Measurement Range 10 pA or 100 pA gt 1 nA File Type The 4155C 4156C can load the following files MES file Measurement setup data file STR file Stress force setup data file DAT file Measurement result data file Includes the measurement setup MAT file E5250A setup data file CST file Customized system data file PRO file Measurement setup data file for the 4145 parameter analyzer Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 15 File Operations Changing a File Name Changing a File Name 1 2 3 4 Ra O A Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SY STEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device Select RENAME softkey to display the RENAME setup fields FUNCTION RENAME NAME TYPE NEW NAME Select FILE CATA
83. allows you to perform both measurement and analysis of measurement results Following is summary of Agilent 4155C 4156C features 1 2 Measurement Capabilities The 4155C 4156C has four highly accurate source monitor units SMUs two voltage source units VSUs and two voltage measurement units VMUs The 4156C is designed for Kelvin connections and has high resolution SMUs HRSMUs so the 4156C is especially suited for low resistance and low current measurements You can measure voltage values with a resolution of 1 uV by using the differential measurement mode of VMUs The 4155C 4156C can perform three types of measurements sweep measurement sampling measurement and quasi static C V measurement The 4155C 4156C also provides knob sweep measurement function for quick sweep measurements executed by rotating the rotary knob on the front panel The 4155C 4156C can perform stress testing That is can force a specified dc voltage or current for the specified duration Also you can force ac stress by using pulse generator units PGUs which are installed in Agilent 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander Analysis Function The 4155C 4156C provides a marker and two lines for analyzing the measurement results The 4155C 4156C also provides the automatic analysis function which moves marker and lines at desired location and displays desired calculation results automatically after measurement is completed Data storing The 4155C 4156C
84. ame To save a file to the network drive the file name can be a maximum of 36 characters The file name and directory path can be a maximum of 58 characters 5 22 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Screen Images 4 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL HP GL TIFF or HR TIFF softkey If you select PCL HR PCL or HR TIFF mode set the RESOLUTION by selecting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting resolution see Output Resolution on page 5 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 5 If you select HR PCL or HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Select one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as the entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper STORE REGION
85. ary knob Arrow keys Fast key 1 8 Moves the marker or increases or decreases setup value Up Down Left and Right Moves field pointer or cursor Moves the marker or cursor faster When you rotate the rotary knob or press the arrow keys with holding Fast key down the marker or cursor moves faster Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front View of the 4155C 4156C e MEASUREMENT key group Measurement keys control the measurement stress and integration time Single key Repeat key Append key Stop key Standby key Stress key Short Medium and Long keys Executes the measurement once then returns to the idle state or standby state if standby is enabled for the channel after the measurement is finished Measurement data is updated so data of previous measurement is lost Pressing the green key then Single key starts knob sweep measurement Starts and repeats the measurement continuously Measurement data is updated so data of previous measurement is lost To stop the measurement press Stop key Executes the measurement once then returns to idle state or standby state if standby is enabled for the channel after measurement is finished Measurement data is appended to data of previous measurement Stops the measurement or stress Standby enabled channels return to standby state and other channels return to idle state Toggles between the standby ena
86. as possible to the DUT terminal To prevent oscillations do not use cables longer than 1 5 m To make accurate measurements when applying high currents extend the guard as far as possible from the front panel connector to the DUT Physically stabilize the cables with tape The following figure is for the HRSMU HPSMU connection using Kelvin triaxial cable For the MPSMU connection and for the HRSMU HPSMU connection using triaxial cable connect the cable to the Force terminal only Measurement data will include residual resistance from the connection cable Use low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8121 1191 To make accurate measurements when applying high currents extend the guard as far as possible from the front panel connector to the DUT to DUT Triaxial connector Coaxial cable Common 4 Guard Sense i DUT 7 Triaxial Coaxial cable Common connector Guard p Sense Wire U LI Insulator U i lt Insulator lt Plate lt Plate 2 38 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE CAUTION WARNING Installation Mounting Connectors Low Noise Coaxial Cable For the extended measurement paths over the connector plate use low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8121 1191 This cable can maximize the guard effects and minimize the impression of the external no
87. ay the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 5 Complete the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen See Figure 3 6 for the example setup Select one of the softkeys in the DESTINATION field to specify a remote printer Do not select the GPIB softkey or PARALLEL softkey that specify a printer connected to the 4155C 4156C directly 6 Select the EXIT softkey to close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 7 Select the PRINT PLOT softkey to start printing The hardcopy will be almost the same as in Figure 3 7 Printing Result Graph GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS MEDIUM PRINTER PLOTTER A 100 Ss men ee ee ed ee FE t f decade FILE GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 10 LOWER RIGHT x 90 y 0 Y 100 PRINT PLOT COMMENT GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO PRINT SETUP DATA YES POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION HR PCL 100 DPI PRINTER PLOTTER PRINT PLOT PR PL S SETUP EXIT Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Figure 3 5 decad Connecting to Network Using Network Saving Graphics Data This example saves a graphics data file to a network file system Figure 3 5 shows the 4155C 4156C setup screen to save a measurement result graph to the IDVG T
88. ble Dimensions of Connector Holes Kelvin Triaxial Connector in mm Triaxial Connector in mm 14 1 11 eee an 23 2 fa M3 x 0 5 2 11 3 11 3 Va I 10 3 BNC Connector in mm D 12 8 Interlock Connector in mm 882 A es 2 32 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Mounting Connectors N To Make an Interlock Circuit The interlock circuit is designed to prevent electrical shock when a user touches the measurement terminals CAUTION You must install an interlock circuit on a shielding box to prevent hazardous voltages when the door of the shielding box is open Figure 2 2 shows the pin assignments of the interlock connector mounted on a connector plate or test fixture Figure 2 2 Interlock Connector Pin Assignments Interlock Switch Dan Plug side View Wiring Side View WARNING Potentially hazardous voltages may be present at the Force Guard and Sense terminals when the interlock terminals are shorted Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 33 Figure 2 3 Installation Mounting Connectors Installing the interlock circuit Install the interlock circuit as follows 1 Mount two mechanical switches on your shielding box so that the switches close when the door of the shielding box is closed and open when the door is opened For t
89. ble units Available Units of 4155C 4156C and 41501 Expander Additional units by 41501A B option item 4155C 4156C 402 410 412 420 422 SMUI MP SMUI HR PGUI SMU5 HP SMUS HP SMUS5 MP SMU5 MP SMU2 MP SMU2 HR PGU2 GNDU PGU1 SMU6 MP SMU6 MP SMU3 MP SMU3 HR GNDU PGU2 GNDU PGU1 SMU4 MP SMU4 HR GNDU PGU2 VSUl VSUl GNDU VSU2 VSU2 VMUI VMUI VMU2 VMU2 2 8 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Inspection Figure 2 1 CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION Screen CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION 01JAN10 07 05PM SWEEP MEASUREMENT MODE SWEEP SAM PLING CHANNELS MEASURE STBY SERIES UNIT VNAME INAME MODE FCTN RESISTANCE Qscv SMU1 HR v1 TA COMMON CONST 0 ohm SMU2 HR v2 1 2 I VAR2 SMU3 HR v3 13 Vv VARI SMU4 HR v4 I4 V CONST DEEDULT MEASURE SMU5 HP 0 ohm SETUP vsul vsul v CONST vsu2 vsu2 v CONST MEMI M VMU1 VMUL Vo sees DISCHARGE B Tr VMU2 vMU2 v ON VCE IC PGUL 0020 pcu2 12220222 MEM2 M FET GNDU VDS ID MORE SWEEP ane Select Measurement Mode with softkey or rotary knob CHANNEL USER USER E5250A NEXT DEF FCTN VAR S PROP PAGE To Set the Power Line Frequency When the 4155C 4156C is shipped from the fact
90. bled Standby indicator is lit and disabled states If Standby indicator is lit then STBY ON channels change to standby state instead of idle state when measurement or stress finishes Stop key has no affect on standby state Forces the specified stress The guide around this key prevents you from accidently pressing the Stress key Sets the integration time to SHORT MEDIUM or LONG respectively e MEASUREMENT indicator This indicator lights when the 4155C 4156C is in the measurement state e HIGH VOLTAGE indicator This indicator lights when a unit forces more than 40 V Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 9 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front View of the 4155C 4156C e Standby indicator This indicator lights when the 4155C 4156C is standby enabled which means that the channels that are standby enabled STBY ON will return to the standby state after the measurement is finished e IBASIC key group IBASIC keys control the IBASIC program execution Run key Starts the IBASIC program that is in memory The indicator is on during program execution Pause key Pauses the IBASIC program execution Display key Toggles between the IBASIC screen and measurement screen e Run indicator When an IBASIC program is running this indicator lights e ENTRY key group You enter or modify data such as output values comments and variable names Character keys Are used to enter alphanumeric and special characters
91. caution when handling testing and adjusting WARNING CAUTION mF HS Oo CAT 1 Safety Symbols The general definitions of safety symbols used on equipment or in manuals are listed below Instruction manual symbol the product will be marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the user to refer to the instruction manual in order to protect against damage to the instrument Indicates dangerous voltage and potential for electrical shock Do not touch terminals that have this symbol when instrument is on Protective conductor terminal For protection against electrical shock in case of a fault Used with field wiring terminals to indicate the terminal which must be connected to ground before operating equipment Frame or chassis terminal A connection to the frame chassis of the equipment which normally includes all exposed metal structures Indicates earth ground terminal Alternating current Direct current ON Supply OFF Supply STANDBY Supply Means INSTALLATION CATEGORY I Measurement terminals on the rear panel comply with INSTALLATION CATEGORY I The warning sign denotes a hazard It calls attention to a procedure practice condition or the like which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in injury or death to personal The caution sign denotes a hazard It calls attention to an operating procedure practice condition or the like which if not correctly performed or a
92. ce diskette 4 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Copying a File 7 Inthe TARGET NAME field do one of the following e To copy a file to a new file enter the new file name non e amaximum of 6 characters for an HP LIF diskette Do not use as the last character of the filename a maximum of 8 characters for a DOS diskette e To store data in a new file on the network file system enter a file name 36 characters maximum The file name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum e To copy a file to an existing file a Select FILE CATALOG softkey b Move the pointer to the desired file name using the rotary knob c Press SELECT TARGET softkey This sets the TARGET NAME entry e To copy a file to internal memory select MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 softkey 8 Select EXECUTE softkey 9 If you are copying a file from one diskette to another follow these on screen instructions Insert Source Diskette Continue YES NO YES Insert the source diskette in the disk drive then select this softkey NO Suspends the copy operation Insert Target Diskette Continue YES NO YES Insert the target diskette in the disk drive then select this softkey NO Suspends the copy operation 10 Select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 19 File Operations Creating a Directory on a Network File System Creating
93. cted in 2 shown above Server for NFS 1 Click Start Programs Windows Services for UNIX and Services for UNIX Administration to open the Services for UNIX Administration window 2 Click Services for UNIX local in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 3 Click Settings tab and fill in the following field Field Name Description Example Computer name Name of the computer used for user PC001 name mapping between Windows and Unix 4 Click Apply Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 37 Step 4 Step 5 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Group Registration 1 Click Server for PCNFS in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Group tab 3 Fill in the following fields and click New Field Name Description Example Group name Group name Users Group ID GID Group ID Not used by 4155C 4156C 100 4 Repeat 3 for all groups you want to register 5 Click Apply User Registration 1 Click Server for PCNFS in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Users tab 3 Click New complete the PCNFS Users dialog box and click OK Field Name Description Example User name User name nameOl User logon name Windows logon account name USEROI Password Windows logon password for the user FF kkk Confirm password Same as Pa
94. de COLOR Color mode P Portrait L Landscape Available values for the output resolution setting For screen image dump only COLOR mode is available for HR PCL only Available number of colors is 8 600 dpi for PCL only 600 dpi for B W only Enter 0033E into the TRAILER STRING field on the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen before printing Else the Form Feed indicator of the printer will blink after successful printing To stop the blinking press the Form Feed button of the printer Additional memory is required when printing 2 graphs or 2 dumps on a sheet Recommends total 2Mbyte or more Connecting Peripherals The 4155C 4156C has both GPIB and parallel interfaces for connecting peripherals To connect the peripheral to the interface connector use one of the following cables GPIB Agilent 10833A B C D GPIB cable or equivalent parallel HP C2950A C2951A printer cable or equivalent For more information on connecting peripherals see Connecting Instruments or Peripherals in Chapter 2 If you use a remote printer via your printer server connect the 4155C 4156C to your LAN For more information see Chapter 3 and Setup Screen Reference manual Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 7 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Screen Images Printing Plotting Screen Images This section describes how to make hard copies of the screen images using a printer or a plotter Before beginning to print plot check
95. dhered to could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK HAZARD The Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B can force dangerous voltages 200 V for HPSMU and 100 V for MPSMU at the force guard and sense terminals To prevent electric shock hazard the following safety precautions must be observed during the use of the Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B e Use a three conductor AC power cable to connect cabinet if used and Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B to an electric ground safety ground e Ifyou do not use Agilent 16442 Test Fixture make sure to connect the INTLK terminal to a switch that turns off when the shielding box access door is opened e Confirm periodically that INTLK function works normally e Before touching the connections of the force guard and sense terminals turn the Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B off and discharge any capacitors whenever possible If you do not turn the Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B off complete all of the following items regardless of any Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B settings e Terminate measurement by pressing Output key confim that the Output status indicator is not lit e Confirm that the HIGH VOLTAGE indicator is not lit e Open the shielding box access door open the INTLK terminal e Discharge any capacitors if the capacitance is connected to an SMU e Warn workers in the vicinity of the Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B about dangerous conditions HEEREER Agilen
96. e Idiv F Fa fd F K 3 ZNE 1 00 p TUE VG a 500 m Id v 4 oo VARIABLE VARI VAR2 UNIT SMU2Z HR SMU4 HR NAME VG VSB LINLOG LINEAR LINEAR START 1 0000 V 0 0000 V STOP 4 000 V 2 0000 V STEP 50 0mV 500 0mV CONSTANT UNIT SMU3 HR NAME VD SOURCE 2 0000 V men mn sees NOTE PCL Mode Output If you select the PCL mode the font size of the header line comment and setup data depends on the printer Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 45 Print Plot Function Output Examples 5 46 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 External Keyboard NOTE NOTE External Keyboard You can operate Agilent 4155C 4156C from an external keyboard instead of by pressing front panel keys and softkeys This chapter describes the correspondence between front panel keys softkeys and the external keyboard For functions of front panel keys refer to Overview in Chapter 1 For correspondence when using the Instrument BASIC refer to Programmer s Guide The following functions are not available for the external keyboard e Keys not on the external keyboard PAGE CONTROL key group Chan e Meas e Display e Graph List Stress System e Characters you cannot enter from the external keyboard e Q e deg When using an external keyboard connect the external keyboard to the 4155C 4156C before applying power If you connect the keyboard to the 415
97. e 41501A B before turning on the 4155C 4156C Fuse only for 41501A Use the following fuse Line Fuse type Agilent part number 100 120 Vac UL CSA T 8A 250 Vac 2110 0383 220 240 Vac UL CSA T 4A 250 Vac 2110 0014 Voltage Selector only for 41501A Voltage selector must be in proper position Line voltage and position are Line Voltage Position 90 132 Vac left 198 264 Vac right LINE input receptacle AC power cable is connected to this receptacle Serial number The 41501A B has its own serial number You need this serial number when using the telephone assistance program Agilent Technologies HelpLine GNDU connector The GNDU connector is a triaxial connector inner conductor is sense middle conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 15 Figure 1 4 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 41501A B 402 41501A B 402 has two PGUs Rear View of 41501A B 402 HPSMU s200V Max Fore y Guard Sense ji Giroult Gommon Ext Pulse p PGU 40v Max Generaior Trg To SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface Rafer servicing to 1 WARNING no i l e PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common e Ext Pulse
98. e 16440A using the screws supplied 2 Place the 16440A s on the side panel of the shielding box 3 Position four nuts on the inside panel of the shielding box 4 Attach the angle bracket to the shielding box using four flathead screws gm 2 24 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories e To attach an 16441A R box to the 16440A selector on the shielding box 5 O o 6 16441A R Box 16440A se Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 25 Installation Installing Accessories To Connect the 16440A Selector to the 4155C 4156C Connecting two 16440A selectors If you use two 16440A connect the Control Output terminal of the selector to the Control Input terminal of the second selector using a 40 cm control cable as shown below 16440A SMU PG selector 2 26 h CH2 Output out NT Output y Input Selected SMU PGU iei Gutaut Selected SMU PGU EN FR ER ry FR N Re U Je Nee OS Ko 7 f ee CH4 Output 7 Input nn P Input Selected PGU Inc 0 a SMU GU O O C let O m i J W Jel L J Be FA 16440A SMU PG selector expander Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories e Connecting the 16440A selector to the 41
99. e eee e eee eee eee eees 4 4 Listing a File Catalog 20 0c cece cece eee teen e eee e ee nennen 4 5 Storing Setup or Results Data 20 2 0 ccc cece eee eee ees 4 6 Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 0 00200ceeeeeeeeee 4 8 Output Format for the ASCII SAVE Function 0 ccc cece eee eae 4 10 QutputExamples u me 34 bien oid eae eee Dill 4 12 Loading Setup or Results Data 20 0020 c cece eee tee ene t eee ee es 4 14 Changing a FileName 0 00 e cece eee e eee e teen nennen 4 16 Removing a File Directory 0 0c cece ec cece eect eee eee eee nenn 4 17 Gopying a Files saris ois ae me oes oh baa Meee en 4 18 Creating a Directory on a Network File System 0c cece cence eens 4 20 Changing the Working Directory 00 20 ce cece eect erent ee es 4 21 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Contents Initializing a Diskette 0 0 ccc ccc cece cent e ete e nee e nee e eens 4 22 Backing Up a Diskette 0 ccc ccc cence een ene nee en aeens 4 23 5 Print Plot Function Output Formats ras ana eA ease ise Be ed obey Bide Pareo T 5 3 Differences Between PCL HR PCL and HP GL ccc cece e eens 5 4 Output Resolution 0 cece nent ene nee e ne eeneees 5 5 Supported Peripherals 0 cc ccc cece eee e tenet e ence nee nee en eees 5 6 Connecting Peripherals 425 4500 c
100. e pointer to the DISK field Select FLOPPY softkey Select DISK OPERATION softkey to display the setup fields In the DISK OPERATION field select DISK INIT softkey In the FORMAT field select DOS softkey or HP LIF softkey Optional In the VOLUME NAME field enter a volume name Select EXECUTE softkey After the confirmation message insert a diskette in the flexible disk drive then select e YES softkey to initialize the diskette e NO softkey to cancel The PROGRESS STATUS field shows what percentage of the initialization is completed Select EXIT softkey 4 22 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Backing Up a Diskette Backing Up a Diskette 1 au wo Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Move the pointer to the DISK field Select FLOPPY softkey Select DISK OPERATION softkey to display the setup fields In the DISK OPERATION field select DISK COPY softkey Insert the source diskette select EXECUTE softkey then select one of the following e YES softkey to execute the disk copy e NO softkey to cancel the disk copy After the target diskette message is displayed remove the source diskette and insert an initialized target diskette The target and source diskettes must be the same format and size Select e YES softkey to execute the disk copy e NO softkey to cancel the disk copy The PROGRESS STATUS field shows what perce
101. ectrical shock during use be sure to connect the interlock cable 16442A B 4 HRSMUs N 1 Intlk 4156C 4156C Terminals leas Cable Terminals Intlk Intlk 3 mor 1 5 m Interlock Cable VSU VSU 3 m or 1 5 m Coaxial Cable VMU VMU 3 mor 1 5 m Coaxial Cable HRSMU SMU1 and SMU2 3 mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable for Kelvin connection or SMU3 and SMU4 3 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable for SMUS and SMU6 non Kelvin connection There are potentially hazardous voltages of up to 100 V at the Force Sense and Guard terminals To prevent electrical shock do not expose these lines Never connect the Guard terminal to any output including circuit common chassis ground or any other guard terminal Doing so will damage the SMU Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 15 NOTE WARNING WARNING CAUTION Installation Installing Accessories Making non Kelvin connection As same as the 4155C the Force terminals can be used to force and measure dc voltage or current If you want to simplify the cable connections open the Sense terminals and connect the Force terminals only to the test fixture by using the triaxial cables If you make the kelvin connection use both Force and Sense terminals Connecting the Force and Sense lines together at the terminal of the device under test minimizes the measurement error caused
102. ed the VAR2 unit output is incremented Maximum number of steps is 128 8 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions VARI Staircase or pulsed sweep synchronized with the VARI sweep Sweep is made with a user specified ratio and offset value VARI output is calculated as VARI a x VARI b where a is the user specified ratio and b is the user specified offset value CONSTANT A source unit can be set as a constant voltage or current source depending on the unit PULSE One of SMUs can be set as a pulse source Pulse width 0 5 ms to 100 ms 100 us resolutions Pulse period 5 ms to 1 s 2 pulse width 4 ms 100 us resolutions SMU pulse setting accuracy supplemental information Conditions fixed range measurement except multi channel measurement Width 0 5 50 us Period 0 5 100 us Trigger out delay for pulsed measurements 0 to 32 7 ms with 100 us resolution lt pulse width Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 21 Specifications Functions Sampling Time Domain Measurement Characteristics Displays the time sampled voltage current data versus time The source unit is SMU VSU or PGU Sampling points Maximum 10 001 Linear Sampling mode linear log and thinned out Sampling interval For linear scale auto mode e 60 us to 480 us range 20 us resolution e 480 us to 1 s range 80 us resolution e 1s to 65 535 s range 2 ms resolution For l
103. ed in the existing file or internal memory will be overwritten 7 Select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 7 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 1 Specify the mass storage device 2 Display the results data on the GRAPH LIST LIST screen To display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen press Graph List key If the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen is displayed press Graph List key again 3 Select SPREAD SHEET softkey to display the ASCII SAVE setup fields For a list of files in the mass storage device select FILE CATALOG softkey FUNCTION ASCII SAVE NAME UNIT OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO DELIMITER lt gt STRING MARK 4 Inthe NAME field enter the name of the file with no file extension in which you want to save data The file name may be e amaximum of 8 characters to store on a DOS diskette e To store data in a new file on the network file system enter a file name 36 characters maximum The file name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum 5 In the OUTPUT DATA field enter the range of results data you want to save corresponds to NO column on the LIST screen The left field is the lower limit and the right field is the upper limit Select ALL softkey to specify all results data 6 Inthe UNIT field select one for the following e ON soft
104. eens The fields of the setup and result screens are automatically set according to the files on the diskette Also you can specify which screen is displayed after turning on the 4155C 4156C e files for setting internal memories If the diskette has files that can be loaded into the internal memories of the 4155C 4156C the files are automatically loaded after turning on the 4155C 4156C e IBASIC programming file If an IBASIC programming file with name AUTOST is on the diskette this file is automatically loaded and started after loading the files for setting setup and result screens and internal memories For details about AUTOST file refer to the 4155C 4156C Programmer s Guide Files for setting setup and result screens If the following files exist on diskette the setup and result screens are automatically set up according to the files after you turn on the 4155C 4156C File Type File Name measurement setup file INIT MES stress setup file INIT STR measurement setup result file INIT DAT customize file INIT CST The 4155C 4156C can get multiple INIT files So if INIT CST INIT MES and INIT STR files exist on the diskette all of them are loaded However the INIT MES and INIT DAT file both contain measurement setup data So if both these files exist on the diskette the 4155C 4156C gets INIT DAT not INIT MES Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 7 3 NOTE Initial Settings Us
105. el PCL HR PCL B W FIX COLOR P 75 150 300 C2164A HP DeskJet 694C Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX P 75 100 150 300 600 f HP DeskJet 850C Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX COLOR P 75 150 300 600 8 HP DeskJet 895Cxi Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX P 100 150 300 HP DeskJet 970Cxi h Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX P 100 150 300 HP DeskJet 990Cxi Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX P 100 150 300 HP DeskJet 1200C Parallel PCL HP GL B W FIX COLOR P L 75 150 300 1676A HR PCL B W P L 75 150 300 HP DeskJet 1600C Parallel PCL HP GL B W FIX COLOR P L 75 150 300 HR PCL B W P L 75 150 300 HP LaserJet 4 4L Parallel PCL HR PCL B W P L 75 150 300 C2001A HP GL 600 HP LaserJet 5L Parallel PCL HR PCL B W P L 75 100 150 180 300 5 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Supported Peripherals Output P L z Model Interface Output Format Color b Resolution dpi HP LaserJet 6L i Parallel PCL HR PCL B W P L 75 100 150 HP GL 180 300 600 HP C1202A serial printer GPIB PCL B W P 90 150 HP ThinkJet 2225A C D GPIB Parallel PCL B W P 75 HP PaintJet 3630A GPIB PCL B W FIX COLOR P HP 7440A 7475A plotters GPIB HP GL B W FIX L HP 7550B plotter GPIB HP GL B W FIX L a So mo aos Available parameters for the COLOR B W field on the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen B W Black amp White mode FIX Fixed color mo
106. elect one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE UPPER LEFT UPPER RIGHT LOWER LEFT LOWER RIGHT STORE REGION Sets the output region as the entire sheet Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 6 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 7 To start printing plotting select PRINT PLOT softkey 8 To close the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box select EXIT softkey 5 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs This section describes how to print plot a graph of the measurement r
107. ent range 4155C 1 nA 10 nA e Voltage range 2 V 20 V 40 V 100 V 200 V Accuracy Capacitance calculation accuracy is dependent on accuracy of the current measurement and voltage measurement and the stray capacitance and leakage current of measurement path etc refer to supplemental data shown below Zero Offset Cancels stray capacitance of the fixtures and test leads Current Compensation Cancels the influence of the leakage current to the capacitance measurement Capacitance Calculation Accuracy Supplemental Data Accuracy is derived from the current range voltage range capacitance measurement and leakage current measurement integration times and the guard capacitance of cabling and the QSCV measurement voltage The information in Table 8 11 and Table 8 12 is based on the following conditions e Voltage range 20 V e QSCV measurement voltage 100 mV e Guard capacitance 100 pF e Equivalent parallel resistance of DUT 1050 e The ratio of integration times for capacitance measurement and leakage current measurement is 1 1 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 23 Table 8 11 Table 8 12 Specifications Functions Calculation Example of Measurement Accuracy using HRSMU Current Integration Meas pa geet Maximum Value saa Accuracy 10 pA 0 5 sec 100 fF 1 pF 5 fF 4 2 70 pF oo 1 sec 2 pF 20 pF 10 fF 4 3 90 pF 2 sec 76 pF 760 pF 20 fF
108. ep I2 2E 05 to 0 0001 in Append 2 V3 0 to 1 in 0 5 step I2 2E 05 to 0 0001 in NO V3 13 V A iL 0 4 3E 13 2 0 5 5 7E 13 3 1 3 1E 13 15 1 3 2E 13 Append 1 NO V3 13 V A 1 0 1 E 13 z 0 5 8E 13 3 1 2 8E 13 15 1 4 5E 13 Append 2 NO V3 I3 V A 1 0 1 9E 13 2 0 5 7E 13 3 i 2 5E 13 15 1 5E 13 5a w File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format lt Single 05 step lt Singl lt Appendl 05 E 05 step step lt Appendl lt Append2 lt Append2 Single Appendl Append2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 13 File Operations Loading Setup or Results Data Loading Setup or Results Data 1 2 To load data from a file in the present mass storage device press Get key To change the mass storage device do the following a Press System key b Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen c Specify the new mass storage device d Select GET softkey FUNCTION GE H NAME TYPE In the NAME field do one of following e To load a file from a diskette or a network file system a Select FILE CATALOG softkey b Move the cursor to the desired file name using the rotary knob c Press SELECT softkey This sets the NAME and TYPE entries e To load data from internal memory select MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 softkey Select EXECUTE softkey Select E
109. er s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Initial Settings Default Initial Settings Default Initial Settings When you turn on the 4155C 4156C without a diskette the 4155C 4156C is set the default initial settings after finishing the power on test The default initial settings except for system screen group are also set by selecting DEFAULT MEASURE SETUP secondary softkey in the MEASUREMENT MODE field on the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen The default initial settings are as follows Measurement Units Measurement units that are verified as operating normally are turned on and set to the idle state Setup items of setup and result screens These items are set to the default initial settings whenever power is applied or RST command is sent except for the following items which keep the same value that they had before RST or before power was turned off e SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen e 4155 or 4156 is System Controller or not e GPIB Address e Power Line Frequency e Screen Save e Network Setup e Network Printer Setup e Network Drive Setup e User comment field The default initial settings for USER COMMENT fields of the MEASURE screen group and STRESS screen group are blank Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 7 5 Initial Settings Default Initial Settings Internal memories For the initial settings internal memories contain the measurement setup data for the following basic applications e measurement
110. er Defined Initial Settings Which Screen is Displayed after Getting Setup Files If the INIT MES or INIT DAT file exists on the diskette the screen that is displayed after getting the setup files is as follows e if file was created by SAVE When you create INIT MES or INIT DAT file by using SAVE function on the SYSTEM FILER screen you can select one of the following screens to be displayed after getting the files e GRAPH LIST GRAPH screen e GRAPHILIST LIST screen e KNOB SWEEP screen e CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen e if file was created by RENAME or COPY When you create INIT MES or INIT DAT file by using RENAME or COPY function on the SYSTEM FILER screen you cannot select which screen is displayed The CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen is always displayed after getting the files Files for setting internal memories If the following files exist on diskette they are loaded automatically from diskette to internal memory after you turn on the 4155C 4156C e measurement setup files MEM MES e stress setup files MEM STR e measurement setup result files MEM DAT Where MEM means MEMI MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 which correspond to the four internal memory areas Only the above types of files can be loaded into internal memory If the same internal memory is specified by multiple files for example MEM1 MES MEM1 DAT and MEM1 STR the priority is 1 DAT 2 MES 3 STR 7 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C Us
111. ervices for UNIX Administration window to complete the setup of the NFS server You may need to restart the computer Then restart the computer and log on to Windows again Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 41 Step 10 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Export Windows Explorer 1 2 3 6 Open Windows Explorer Create a folder to export if you need Place the mouse pointer on a folder to export for example D4156 then click the right mouse button to display a pop up menu Click Properties on the pop up menu to open the properties dialog box for the folder Click the NFS Sharing tab Perform the following steps to specify the share name and permissions a Select the Share this folder radio button b Enter Share name for example DATA4156 This value will be set to the 4155C 4156C to specify the network file system to mount It must be a maximum 58 alphanumeric characters c Click Permissions to open the NFS Share Permissions dialog box d Repeat the following steps to add NFS clients for the folder 1 Click Add to open the Add Clients and ClientGroups dialog box 2 Enter the computer name of NFS client in the Add Names list box For example enter ANALYZER for the 4155C 4156C 3 Click OK e Set Type of Access as you wish For example if you want to allow the read write permission to ANALYZER only set as shown below Name Type of Access ALL MACHINES Read On
112. es e You can share those files with more than one 4155C 4156C e You can access files faster than using the built in disk drive e You can transfer spreadsheet data files TXT and graphics data files TIFF PCL or HP GL to your PC using the network file system You can analyze data by using spreadsheet software and can import the graphics files into your technical report by using a word processing software e You can store files that are too large to store on a diskette This is useful for automatic measurements that store large amounts of data e You can share a remote printer with other users You do not need to connect a printer to the 4155C 4156C e You can use a remote printer outside the clean room This is good to keep the clean room free of normal printer dust Figure 3 1 Network Connection Example To save get setup data To save graphics data To save spreadsheet data Clean Room Agilent 4155C 4156C NFS Client Er lpr line printer remote ompute NFS server Print server Line Printer Note The 4155C 4156C cannot be controlled via the LAN interface Note The network file system cannot be mass storage of the IBASIC of the 4155C 4156C You cannot save IBASIC programs BASIC binary and ASCII data to the network file system Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 3 Connecting to Network Executing LAN Interface Test
113. es for UNIX 3 0 Windows XP Professional SP1 with Internet Explorer 6 0 or later or Windows 2000 Professional SP3 with Internet Explorer 6 0 or later For use of Services for UNIX 2 0 Windows 2000 Professional with Internet Explorer 4 01 or later or Windows NT 4 0 SP4 or later with Internet Explorer 4 01 or later e LAN cable 1 ea straight or cross Use straight cable for connecting the computer to a network Use cross cable for connecting the computer to the 4155C 4156C directly e CD ROM drive e Operating system CD ROM e Services for UNIX 2 0 3 0 or 3 5 Services for UNIX 3 5 supports the NTFS file system only And the FAT file system is not supported For the requirements and details about Services for UNIX visit the following URL http www microsoft com windows sfu Services for UNIX is required to set up the NFS server If you set up the print server only you do not need Services for UNIX Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 19 Table 3 2 NOTE NOTE Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Network Parameters Required To set up a server the following network parameters are required These parameters are usually assigned and managed by the network administrator Contact the network administrator of your site to acquire the parameter values Network Parameters Parameter Example value used in this section Computer name PC001 Workgroup or Domain DOMAINI I
114. esults on the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen Before beginning to print plot check the following e SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155C 4156C control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the printer plotter information to print plot paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION FORM FEED LINE ae COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING TRAILER STRING lt lt lt lt Lj lt amp lt lt lt lt 2 2 2 Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one sheet of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISABLE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs To print plot a measurement result graph 1 Display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen then press e Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the GRAPH PLOT dialog box GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPE
115. et Agilent 4156C DATA LIST Jan 10 20 00 00 2001 PAGE 3 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE1 MARKER POSITION DATA 1 1 1 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 43 Print Plot Function Output Examples Measurement Result Graph Output This is an example of a measurement result graph in HP GL format using an HP LaserJet printer in portrait mode Setup e Screen GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS USER COMMENT on the Screen ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen FORM FEED ENABLE COLOR B W B W LINE 60 COLUMN 80 PAPER SIZE A4 FEED DIR SHORT SIDE OUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for all INIT STRING 0033 0B TRAILER STRING 0033 A e GRAPH PLOT dialog GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT X 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL SAMPLE DEVICE 5 44 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Output Examples Output Example Agilent 4156C GRAPH PLOT Jan 10 20 00 00 2001 PAGE 1 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE 1 vs 0 0000000000 v A VG ooo v 100 m 1o decad
116. f the following e YES softkey to remove the file directory e NO softkey to cancel 9 Select EXIT softkey Removing multiple files To remove multiple files with the same filename but different file extensions select softkey in the TYPE field When you execute all file by that name will be deleted regardless of their extension For example if the NAME field is MOS1 and the TYPE field is then all the following files would be deleted MOS1 MES MOS1 STR MOS1 DAT MOS1 MAT MOS1 CST MOS1 PRO Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 17 File Operations Copying a File Copying a File 1 Press System key 2 Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen 3 Specify the mass storage device 4 Select COPY softkey to display the COPY setup fields FUNCTION COPY SOURCE NAME TARGET NAME TIFE TARGET DISK 5 In the SOURCE NAME field do one of the following e To copy from a diskette or a network file system a Select FILE CATALOG softkey b Move the pointer to the desired file name using the rotary knob c Press SELECT SOURCE softkey This sets the SOURCE NAME and TYPE entries e To copy from internal memory select MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 softkey 6 To copy a file from one diskette to another diskette a Move the pointer to the TARGET DISK field b Select OTHER softkey SAME softkey will copy the file back onto the sour
117. ftkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI A high RESOLUTION setting allows you to select various output sizes 2 Inthe UPPER LEFT field specify the upper left corner position of the output image using the front panel keys rotary knob or keyboard as follows UPPER LEFT X Y 0 The value may be 0 to 100 3 Inthe LOWER RIGHT field specify the lower right corner position of the output image using the rotary knob The values available for the present RESOLUTION and UPPER LEFT settings are automatically calculated and displayed in the fields You cannot change the aspect ratio of the output If the value exceeds 100 change the RESOLUTION or UPPER LEFT settings The value must be 0 to 100 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 5 Print Plot Function Supported Peripherals Supported Peripherals The 4155C 4156C supports the following peripherals Use the table below to select the printer or plotter that best meets your needs Output P L a Model Interface Output Format Color b Resolution dpi HP DeskJet 340 Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX d P 75 100 150 300 HP DeskJet 500 C2106A Parallel PCL HR PCL B W 75 150 300 HP DeskJet 500C Parallel PCL B W FIX P 75 150 300 C2114A HP DeskJet 550C Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX 75 150 300 HP DeskJet 560C Parallel PCL HRPCL pyw FIX COLOR 75 150 300 C2168A HP DeskJet 660C Parall
118. g flexible disk drive non condensing and wet bulb temperature 29 C or below Altitude 0 to 2000 m Storaging Shipping Environment The 4155C 4156C and the 41501A B are specified to store ship within the following environmental conditions Temperature 22 C to 60 C Humidity 5 to 90 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature 39 C or below Altitude 0 to 4600 m 2 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Inspection Inspection This section describes what to do when you receive the 4155C 4156C and accessories 1 Inspect the shipment 2 Verify the 4155C 4156C operation To maintain the 4155C 4156C and 41501A B measurement accuracy specifications perform calibration and adjustments once a year To Inspect the 4155C 4156C and Accessories Perform the following inspections when the 4155C 4156C and accessories arrive at your site e Before unpacking any components inspect all boxes for any signs of damage that might have occurred during shipment such as e dents e scratches cuts e water marks If you suspect any damage notify your local Agilent Technologies sales or service office e When you open the boxes that contain the 4155C 4156C and accessories check the components against the contents lists attached to the boxes If anything is missing notify your local Agilent Technologies sales or service office Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 7
119. gardless of the output impedance setting use a low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8120 0102 from the connector to a prober socket or DUT If you use an 16440A selector use a low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8121 1191 Common Common Signal line Signal line to to gt DUT gt DUT lt Insulator i BNC i BNC Coaxial cable connector lt Plate Wire connector Plate 2 40 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals Connecting Instruments or Peripherals The 4155C 4156C provides an GPIB interface and parallel I O interface for connection with other instruments or peripherals This section contains information required to connect instruments or peripherals To Connect GPIB Instruments or Peripherals The 4155C 4156C has an GPIB interface for instrument printer or plotter control e If you use an external controller with the 4155C 4156C connect an GPIB cable between the controller and the 4155C 4156C e Ifyou control instruments using the 4155C 4156C built in IBASIC capability connect an GPIB cable between the instrument and the 4155C 4156C e Ifyou use an GPIB printer or plotter to make hard copies connect an GPIB cable between the printer or plotter and the 4155C 4156C To use the GPIB interface you will need to fill in the following entry fields on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen
120. he 16442A B to other accessories a A J 16442A B Test Fixture 16441A R BOX 16440A Selector gt J 0 o Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 17 Installation Installing Accessories To Install the 16441A R Box Before installing the 16441A R box turn off the 4155C 4156C and 41501A B 1 Connect the To R Box terminal on the 4155C 4156C to the Control terminal on the 16441A rear panel using a 3 0 m or 1 5 m control cable 2 Connect the instrument measurement terminals to the 16441A input terminals as follows panei 16441A Input Cable terminals 4155C MPSMU Input Force 3 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 4156C HRSMU Input 3 mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable Force Sense 41501A B MPSMU Input Force 3 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 41501A B HPSMU Input 3 mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable Force Sense 3 Connect the 16441A output terminals to the 16442A B input terminals or to the connector plate input terminals using 40 cm triaxial cables as shown below 16441A Output 16442A B Input or Connector Plate Input Output Force SMU1 2 3 4 5 or 6 Output Force D SMU1 SMU3 SMU5 Output Sense b SMU2 SMU4 SMU6 a For non Kelvin connection b For the Kelvin connection two triaxial cables must be used to con nect the 16441A and the 16442A B instead of a Kelvin triaxial cable 2 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Gu
121. he dimensions of the switch see Figure 2 3 and Figure 2 4 below 2 Mount an LED on your shielding box For the dimensions of the LED see Figure 2 5 3 Use wire to connect the two switches in series between pin number and 2 or 3 of the interlock connector See Figure 2 2 4 Use wire to connect the LED between pin number 4 and 5 or 6 of the interlock connector See Figure 2 2 If the 4155C 4156C Intlk connector is connected to the interlock circuit the 4155C 4156C SMU cannot force more than 40 V when the door is open When the door is closed it can force more than 40 V When more than 40 V is forced from an SMU the LED lights to indicate high voltage output Dimensions of the Interlock Switch Agilent part number 3101 0302 a i Y ry N a 59 4 St Z Eu AR 4 m i Zo 5 N le a N re N R WY te 2 2 o Cc ber 3 o ee al 7 2 o el w No lt Y fi D bw ae 22 2 i 27 8 10 Units mm 378 an g UGI01011 85x60 gt 2 34 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Mounting Connectors Figure 2 4 Dimensions of the Interlock Switch Agilent part number 3101 3241 3 2 Switch off re Switchon 2 0 Units mm UGI01012 85x60 Figure 2 5 Dimensions of the LED Agilent part number 1450 0641 Anode 5
122. he entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper it should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 X 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 5 To start the screen dump select PRINT PLOT softkey 6 To close the SCREEN DUMP dialog box select EXIT softkey 5 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 NOTE Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists This section describes how to print plot the data list on the setup screens except for the GRAPH LIST and KNOB SWEEP screens Before beginning to print plot check the following e SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155C 4156C control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the printer plotter information to print plot paper
123. ide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories Installing the 16441A R box with other accessories You can attach the 16441A R box to the 16442A B test fixture or to your shielding box as shown in the following figures Attaching the 16441A R Box to the 16442A B Test Fixture LI gt P je PR x ge 7 Pa wa ea a x Jj 4 I FA fo ji 16442A B Test Fixture f 4 J A P f i 16441A R BOX p Z Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 19 Installation Installing Accessories To Install the 16440A SMU Pulse Generator Selector To use the 16440A the 4155C 4156C must be equipped with an 41501 A B SMU pulse generator expander with two PGUs e Toattach the 16440A selector to the 16442A B test fixture 1 Place the 16440A selector on your workbench 2 Place the 16442A B test fixture on top of the 16440A selector en Zz ef A A y m 7 Amy nn Va ze Vy v4 et 3 Position a plate on both sides 4 Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument Pa a 4 je I SAS Y aK o oo 2 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Installing Accessories e The following steps apply when using two 16440A SMU pulse generator selectors 5 Place the second 16440A on your workbench Place the 16440A selector and the 16442A B test fixture on t
124. ies dialog box 2 Ifyou are going to use the DHCP server click Obtain an IP address automatically You do not need to set the network parameters Otherwise click Use the following IP address and set the network parameters 3 Click OK 4 Click OK 5 Click Close Network Connection Check 1 2 Click Start All Programs Accessories and Command Prompt to open the Command Prompt window Ping a computer or a device on the network If for example the IP address of the device is 192 168 1 99 execute C gt ping 192 168 1 99 If any error occurs perform these instructions again 3 22 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Table 3 4 Step 1 Step 2 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Print Server for Windows XP This section describes how to set up a print server using the computer installed with Windows XP Before starting the procedure set up the network of the computer as described in Setting Up Network for Windows XP on page 3 21 Check List of Setting up Print Server Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You open Control Panel Step 2 Add Remove Programs You check print services Step 3 Services You enable TCP IP Print Server Step 4 Add Printer You register a printer in the print server Preparation 1 Log on to Windows 2 Click Start and Control Panel to open the Control Panel Add Remove Program
125. ignal lines 1 kV power lines 0 5 kV line line 1 kV line ground 3 V 0 15 80 MHz 0 for 1 0 5 cycle 0 for 250 300 cycles 70 for 25 30 cycles The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems This DoC applies to above listed products placed on the EU market after March 20 2010 Date MR a Toshiyuki Kawaji QA Manager Agilent Technologies For further information please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office agent or distributor or Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Herrenberger Stra e 130 71034 B blingen Germany NOTE e Herstellerbescheinigung GEAUSCHEMISSION Lpa lt 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz normaler Betrieb nach DIN 45635 T 19 e Manufacturer s Declaration ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION Lpa lt 70dB operator position normal operation per ISO 7779 This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES 001 Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB 001 du Canada This product complies with the WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC marking requirements The affixed label indicates that you must not discard this electrical electronic product in domestic household waste Product Category With reference to the equipment types in the WEEE Directive Annex I this product is classed as a Monitoring and Control instrumentation product Do not dispose in domestic household waste To return unwanted products contact your local Agilent office or see w
126. inear scale no limit mode log scale and thinned out modes e 560 us 720 us at thinned out mode to 1 s range 80 us resolution e 1s to 65 535 s range 2 ms resolution Hold time initial wait time 0 03 to 655 35 s 100 us resolution Stop condition a condition to stop the sampling can be defined Sampling interval setting accuracy supplemental data e 0 5 10 us Sampling interval lt 480 us e 0 5 10 us 560 us lt sampling interval lt 2 ms e 0 5 100 us 2 ms lt sampling interval The thinned out mode is similar to reverse log sampling Sampling measurement continues by thinning out older data until the sampling completion condition is satisfied There are the following restrictions if initial interval is less than 2 ms e Number of measurement channels must be 1 e Measurement ranging must be the fixed range e Stop condition must be disabled 8 22 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions C V Measurement Characteristics Capacitance is calculated value derived from the following equation C dQ dV dQ is the charge when dV the step voltage QSCV measurement voltage is applied by the SMU dQ is derived from the measurement current amps and the integration time seconds Maximum value Maximum measurement value depends on the current range integration time and step voltage QSCV measurement voltage e Current range 4156C 10 pA 100 pA 1 nA 10 nA e Curr
127. ing stress Knob Sweep In the knob sweep mode sweep range is controlled instantaneously with the front panel rotary knob Only the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen needs to be defined Standby Mode Measurement units in Standby remain programmed to their specified output value even as other measurement units are reset for the next measurement Other Characteristics measurement control Measurement control single append repeat and stop Stress control stress force and stop SMU settings capabilities limited auto ranging voltage current compliance power compliance automatic sweep abort functions self test and self calibration Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 25 Specifications Functions Arithmetic and Analysis Functions e Arithmetic Functions User functions up to six USER FUNCTIONS can be defined using arithmetic expressions Measured data and analyzed variables from graphics analysis marker cursor and line data can be used in the computation The results can be displayed on the screen Arithmetic operators LGT logarithm base 10 LOG logarithm base e EXP Napierian constant DELTA DIFF differential INTEG integration MAVG moving average SQRT ABS absolute MAX MIN AVG averaging COND conditional evaluation Physical constants Keyboard constants are stored in memory as follows e q Electron Charge 1 602177 E 19 C e k Boltzmann s Constant
128. inistrator or User IP ADDRESS IP address of 4155C 4156C Network 192 168 1 2 administrator SUBNET MASK _ Subnet mask Network 255 255 255 0 administrator GATEWAY IP address of gateway Network 192 168 1 3 administrator USER ID Your user ID System 1234 Numeric value from 1 to 32767 administrator or User GROUP ID Your group ID System 20 Numeric value from 1 to 32767 administrator To use remote PRINTER Name of remote printer you use System PRNOI printer Maximum 15 alphanumeric characters administrator IP ADDRESS IP address of print server you use Network 192 168 1 1 administrator TEXT OUT lpr command option for text output User h GRAPH OUT Ipr command option for graphics output User h 1 SERVER TYPE Server type BSD or System V User System V or Set System V for HP UX BSD To use LABEL Label Max 15 alphanumeric chars User DATA network file TP ADDRESS IP address of NFS server you use Network 192 168 1 1 system administrator DIRECTORY Full path name of directory for HP UX System D4156 or or share name of folder for Windows administrator or DATA4156 Maximum 58 alphanumeric characters User a If you access only a network within the subnet set to 0 0 0 0 b User ID must be unique for each user After using the 4155C 4156C set a meaningless value If you do not change the value any user can access the network file system using your user ID c The value is used as a softkey label to
129. ise Following figure shows the cutting example of this cable Key point is the isolation between the conductive layer and the center conductor So cut and trim the end of the cable as shown in this figure by using a cutter and so on Cover here using sleeve Insulator black min 2 mm Center conductor for Force Sense signal amp ER RR KKK 2 approx 10 to 15 mm Outer conductor Insulator clear for Guard signal L Conductive layer black Never connect the Guard terminal to any output including circuit common chassis ground or any other guard terminal Doing so will damage the SMU Potentially hazardous voltages up to 100 V 200 V for HPSMU are present at the Force Sense and Guard terminals To prevent electrical shock do not expose these lines Before turning the 4155C 4156C on connect the Intlk terminal to a switch that turns off when the shielding box access door is opened Before you touch any connections to these terminals turn the 4155C 4156C off disconnect the power cable and discharge any capacitors Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 39 Installation Mounting Connectors To Connect the VSU VMU PGU Outputs The following figures show connection examples for VSU VMU and PGU output VSU VMU connector PGU connector Use AWG 24 single strand insulated wire Agilent part number 8150 0447 to connect to a prober socket or DUT Re
130. isplay the SAVE setup fields FUNCTION SAVE NAME TYPE COMMENT 3 In the NAME field do one of the following 4 6 To store the data in a new file on a diskette enter a file name that is a maximum of 8 characters for DOS format or a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format For HP LIF format do not use _ as the last character of the filename To store data in a new file on the network file system enter a file name 36 characters maximum The file name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum To store data in an existing file select FILE CATALOG softkey Use the rotary knob to move the cursor to the correct file then press SELECT softkey To store data in an internal memory select MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Storing Setup or Results Data 4 Inthe TYPE field select MES softkey for measurement setup data STR softkey for stress setup data DAT softkey for measurement setup and results data MAT softkey for E5250A setup data CST softkey for customized system data This is not available when storing in internal memory 5 In the COMMENT field you may enter a comment of up to 16 characters When using internal memory the specified comment will be displayed on the softkey 6 Select EXECUTE softkey The data will be stored in the specified file Any data previously stor
131. key will save the unit of measure such as V or ms with the results data If the UNIT is ON results data will be treated as string data e OFF softkey will not save the units of measure Results data will be treated as numeric data With UNIT ON or OFF invalid data will be treated as string data 4 8 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 7 Inthe DELIMITER field select e SPACE softkey to specify a space as the data delimiter e TAB softkey to specify a tab as the data delimiter e COMMA softkey to specify a comma as the data delimiter 8 Inthe STRING MARK field select e NONE softkey to specify no string marker e u softkey to specify as the string marker e x softkey to specify as the string marker 9 Select EXECUTE softkey The results data will be saved to the specified file and a TXT extension is automatically added 10 Select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 9 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Output Format for the ASCH SAVE Function The following is the output format for each item on the LIST screen This notation is used to indicate the string or numeric type S string S N If the UNIT field is ON the value is output as a string with a string marker If the UNIT field is OFF the value is output as a numeric value N numeric value 1
132. lds properly See Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION FORM FEED a LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING lt lt lt lt lt lt se lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt TRAILER STRING 5 28 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists To save the measurement result list 1 Display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen then press e Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO 1 lt gt MAX LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT x 5 yv 08 1 lt gt MAX UPPER LEFT x 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the EXIT PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey Closes the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box and quits the print plo
133. le d alimentation tripolair En cas de hors service du dispositif d essai FIXTURE Agilent 16442 connecter les bornes de verrouillage INTLK de facon ce que soit ouverte lorsque le couvercle de la boite de blindage est ouvert Essayer p riodiquement le fonctionnement normal de verrouillage Avant de toucher la partie connexion partir des bornes de force d appareil de protection et de d tection mettre hors tension le dispositif Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B Et en cas de condensateurs connect s au circuit de mesure d charger ces condensateurs Lorsque l alimentation n est pas mise hors tension les 4 instructions suivantes doivent tre ex cut es e Finir la m sure en appuyant sur la touche Output verifier que l indicateur Output n est pas allum e S assurer que soit allum l indicateur d alarme de la haute tension e Ouvrir le convercle de la bo te de blindage Ouvrir les bornes de verrouillage e En cas de condensateurs connect s SMU d charger les condensateurs Alerter d autres personnes autour de vous contre le danger de haute tension Achtung Gef hrliche Spannung Von den Ger ten Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B k nnen Spannungen an den Anschl ssen Force Guard und Sense von bis zu 200 V ausgehen Um elek trischem Schlag vorzubeugen ist bei der Ben tzung der Ger te Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B folgendes zu beachten Erden Sie das Kabinett falls verwendet sowie die Ger te Agilent
134. le setups STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA wer sy Sa 6 measurement data Format lt index gt lt 1st variable data gt lt 2nd variable data gt Type N S N S N e Example setups UNIT OFF DELIMITER COMMA 1 0 001 9 2065E 10 32 54 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 11 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Output Examples 1 Lotus 1 2 3 Output Example Setups e UNIT OFF e DELIMITER COMMA e STRING MARK Output Bipolar Tr Vce Ic VCE 0 0001 to 1 in LOG step TB 1E 05 to 5E 05 in 1E 05 step NO VCE IC wr syr Sa 0001 9 265E 00013 1 0416E 09 00016 1 527E 0002 8 975E 10 00025 1 7453E 09 o be w D jH oooo0o0 r 2 Microsoft Excel Output Example 4 12 Setups e UNIT OFF e DELIMITER TAB e STRING MARK NONE Output V3 13 characteristics V3 0 to 1 in 0 1 step I3 2E 05 to 0 0001 in 2E 05 step NO V3 T3 V A i 0 1 665E 09 2 0 1 1 9072E 09 3 0 2 1 4471E 08 4 0 3 1 8823E 07 5 0 4 2 1995E 06 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 Append Measurement Output Example e Setups e Output V3 0 UNIT OFF DELIMITER TAB STRING MARK NONE to 1 in 0 5 step I2 2E 05 to 0 0001 in Append 1 V3 0 to 1 in 0 5 st
135. lution see Output Resolution on page 5 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 4 If you select HR PCL or HP GL set the GRAPH TRACE ONLY field by selecting YES or NO softkey YES Graph trace only output NO Outputs the graph information enabled on PRINT PLOT SETUP screen OUTPUT ITEM fields 5 Set the PRINT SETUP DATA field by selecting YES or NO softkey YES Graph output with setup data NO Graph output only If you select YES set the POSITION entry field For PCL the POSITION field is not displayed and is always set to BOTTOM BOTTOM Places the setup data below the graph RIGHT Places the setup data to the right of the graph 6 If you select HR PCL or HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 19 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs Select one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as the entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output regio
136. ly ANALYZER Read Write f Click OK Click OK of the dialog box 3 42 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 7 Open the Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Command Prompt window Click Start All Programs Accessories and Command Prompt for Windows XP Click Start Programs Accessories and Command Prompt for Windows 2000 8 Change the permission of the folder as you wish by entering the CACLS command For details of the command refer to the help message displayed by entering the following statement C gt HI Example ELP CACLS C gt CACLS D4156 P USERO1 F Users R Everyone R This example sets the permission of the folder D4156 as shown below Then the 415 Permission of D4156 USERO1 creator Full Control Users group Read Everyone Read 5C 4156C for example host name ANALYZER will be able to mount a folder you specified Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 43 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC 3 44 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations File Operations This chapter covers the following file operations e selecting a mass storage device e listing a file catalog e storing setup or results data e storing data in spreadsheet format e loading setup or results data e changing a file name e removing a file directory e copying a file e creating a
137. mA 2 A x Vout 2 A x Vout 00 nA x Vout 00 nA x Vout 100 V 50mA lt Iout lt 100mA 1A 100 uA 0 5 500 LA l uA 0 5 300 uA 200 V Iout lt 50 mA 2 uA x Vout 2 uA x Vout 100 V 50mA lt Iout lt 125mA 40 V 125mA lt Iout lt 500mA 20 V 500 mA lt Iout lt 1 A a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value Vout is the output voltage in volts b Iout is the output current in amps 8 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware Table 8 7 HPSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy wine Se f sumaye aan mm mas Carron 2V 100 uV 0 03 900 uV 2 uV 0 02 700 uV 1A 20 V 1 mV 0 03 4 mV 20 uV 0 02 2 mV 1A 40V 2mV 0 03 7 mV 40 uV 0 02 3 mV 500 mA 100 V 5 mV 0 04 15 mV 100 uV 0 03 5 mV 125 mA 200 V 10 mV 0 045 30 mV 200 uV 0 035 10 mV 50 mA a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value MPSMU Specifications Same as the 4155C MPSMU GNDU Ground Unit Specifications e Specifications Output voltage Sink current Output terminal connection e Supplemental information Load capacitance Cable resistance Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 0V 100 pV maximum 1 6 A Single triaxial connector Kelvin remote sensing lt
138. mber 100 120 Vac UL CSA T 8A 250 Vac 2110 0383 220 240 Vac UL CSA T 4A 250 Vac 2110 0014 Replace the line fuse only with the same type and rating Do not use repaired fuses and do not short circuit the fuse holder The line voltage selector switch is set at the factory Verify the voltage selector setting before applying ac line power to the 41501A The line voltage selector switch is located on the rear panel of the 41501A Line Voltage Position 90 132 Vac left 198 264 Vac right Ventilation Requirements The 4155C 4156C has one cooling fan and the 41501A B has two cooling fans To ensure adequate airflow make sure that there is sufficient clearance around the cooling fans 6 inches 150 mm behind 3 inches 70 mm on the sides and 0 5 inch 12 mm above and below If the airflow is restricted the internal operating temperature will be higher This may reduce the instrument s reliability or cause the thermal protection circuits to turn the instrument off Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 5 Installation Requirements Operating Environment The 4155C 4156C and the 41501A B are specified to operate within the following environmental conditions Temperature 10 C to 40 C with using flexible disk drive 5 C to 40 C without using flexible disk drive Humidity 20 to 80 RH with using flexible disk drive 15 to 80 RH without usin
139. ment and analysis with internal Instrument BASIC e Self test Auto calibration Agilent 4155C configuration e four medium power source monitor units MPSMUs 10 fA 2 uV to 100 mA 100 V e two voltage source units VSUs e two voltage monitor units VMUs Agilent 4156C configuration e four high resolution source monitor units HRSMUs 1 fA 2 uV to 100 mA 100 V e two voltage source units VSUs e two voltage monitor units VMUs Agilent 41501B Option configuration e two pulse generator units PGUs Option e one high power source monitor unit HPSMU 10 fA 2 uV to 1 A 200 V or two MPSMUs Option e one ground unit GNDU 8 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Specification Conditions The supplemental information and typical entries in the following specifications are not warranted but provide useful information about the functions and performance of the instruments The measurement and output accuracies are specified at the rear panel connector terminals when referenced to the Zero Check terminal under the following conditions 1 23 C 5 C double for 5 to 18 C and for 28 to 40 C if not noted otherwise After 40 minutes warm up Ambient temperature changes less than 1 C after auto calibration execution Integration time medium or long Filter ON for SMUs Kelvin connection for HRSMU HPSMU and GNDU ND wR WN Calibration period 1 year
140. ment data will include the residual resistance of the connection wire Use AWG 22 single strand insulated wire Agilent part number 8150 2639 from the connector plate to the prober socket or DUT For a quick connection where measurement accuracy is not critical connect only Force to the DUT without shorting the Sense and Force With this connection the measurement data will include residual resistance from the connection cable between the GNDU and the connector plate Common Force Sense to DUT lt Insulator x lt Plate Coaxial cable Triaxial connector Common L Force Sense to DUT lt Insulator Wire lt Plate Triaxial connector Use Agilent 16493H GNDU cable to connect the GNDU to your connector plate or test fixture Do not use the triaxial cable The GNDU is rated for up to 1 6 A while the maximum current rating of the triaxial cable is 1 A Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 37 Installation Mounting Connectors To Connect the SMU Output The following figures show connection examples for the SMU output Kelvin connections non Kelvin connections This connection is for the 4156C HRSMU or the 41501A B HPSMU Use low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8121 1191 from the connector to the prober socket or DUT as shown To cancel the effects of cable resistance connect the Sense line and Force line as close
141. n Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the printer plotter information to print plot paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION FORM FEED LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING TRAILER STRING a lt lt lt lt lt Lj lt lt lt 2 2 2 Lj lt amp NOTE Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one sheet of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISABLE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image 5 14 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists To print plot the measurement result list Display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen then press e Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT X 5 Y 0 1 lt gt MAX LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI PRINT PLOT DATA LIST
142. n Lk ee an 5 7 Printing Plotting Screen Images 0 00 00 cece eee eee eee ee eee ees 5 8 Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists 2 00 cece cece eee e ee 5 11 Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists 202000 ee eee ence e ee 5 14 Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs 20 200c eee eee eeee 5 17 Saving Screen Images 00 cece cece eee ete e eee eeaees 5 21 Saving Setup Data Lists 0 0 00 cece eee eee eects 5 24 Saving Measurement Data Lists 0 000 c cece eee 5 28 Saving Measurement Data Graphs 20 002 e cece eect eens 5 32 Output Examples sstart iddeate dda dds hs he 5 37 Screen Dump Output 0 c ccc ccc cee rarena rnanan 5 38 setup Data List Output lt era era a ee eae iin 5 40 Measurement Result List Output 0 00 ccc cece cece nee e ns 5 42 Measurement Result Graph Output 0 c ccc cece eee eee eee 5 44 6 External Keyboard 7 Initial Settings 8 Specifications Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Contents 9 Accessories and Options Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Contents Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Introducing the 4155C 4156C Agilent 4155C 4156C is an electronic instrument for measuring and analyzing the characteristics of semiconductor devices This one instrument
143. n to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory If you want to set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 7 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 8 To start printing plotting select PRINT PLOT softkey 9 To close the GRAPH PLOT dialog box select EXIT softkey 5 20 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Saving Screen Images Print Plot Function Saving Screen Images This section describes how to save screen images screen dump information Before beginning to save the setup data list check the following e SYSTEM FILER screen This screen sets the DISK entry field to specify the mass storage device used to save a PCL HP GL or TIFF file See Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the information to save paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly Fo
144. nce of the setup screens of the 4155C 4156C Programmer s Guide This manual provides information about controlling the 4155C 4156C by remote control command via GPIB interface and Instrument BASIC and consists of the following chapters e Using Instrument BASIC 4155C 4156C SCPI Programming 4155C 4156C FLEX Programming Running 4145A B Program Directly on the 4155C 4156C ASP Like IBASIC Programming GPIB Command Reference This manual is a complete reference of the 4155C 4156C FLEX Command Set and the 4145B Syntax Command Set SCPI Command Reference This manual is a complete reference of the 4155C 4156C SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments Command Set Sample Application Programs Guide Book This manual introduces application measurement examples using the 4155C 4156C and the sample application program disk furnished with the 4155C 4156C VXIplug amp play Driver User s Guide This manual provides information about VXIplug amp play driver for the 4155C 4156C This manual also introduces an application measurement example using the 4155C 4156C and the VXI plug amp play driver If You Have a Problem This manual provides problem solving information that you may encounter when using the 4155C 4156C Contents 1 Introducing the 4155C 4156C OVENWIEW wes tenane ttt Ale eee eets oe ahem ties Ber eee eee Hao aa 1 4 Measurement Unit Configurations 2 0 0 0 e cece cece teens 1 6 Front Vie
145. nd PRINT SETUP softkey 2 Select a softkey for the DESTINATION field For the setup shown in Figure 3 2 the PRNOI softkey will be enabled 3 Use the print plot function to do printing If the network printing fails check the 4155C 4156C setup parameters setup of the print server and operation of the remote printer 1 Press the System key 2 Select a softkey for the DISK field For the setup shown in Figure 3 2 the DATA softkey will be enabled 3 Use the filer function to do the file operation If the 4155C 4156C cannot mount the network file system check the 4155C 4156C setup parameters setup of the NFS server or permission of the file system Note that the FLOPPY softkey unmounts the network file system and enables the built in flexible disk drive 3 8 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network Using Network Files and directories created by the 4155C 4156C The 4155C 4156C creates a file or a directory upon the following permission After creating it change the permission as you wish by using the NFS server The 4155C 4156C cannot change the permission e Ifyou use HP UX system Permission of a file rw rw rw Permission of a directory drwxrwxrwx To change the permission enter the chmod command For details of the command enter man chmod to display the on line manual The following example changes the permission to read only for group and others chmod 644 D4156 FIL
146. ng it to a printer or plotter The data can be stored in PCL HP GL or TIF formats Hard copy via network interface lpr client capability Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 29 Specifications Functions Data Storage 8 30 Internal mass storage device Mass storage device Media Format type User area File types Program files built in 3 5 inch flexible disk drive 3 5 inch 2HD or 2DD diskette HP LIF and DOS 1 44 Mbyte 2HD or 720 Kbyte 2DD auto start program file initial setup file measurement setup file measurement setup result file stress setup file customize file hard copy data file and Instrument BASIC program and data file data made by HP BASIC program and data made by Instrument BASIC program are compatible Network mass storage device Mass storage device File types Number of files an NFS mountable mass storage device auto start program file initial setup file measurement setup file measurement setup result file stress setup file customize file and hard copy data file maximum 199 files including directories in the working directory Data Storage supplemental information Volume size available bytes 1457 Kbyte for 2HD DOS formatted diskette File size Measurement setup 3843 byte Stress setup 601 byte Measurement setup result typical 15387 byte VARI 101 VAR2 5 Customized system setup 1661 byte Hardcopy data 30317 byte monochrome PCL
147. ntage of the disk copy is complete The internal memory capacity may not be sufficient to perform the entire disk copy If so swap the source and target disks according to the on screen instructions Select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 23 File Operations Backing Up a Diskette 4 24 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Print Plot Function Agilent 4155C 4156C print plot function enables you to print plot or save to a file the following types of data Screen images from the 4155C 4156C display Lists of setup data from the setup screens except for the GRAPH LIST and KNOB SWEEP screens Lists of measurement data from the GRAPH LIST LIST screen Graphs of measurement data from the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS and KNOB SWEEP screens This chapter explains how to use the print plot function and consists of the following sections 5 2 Output Formats Supported Peripherals Printing Plotting Screen Images Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs Saving Screen Images Saving Setup Data Lists Saving Measurement Data Lists Saving Measurement Data Graphs Output Examples Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Output Formats Output Formats The print plot function
148. of the gateway are required to access a network outside the subnet 3 16 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network If You Use a HP UX System Setting Up HP UX System To use a network file system and a remote printer on the HP UX system contact the HP UX system administrator of your site and request the following setup The setup should be performed by the system administrator e To register your user account in the system if you have not had an account For the user ID and group ID a numeric value from 1 to 32767 is available e To add a printer if no printer has been registered For the printer name a maximum 15 alphanumeric characters is available The first character must be a letter of the alphabet e To enable NFS server and export a directory to the 4155C 4156C Host name and IP address of the 4155C 4156C are required Previously acquire them from the network administrator Previously decide the name owner and permission of the directory to export For the name a maximum 58 alphanumeric characters including is available Also acquire the following parameters from the system administrator They are required to set up the 4155C 4156C e User ID and group ID registered in the system e IP address of the print server e Name of the printer registered in the system e IP address of the NFS server e Full path name of the directory exported to the 4155C 4156C Agilent 4155C 4156C User
149. oltage of SMUs may be present at force guard and sense terminals if the interlock terminal is shorted LAN interface RJ45 connector Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10BASE T for a 10M bps CSMA CD local area network The 4155C 4156C can be a NFS cluster and can use a remote printer to make hardcopies Parallel interface 25 pin parallel I O interface port for connecting peripheral such as a Centronics parallel printer GPIB interface Use Agilent 10833A B C D GPIB cable Ext Trig terminals Two BNC connectors one for trigger input and one for trigger output LINE input receptacle AC power cable is connected to this receptacle Serial number You need this serial number when using the telephone assistance program Agilent Technologies HelpLine Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 1 13 Figure 1 3 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Front and Rear View of the 41501A 2 0 if ra 7 Sossesin Y ee i Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Introducing the 4155C 4156C Front and Rear View of the 41501A B LINE switch Use the LINE switch to turn the 41501A B on and off You must turn on th
150. ommission IEC safety standards DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of any electrical instrument in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS Operation personnel must not remove instrument covers Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made by qualified maintenance personnel Do not replace components with power cable connected Under certain conditions dangerous voltages may exist even with the power cable removed To avoid injuries always disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them DO NOT SERVICE OR ADJUST ALONE Do not attempt internal service or adjustment unless another person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present DO NOT SUBSTITUTE PARTS OR MODIFY INSTRUMENT Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification to the instrument Return the instrument to a Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office for services and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained DANGEROUS PROCEDURE WARNINGS Warnings such as example below precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout this manual Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed WARNING Dangerous Voltage capable of causing death are present in this instrument Use extreme
151. on 11 Figure 3 12 Add Remove Programs Add Remove Windows Components Step 3 Step 4 NOTE 6 Close Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Confirming Print Services Windows Components Wizard Other Network Services Subcomponents of Other Network Services Components Print Services for Unix C Message Queuing Services Networking Services Other Network File and Print Services Script Debugger 4 Details lO Services 1 Double click the Administrative Tools icon to open the Administrative Tools window 2 Double click the Services icon to open the Services window 3 Check Status and Startup Type of the TCP IP Print Server If they are not set as shown below double click TCP IP Print Server and set as shown below Name Status Startup Type TCP IP Print Server Started Automatic 4 Close the Services window Add Printer If a remote printer is not defined in the computer or you want to add a new printer use the Add Printer Wizard This wizard will guide you in adding a new printer Step through the Add Printer Wizard You will not need special instruction Here is how to open the Add Printer Wizard 1 Click Start Settings and Printers to open the Printers folder 2 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard opens Do not forget sharing the printer and its sha
152. op of the second 16440A 6 Position a plate on both sides 7 Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 21 Installation Installing Accessories To attach an 16441A R box to the 16442A B test fixture and the 16440A selector 16442A B Test Fixture e To attach the 16440A selector to a shielding box 48 gt TH 160 174 260 oT N x 268 gt 280 gi Units mm The figure above shows the spacing of the 16440A screw holes You need to prepare four screws and nuts to match the screw holes 2 22 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 box as shown below Installation Installing Accessories If you use two 16440As connect the 16440As before connecting to the shielding 1 Place the 16440A on your workbench 2 Place the second 16440A on top of the 16440A Z i ia a FRE JGI01034 60x40 3 Position a plate on both sides 4 Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 23 Installation Installing Accessories e To connect the selector to the shielding box 1 Attach an angle bracket to each side of th
153. open the Command Prompt window Ping a computer or a device on the network If for example the IP address of the device is 192 168 1 99 execute C gt ping 192 168 1 99 If any error occurs perform these instructions again Setting up TCP IP Properties TCP IP Properties IP Address Tab x Adapter 1 2 E xxxx a Obtain from DHCP E xxxx Cc gt m Specify IP address Example 3 IP Address P 192 168 1 1 CACICAC4 Subnet Mask I C 255 255 255 0 1 3 Gateway 192 168 1 Properties 3 32 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Table 3 8 Step 1 Step 2 Figure 3 15 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Print Server for Windows NT This section describes how to set up a print server using the computer installed with Windows NT Before starting the procedure set up the network of the computer as described in Setting Up Network for Windows NT on page 3 30 Check List of Setting up Print Server Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You open Control Panel Step 2 Network Services You check network services Step 3 Services You enable TCP IP Print Server Step 4 Add Printer You register a printer in the print server Preparation 1 Log on to Windows 2 Click Start Settings and Control Panel to open the Control Panel Network Services 1 Double click the Network icon to open the Network dialog box 2 Click the Ser
154. or each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as the entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper 5 30 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 7 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT entry field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 8 To start the file save select PRINT PLOT softkey 9 To close the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 31 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs Saving Measurement Data Graphs This section describes how to save the list of measurement results displayed on the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen as a PCL HP GL or TIFF file Bef
155. or the information about the measurement and analysis refer to User s Guide Measurement and Analysis Introducing the 4155C 4156C This chapter describes overview of the 4155C 4156C Installation This chapter describes how to install the 4155C 4156C accessories and peripherals Connecting to Network This chapter describes how to connect the 4155C 4156C to the network File Operations This chapter describes how to store or load the 4155C 4156C setup and measurement data Print Plot Function This chapter provides information about the print plot function External Keyboard This chapter provides softkey maps and information about using an external keyboard furnished with the 4155C 4156C Initial Settings This chapter provides information about user defined initial settings and default initial settings Specifications Accessories and Options Other Manuals The following Agilent 4155C 4156C manuals are also available User s Guide Measurement and Analysis This manual provides information about measurement and analysis by using the 4155C 4156C and consists of the following chapters Sweep Measurements Knob Sweep Measurements Sampling Measurements e Quasi static C V Measurements Stress Force e Analyzing Measurement Results e Measurement Units and Functions Support Functions e Data Variables and Built in Functions Connecting Measurement Devices Setup Screen Reference This manual is a refere
156. ore beginning to save the measurement data graph check the following e SYSTEM FILER screen This screen sets the DISK entry field to specify the mass storage device used to save a PCL HP GL or TIFF file See Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the information to save paper size for printing plotting and so on Set all the entry fields properly See Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set HR HR Entry Field HP GL PCL PCL TIFF DESTINATION FORM FEED a LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING lt lt lt lt lt Z lt ay lt lt lt lt lt Z lt ay L j lt ejeje TRAILER STRING 5 32 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 To save a measurement result graph Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs 1 Display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen then press Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the GRAPH PLOT dialog box GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT X 100 y 100 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE
157. ory the power line frequency is set to 60 Hz To set the power line frequency correctly for your site do following 1 Turn on the 4155C 4156C And wait until the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen is appeared 2 Press the System front panel key then select the MISCELLANEOUS primary softkey The SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen is displayed 3 Move the pointer to the POWER LINE FREQUENCY field then select the 50 Hz or 60 Hz secondary softkey corresponding to the line frequency of your site Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 9 Installation Inspection To Execute Diagnostics and Self calibration You can execute diagnostics and or self calibration to verify the operation of the 4155C 4156C 1 Disconnect all cables from the measurement terminals on the 4155C 4156C rear panel Press System key then CALIB DIAG softkey The SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen is displayed If you want to execute both diagnostics and self calibration select DIAG SELFTST ALL softkey If you want to execute self calibration only select CALIB ALL softkey To stop the diagnostics or self calibration select STOP softkey 2 10 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Installation Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander 1 Place the 41501A B on your workbench 2 Place the 4155C 4156C on top of the 41501A B 3
158. r DOS format non e a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename To save a file to the network drive the file name can be a maximum of 36 characters The file name and directory path can be a maximum of 58 characters 4 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select the PCL or HR PCL mode ignore the RESOLUTION setting The text font size depends on the printer you use 5 To specify the OUTPUT PAGE select one of the following softkeys CURRENT Selects the currently displayed setup screen GROUP Selects the screen group that includes the currently displayed setup data ALL Selects all the setup screens 6 If you select HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Select one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as the entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region
159. r more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL TIFF HR TIFF DESTINATION FORM FEED LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING TRAILER STRING Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 21 Print Plot Function Saving Screen Images To save the screen images 1 Display the screen that you want to print out then press a the front panel green key b Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the SCREEN DUMP dialog box SCREEN DUMP DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 0 LOWER RIGHT x 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PCL 13 DPI In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the screen image save PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the SCREEN DUMP dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey 3 Enter the file name in the FILE NAME field To save a file to a diskette in the built in flexible disk drive the file name must be a maximum of 8 characters for DOS format n e a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filen
160. re name used to specify the printer For the share name a maximum 15 alphanumeric characters is available The first character must be a letter of the alphabet Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 29 NOTE Table 3 7 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Setting Up Network for Windows NT If your computer has already been on the network ignore this section Just check the following network parameters e Computer name e IP address of the computer e JP address of the gateway optional e Subnet mask optional You can check these values by executing the hostname command and the ipconfig command using the Command Prompt This section describes how to set up the network of the computer Check List of Network Setup Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You set up the computer Step 2 Network Identification You check the network identification Step 3 Network Protocols You set the network protocol Step 4 TCP IP Properties You set up the TCP IP properties Step 5 Network Connection Check You check the network connection 3 30 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Step 1 Preparation 1 Set up the computer and connect the CD ROM drive to the computer 2 Connect the computer to the network of your site using the straight LAN cable If you are not going to connect the computer to the network but to the
161. rigger Output external trigger can be generated by the following events start of each sweep measurement step start of each pulse SMU output while the stress source is forcing and Instrument BASIC trigger out command execution Output level TTL level negative or positive logic 8 28 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions Output e Display Display modes graphics and list Graphics display two axes X Y or three axes X Y1 Y2 plot of source current voltage measured current voltage time or calculated USER FUNCTION data List display measurement data and calculated USER FUNCTION data are listed in conjunction with VAR1 step number or time domain sampling step number Up to eight data sets can be displayed Display 8 4 inch diagonal color active matrix LCD 640 dot H by 480 dot V More than 99 99 of the pixels on an LCD are active e Hard Copy Functions Graphics hard copy measured data and all data appearing on the screen can be output via GPIB parallel or network interface to a supported plotter or printer PCL and HP GL formats are supported selectable Text hard copy print out setup information or measured data list as an ASCII text via GPIB parallel or network interface to a supported plotter or printer PCL and HP GL formats are supported selectable Hard copy file hard copy output file can be stored to an internal or network mass storage devices instead of sendi
162. s Plug BS 1363 A 250 V 10 A PN 8120 4420 Plug AS 3112 250 V 10 A PN 8120 4419 Plug CEE 7 sheet VIL 250 V 10 A PN 8120 4519 Plug NEMA 5 15P 125 V 10 A PN 8120 6825 amp Plug NEMA 6 15P 250 V 10 A PN 8120 3996 8120 0698 Plug SEV 1011 250 V 10 A PN 8120 2104 Plug SR 107 2 D1 250 V 10 A PN 8120 2956 VU Plug IS 1293 and IS 6538 250 V 10 A PN 8120 4211 Plug JIS C 8303 125 V 12 A PN 8121 0743 Plug Israel SI 32 250 V 10 A PN 8120 5182 Plug IRAM 2073 10A 250 V 10 A PN 8120 6870 Plug CEI 23 16 250 V 10 A PN 8120 6978 Plug GB 1002 figure 3 250 V 10 A PN 8120 8376 Plug SANS 164 1 250 V 10 A PN 8120 4211 8121 0564 Plug TISI 166 250 V 10 A PN 8121 1866 Plug NBR 14136 250 V 10 A PN 8121 1809 Plug CNS 10917 2 125 V 10 A PN 8120 6825 8121 1635 Plug CS 0017 2003 250 V 10 A PN 8120 8871 8121 1638 2 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 WARNING WARNING Installation Requirements For protection from electrical shock do not interrupt the power cable ground Line Fuse and Line Voltage Selector for the 41501A Before applying ac line power to the 41501A verify that the correct line fuse is installed in the fuse holder and the line voltage selector is set correctly Line Fuse Type Agilent Part Nu
163. s 1 Click Add or Remove Programs to open the Add or Remote Programs window 2 Click the Add Remove Windows Components icon to open the Windows Components Wizard 3 In the Components list box highlight Other Network File and Print Services but do not select or clear its check box 4 Click Details to open the Other Network File and Print Services window 5 Confirm the Print Services for Unix check box If the check box has been selected checked click Cancel of the window and click Cancel of the wizard If the check box has not been selected select the check box click OK of the window click Next of the wizard After that step through the setup instruction to install the Print Services for Unix 6 Click Close of the Add or Remote Programs window Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 23 Step 3 Step 4 NOTE Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Services 1 Inthe Control Panel click Performance and Maintenance then Administrative Tools to open the Administrative Tools window 2 Double click Services to open the Services window 3 Check Status and Startup Type of the TCP IP Print Server If they are not set as shown below double click TCP IP Print Server and set as shown below Name Status Startup Type TCP IP Print Server Started Automatic 4 Close the Services window Add Printer If a remote printer is not defined in the computer or you want to add
164. s Hardware Table 8 2 Multiplier Factor of the Offset Current at 10 pA 100 pA Range Humidity Temperature 5 to 60 RH 60 to 80 RH 5 to 18 C x2 x2 18 to 28 C x 1 x2 28 to 40 C x2 x5 Table 8 3 HRSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage Set a Meas Measurement u Range Reso Set Accuracy Reso Accuracy Max Current 2 V 100 uV 0 02 400 uV 2 uV 0 01 200 uV 100 mA 20 V 1 mV 0 02 3 mV 20 uV 0 01 1 mV 100 mA 40 V 2 mV 0 025 6 mV 40 uV 0 015 2 mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 50 mA 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 100 V 5 mV 0 03 15 mV 100 uV 0 02 5mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 50 mA 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 20 mA 40 V lt Vout lt 100 V a Accuracy of reading or setting value offset value b Vout is the output voltage in volts 8 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Hardware HRSMU MPSMU and HPSMU Supplemental Information Capacitive load maximum 1000 pF Guard capacitance maximum 900 pF Shield capacitance maximum 5000 pF Guard offset voltage maximum 1 mV Noise characteristics typical filter ON Voltage source 0 01 of V range rms Current source 0 1 of I range rms Voltage monitor 0 02 of V range p p Current monitor 0 2 of I range p p Output overshoot typical filter ON Voltage source 0 03 of V range Current so
165. s for the 41501A e ventilation requirements e operating environment e storaging shipping environment Power Requirements The 4155C 4156C can operate from any single phase ac power source supplying 90 to 264 V at 47 to 63 Hz The maximum power consumption is 450 VA for the 4155C 4156C 41501A and 350 VA for the 41501B For details see Chapter 8 Power Cable Before applying ac line power to the 4155C 4156C or the 41501A B ensure that the correct power cable is used In accordance with international safety standards this instrument is equipped with a three prong power cable When connected to an appropriate ac power outlet this cable grounds the instrument frame The type of power cable shipped with each instrument depends on the country of destination Refer to the following table for the Agilent part numbers of the power cables available If the plug on the cable does not fit the power outlet or the cable is to be attached to a terminal block cut the cable at the plug end and re wire it This work should be performed by a qualified electrician observing all local electrical codes The color coding used in the cable will depend on the cable supplied If a new plug is to be connected it must meet local safety requirements and include the following features e adequate load carrying capacity see Chapter 8 e ground connection e cable clamp Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 3 Installation Requirement
166. s You set up the TCP IP properties Step 5 Network Connection Check You check the network connection Preparation 1 Set up the computer and connect the CD ROM drive to the computer 2 Connect the computer to the network of your site using the straight LAN cable If you are not going to connect the computer to the network but to the 4155C 4156C directly use the cross LAN cable 3 Turn on the computer and CD ROM drive Then wait until Windows boots up Network Identification 1 Log on to Windows 2 Click Start and Control Panel to open the Control Panel Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 21 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Click Performance and Maintenance then System to open the System Properties dialog box Click the Computer Name tab Check Full computer name and Workgroup or Domain Or set them properly Network Protocols 1 Inthe Control Panel click Network and Internet Connections then Network Connections 2 Double click Local Area Connection to open the Local Area Connection Status dialog box 3 Click Properties to open the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box If Internet Protocol TCP IP is not installed click Install After that step through the setup instruction to install the TCP IP 4 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP TCP IP Properties 1 Click Properties to open the Internet Protocol TCP IP Propert
167. s displayed e when the HELP screen is displayed e when the KNOB SWEEP screen is displayed e when the SCREEN DUMP PRINT PLOT or GRAPH PLOT dialog is displayed Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 4 3 File Operations Selecting a Mass Storage Device Selecting a Mass Storage Device To start a file operation you must specify the mass storage device by selecting either the built in flexible disk drive or a network file system 1 Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Move the cursor to the DISK entry field Fw N Select one of the following secondary softkeys FLOPPY Specifies the diskette in the built in flexible disk drive Insert a diskette into the built in flexible disk drive drive name If you have set up a drive label in the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table this label will appear as a softkey Up to four softkeys can be added this way Before selecting one of these directories it must be exported so that it can be mounted by the 4155C 4156C When this softkey is pressed the 4155C 4156C mounts the directory on an NFS server and displays the file catalog in the FILE CATALOG area The directory name will be shown next to the DISK entry field and it will be the root directory To unmount the directory choose another secondary softkey or turn off the 4155C 4156C 4 4 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 File Operations Listing a File Catalog Listing
168. ser s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 2 29 Installation Installing Accessories Connecting the interlock terminal The 4155C 4156C provides an interlock connector to prevent you from receiving an electrical shock from high voltage more than 40 V If the interlock terminal is open the 4155C 4156C cannot force high voltage more than 40 V When using the 16442A B test fixture connect the interlock connectors together using the 16493 interlock cable If you use the 16495H 16495J connector plate your own connector plate or your own test fixture make an interlock circuit as shown in To Make an Interlock Circuit on page 2 33 Then connect the 4155C 4156C Intlk connector to the external interlock connector by using the 16493J interlock cable 2 30 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Table 2 2 Mounting Connectors Installation Mounting Connectors Previous sections described how to install the available accessories and the 1 6495 Installation Guide provides the information on how to install connector plates on the shielding box However you may choose to mount connectors directly on your own connector plate or test fixture To do this you will need to make connector holes and mount the connectors yourself This section contains information on connector hole dimensions To mount connectors 1 Select the appropriate parts for your application See Table 2 2 2 Make the holes and mount the connectors See
169. set up the network of the 4155C 4156C e Using Network This section explains the network functions of the 4155C 4156C and describes examples of using a NFS server and a print server on a network e If You Use a HP UX System This section describes information required to use a HP UX system as a server e If You Use a Windows PC This section describes examples of setting up a NFS server and print server using a Windows PC Setting Up Server The server should be set up by someone who is familiar with the operating system and networking If you use a HP UX system refer to If You Use a HP UX System and ask the HP UX system administrator of your site to set up the server If you use a Windows PC ask the administrator of the computer or do the setup yourself to configure the server Setup example is described in If You Use a Windows PC It uses the software package Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX to set up the NFS server For the software package visit the following URL http www microsoft com windows sfu 3 2 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Connecting to Network Introduction Introduction The 4155C 4156C supports the NFS network file system client and Ipr line printer remote capability This feature provides the following advantages e You can manage the 4155C 4156C setup data files DAT MES STR MAT or CST on a network file system instead of diskett
170. setup data for bipolar transistor Vce Ic characteristics e measurement setup data for FET field effect transistor Vds Id characteristics e measurement setup data for FET field effect transistor Vgs Id characteristics e measurement setup data for diode Vf If characteristics You can select the secondary softkeys for the above applications when the pointer is in the MEASUREMENT MODE field on the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen The softkeys set the setup scteens for the application thus saving time 7 6 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Specifications This chapter lists complete specifications and supplemental information of Agilent 4155C 4156C and Agilent 41501B The specifications are the performance standards or limits against which the 4155C 4156C and 41501B are tested When the 4155C 4156C and 41501B is shipped from the factory it meets the specifications The supplemental information are not specifications but are typical characteristics included as additional information for the operator Agilent 4155C 4156C functions e Set measurement and or stress conditions e Control measurement and or stress execution e Perform arithmetic calculations e Display measured and calculated results on the LCD display e Perform graphical analysis e Store and recall measurement setups and measurement and graphical display data e Dump to printers or plotters for hardcopy output e Perform measure
171. size and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see Setup Screen Reference manual The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL DESTINATION FORM FEED LINE COLUMN COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING TRAILER STRING ae lt lt lt lt Lj lt lt lt 2 2 2 Lj lt amp Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one sheet of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISABLE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists To print plot the setup data list 1 Display the setup screen you want to print plot then press e Plot Print key The 4155C 4156C displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box DESTINATION OUTPUT REGION PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA PRINTER PLOTTER LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 PRINT PLOT COMMENT LANGUAGE HP GL UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 5 Y 0 OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT In this dialog box three
172. softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the printing plotting PR PL SETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 To set the DESTINATION to PRINTER PLOTTER select PRINTER PLOTTER softkey 3 To set the LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select PCL or HR PCL ignore the RESOLUTION setting The text font size depends on the printer you use 5 12 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists 4 To specify the OUTPUT PAGE select one of the following softkeys CURRENT GROUP ALL Selects the currently displayed setup screen Selects the screen group that includes the currently displayed setup data Selects all the setup screens 5 To set the OUTPUT REGION enter the following entry fields UPPER LEFT LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy If you set the LANGUAGE to PCL or HR PCL ignore the LOWER RIGHT entry fields Select one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE UPPER LEFT UPPER RIGHT LOWER LEF
173. ssword POR IEE Primary group name Group name the user belongs Users User ID UID User ID Not used by 4155C 4156C 1001 4 Repeat 3 for all users you want to register 5 Click Apply 3 38 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Step 6 Step 7 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC User Mapping Configuration 1 Click User Name Mapping in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Configuration tab 3 Select Use Password and Group files radio button 4 Fill in the following fields For the password file and group file see Step 1 Field Name Description Example Password file path and name Password file name C test passwd Group file path and name Group file name C test group 5 Click Apply User Name Mapping 1 Click User Name Mapping in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Maps tab 3 Click Show User Maps of the Advanced maps 4 Select Windows domain name for example PC001 for the computer named PC001 5 Click List Windows Users Windows logon accounts will be listed on the Windows users list box 6 Click List UNIX Users Unix users will be listed on the UNIX users list box 7 Select aWindows user name and an UNIX user name to associate then click Add For example set as shown below Windows user name UNIX user name USEROI userOl 8 Repeat 7 for all users you
174. supports PCL HP GL and TIFF formats and provides the following five output modes PCL For making hard copies using a peripheral that supports PCL or for saving the hard copy image to a PCL file HR PCL High resolution PCL For making hard copies using a peripheral that supports PCL or for saving the hard copy image to a PCL file Output quality is higher than the PCL mode HP GL For making hard copies using a peripheral that supports HP GL or for saving the hard copy image to an HP GL file Mainly used for a plotter TIFF For saving screen images to a TIFF file HR TIFF High resolution TIFF For saving screen images or measurement graph hard copy images to a TIFF file Output quality is higher than the TIFF mode The display screens and output format available for each print plot or save function are as follows 4155C 4156C Display Screens Output Format Printing plotting screen images screen dumps all Printing plotting setup data lists all setup Printing plotting measurement data lists GRAPHI LIST LIST Printing plotting measurement data graphs GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS PCL HR PCL or HP GL KNOB SWEEP Saving screen images to a file all PCL HR PCL HP GL TIFF or HR TIFF Saving setup data lists to a file all setup PCL HR PCL or HP GL Saving measurement data lists to a file GRAPH LIST LIST Saving measurement data graphs to a file GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS K
175. t e V Ramp test e J Ramp test e SWEAT e GO NO GO test e HCI degradation test e Charge pumping test 8 32 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications General Specifications General Specifications Temperature range Operating Storage Humidity range Operating Storage Altitude Operating Storage Power requirement 10 C to 40 C with disk drive operation 5 C to 40 C without disk drive operation 22 C to 60 C 20 to 80 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature 29 C or below with disk drive operation 15 to 80 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature 29 C or below without disk drive operation 5 to 90 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature 39 C or below 0 to 2 000 m 0 to 4 600 m 90 V to 264 V 47 Hz to 63 Hz Maximum VA 4155C 4156C 41501B 450 VA Max 350 VA Max Regulatory Compliance EMC Safety Certification Dimensions 4155C 4156C 41501B Weight approx 4155C 4156C 41501B EN61326 1 AS NZS CISPR 11 CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 1992 IEC61010 1 EN61010 1 UL Std No 61010B 1 CE CSA c us C Tick 426 mmW by 235 mmH by 600 mmD 426 mmW by 190 mmH by 600 mmD 21kg 16 kg option 412 with HPSMU and 2 PGUs Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 33 Specifications Furnished Accessories Furnished Accessories The following are the furnished accessories for the 4155C 4156C 8 34 Triaxial Cable
176. t 4155C 4156C 41501B DZ 7 3 D RF Er AMICI EREERH NENAZIENEN ET HPSMU DAIIRA E 200 Vde a DIEIRR 100 Vdc FRE ARMIIED Ie UPL EO Meso CS RAV 3 RAY 7 TL amp EA Ts Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B ARE TS IE e Agilent 164427 Ah gt 7HFAFHRUMNOZA ZRF DANAZ aane EAT ARS VSL Re RYZ RE YVA y JKT SIE vacu yZ EREI VL ER Ry 7 ADOBE HERRE Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B INTLK wmi T BAIS TSO EB CR ZEKO I EAU WET VAn y TRAE IE RH Ch DS x ERKENNE FD E FAM AL DR Er AMF lc FRA DS BaD CARAT SAT WERDEN WOE ER MERCER YAY A BREEN CW OR ae pny ZIETATE BRED SRWBEeIL UFO AKTIE Output F ZHLT Output YYF ZRH ILTIESER TFT SCE Ark HIGH VOLTAGE 44 r ABSER UCWS TERRY Boks e Yow Ry 7 AOR SD CINTLK vit amp BARTS IE eT ADS SMU CRENTO ROE AyrA EMETA E JAR OIEDOPBAICM UCD REFER AT SIEBERT SOIL PRECAUTIONS POUR COMMOTION A HAUTE TENSION Une tension dangereuse max pour HPSMU 200 Vdc max pour MPSMU 100 Vdc manant du dispositif Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B peut tre sortie aux bornes de force d appareil de protection ou de detection Les pr cautions suivantes doivent tre obser es contre commotion lectrique accidentelle Mettre a la terre le dispositif Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B au moyen du cab
177. t 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 SERIES RESISTANCE 0 ohm O ohm 5 41 Print Plot Function Output Examples Measurement Result List Output This is an example of the measurement result list using the PCL format Setup e Screen GRAPH LIST LIST USER COMMENT on the Screen ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen FORM FEED ENABLE COLOR B W B W LINE 60 PAPER SIZE A4 FEED DIR SHORT SIDE QUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for all e PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 1 lt gt 65 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI SAMPLE DEVICE 1 5 42 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Output Examples Output Example e First sheet Agilent 4156C DATA LIST Jan 10 20 00 00 2001 PAGE 1 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE1 VG 1 000 V to 4 000 V in 50mV step VSB 0 0000 V to 2 0000 Vin 500 0mV step NO VG ID V A 1 1 000 V 10 89pA 2 950mV 11 01pA 49 1 400 V 2 44708mA e Second sheet xxx Agilent 4156C DATA LIST Jan 10 20 00 00 2001 PAGE 2 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE1 NO VG ID V A 50 1 450 V 2 75585mA 51 1 500mV 3 07660mA 65 2 200 V 8 27044mA e Last she
178. t function 2 To set the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 29 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists 3 Enter the file name into the FILE NAME entry field To save a file to a diskette in the built in flexible disk drive the file name must be a maximum of 8 characters for DOS format non e a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename To save a file to the network drive the file name can be a maximum of 36 characters The file name and directory path can be a maximum of 58 characters 4 To setthe LANGUAGE select PCL HR PCL or HP GL softkey If you select PCL or HR PCL ignore the RESOLUTION setting The text font size depends on the printer you use 5 Setthe OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO to be saved a Select the data INDEX numbers 1 to 100 by entering the following OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO 1 lt gt 100 b Select all the measurement data by selecting ALL softkey 6 If you select HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specifies the position of the upper left corner of the printed or plotted hard copy LOWER RIGHT Specifies the position of the lower right corner of the printed or plotted hard copy Select one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available f
179. t one of the following softkeys or enter a value using the keyboard or the ENTRY keys on the front panel These softkeys are available for each OUTPUT REGION field WHOLE Sets the output region as the entire sheet UPPER LEFT Sets the output region to the upper left quarter of the paper UPPER RIGHT Sets the output region to the upper right quarter of the paper LOWER LEFT Sets the output region to the lower left quarter of the paper LOWER RIGHT Sets the output region to the lower right quarter of the paper STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 35 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 8 Optional Enter acomment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 9 To start printing plotting select PRINT PLOT softkey 10 To close the GRAPH PLOT dialog box select EXIT softkey 5 36 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Output Examples Output Examples This section shows examples of the 4155C 4156C print
180. to the lower right quarter of the paper 5 26 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internal memory To set the output region to the upper half of the paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 0 X 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 7 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT field This comment is printed only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 8 To start the file save select PRINT PLOT softkey 9 To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box select EXIT softkey Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 5 27 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists Saving Measurement Data Lists This section describes how to save the list of measurement results displayed on the GRAPHILIST LIST screen as a PCL or HP GL file Before beginning to save the measurement data list check the following SYSTEM FILER screen This screen sets the DISK entry field to specify the mass storage device used to save a PCL or HP GL file See Setup Screen Reference manual e SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the information to save paper size and so on Set all the entry fie
181. u A A Parameter Range tion re Base 20 V 4mV 1 of Base 50 mV 1 of Pulse 40 V 8 mV 1 of Base 50 mV 1 of Pulse Pulse 20 V 4mV 3 of Base 50 mV 40 V 8 mV 3 of Base 50 mV a Accuracy is specified at leading trailing time 1 us b dc output is performed by the Base parameter Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 17 Table 8 9 Table 8 10 Specifications Hardware Timing Parameters Range Period Width Delay Ot 1 2 us to 100 us 1 us to 99 9 us 0 to 100 us 0 1 us 2 100 us to 1000 us 1 us to 999 us 0 to 1000 us 1 us 3 1 ms to 10 ms 0 01 ms to 9 99 ms 0 to 10 ms 10 us 4 10 ms to 100 ms 0 1 ms to 99 9 ms 0 to 100 ms 100 us 5 100 ms to 1000 ms 1 ms to 999 ms 0 to 1000 ms 1 ms 6 1stol0s 0 01 s to 9 99 s Oto 10s 10 ms a Period width and delay of PGU1 and PGU2 must be in the same range Leading Time and Trailing Time Range Leading Trailing Time ae as Accuracy 1 100 ns to 1000 ns Ins 5 10 ns 2 0 5 us to 10 0 us 10 ns 5 10 ns 3 5 0 us to 100 0 us 100 ns 5 10 ns 4 50 us to 1000 us 1 us 5 10 ns 5 0 5 ms to 10 0 ms 10 us 5 10 ns a Leading time and trailing time for a PGU must be in the same range 8 18 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Specifications Functions Functions e Measurement setup e Meas
182. urce 1 of I range Range switching transient noise typical filter ON Voltage ranging 250 mV Current ranging 10 mV Slew rate maximum 0 2 V s Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 7 Specifications Hardware VSU Voltage Source Unit Specifications e Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage Max Ran A Resolution Accuracy Output Current 20 V 1 mV 0 05 of setting 10 mV 100 mA a Accuracy of setting value offset value b Specification is applicable under no load current e VSU supplemental information Output resistance typical 0 2 Q Capacitive load maximum 10 uF Slew rate Current limit Output Noise 8 8 maximum 0 2 V us typical 120 mA typical 1 mV rms Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 VMU Voltage Monitor Unit Specifications e Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Grounded measurement mode Specifications Hardware Voltage Range Meas Reso Meas Accuracy 2V 2 uV 0 02 200 uV 20 V 20 uV 0 02 1 mV a Accuracy of reading value offset value Differential measurement mode Differential Meas Voltage Reso Range a Meas Accuracy Mode Max Common Voltage 0 2V 0 2 pV 0 03 10uV 0 3nVxViP 20V 2V 2 uV 0 02 100 pV 3 uV x Vi 20 V a Accuracy ofreading value offset value
183. urement capability e Arithmetic and analysis functions e Repeating and automating test e Output e Data storage e Other capabilities Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 8 19 Specifications Functions Measurement Setup Fill in the blanks using front panel or full size external keyboard Load settings from a diskette Program using internal Instrument BASIC or via GPIB HELP function Library Default Measure Setup Vce Ic Vds Id Vgs Id and Vf If are pre defined softkeys User defined measurement setup library Auto file load function on power up Measurement Capability The 4155C 4156C can perform dc or pulsed force measure and stress force For dc voltage current sweep and sampling time domain measurements are available Voltage Current Sweep Measurement Characteristics SMUs or VSUs can be set using VARI primary sweep VAR2 subordinate sweep VARI synchronous sweep or CONST constant output VARI Primary sweep controls the staircase dc or pulsed voltage or current sweep Number of steps Maximum 1001 for one VARI sweep Sweep type Linear or logarithmic Sweep direction Single or double sweep Hold time Initial wait time or wait time after VAR2 is set 0 to 655 35 s with 10 ms resolution Delay time Wait time from VARI step to the start of the measurement 0 to 65 535 s with 100 us resolution VAR2 Subordinate linear staircase or linear pulsed sweep After primary sweep is complet
184. ver using the computer installed with Windows 2000 Before starting the procedure set up the network of the computer as described in Setting Up Network for Windows 2000 on page 3 25 Check List of Setting up Print Server Steps Summary Step 1 Preparation You open Control Panel Step 2 Add Remove Programs You check print services Step 3 Services You enable TCP IP Print Server Step 4 Add Printer You register a printer in the print server Preparation 1 Log on to Windows 2 Click Start Settings and Control Panel to open the Control Panel Add Remove Programs 1 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon to open the Add Remote Programs window 2 Click Add Remove Windows Components to open the Windows Components Wizard See Figure 3 12 3 Inthe Components list box highlight Other Network File and Print Services but do not select or clear its check box 4 Click Details to open the Other Network File and Print Services window 5 Confirm the Print Services for Unix check box If the check box has been selected checked click Cancel of the window and click Cancel of the wizard If the check box has not been selected select the check box click OK of the window click Next of the wizard After that step through the setup instruction to install the Print Services for Unix 6 Click Close of the Add Remote Programs window 3 28 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Editi
185. vices tab of the Network dialog box See Figure 3 15 3 If Microsoft TCP IP Printing is not installed click Add After that follow the setup instructions to install the TCP IP Printing service 4 Click OK Confirming Network Services 2 Services Tab 3 To add the TCP IP printing service Select Network Service H xxxx Box E Microsoft TCP IP Printing M D u mm Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 33 Figure 3 16 Step 3 Step 4 NOTE Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Enabling Print Server Services TCP IP Print Server Service o TCP IP NetBIOS _ Started Auto W u Automatic TCP IP Print Server Telephony Service Started Auto UPS a Manual a Disabled Manu Workstation Started Auto Startup Paramters Services 1 Double click the Services icon to open the Services dialog box See Figure 3 16 2 Click TCP IP Print Server 3 Click Startup to open the TCP IP Print Server dialog box 4 Set Automatic 5 Click OK 6 Click Start 7 Click Close Add Printer If a remote printer is not defined in the computer or you want to add a new printer use the Add Printer Wizard This wizard will guide you in adding a new printer Step through the Add Printer Wizard You will not need special instruction Here is how to open the Add Printer Wizard 1 Click Start Settings
186. vin Triaxial Cable 4156 kelvin to 4142 kelvin 16434A 001 1 5 m length 16434A 002 3 0 m length 16440A 16441A SMU Pulse Generator Selector 16440A 001 Control cable 1 5 m 16440A 002 Control cable 3 0 m 16440A 003 16441A 001 Control cable 0 4 m for 2nd selector R Box Control cable 1 5 m 16441 A 002 Control cable 3 0 m 16442A 16442A 010 16442A 011 16442A 800 Test Fixture Add 1 5 m triaxial cables for 4156C Add 3 0 m triaxial cables for 4156C Extra blank teflon board 16442A 801 Universal socket module 0 1 inch pitch with 10 pins 16442A 802 16442A 803 16442A 810 Universal socket module 0 075 inch pitch with 10 pins Universal socket module 0 05 inch pitch with 10 pins Extra pin set for universal socket module 10 pins 16442A 811 Extra wire set mini banana to pin plug 6 ea 16442A 812 Extra wire set pin plug to pin plug 6 ea 16442A 813 Extra wire set mini banana to mini clip 6 ea 16442A 814 Extra wire set mini banana to mini banana 6 ea 16442A 821 Socket module 4 pin TO package 16442A 822 Socket module 18 pin DIP package 16442A 823 Extra socket module 28 pin DIP package 16442A 890 Extra accessory case Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 9 3 Accessories and Options
187. w of the 4155C 4156C 2 0 ccc ccc cee e nee ene 1 7 Rear View of the 41550 41560 0 ccc ccc nee nee eee e es 1 11 A a a a Aa E er 1 12 ee ee ee 1 13 Front and Rear View of the 41501A B 0 occ ccc ccc ccc eee neces 1 14 A ibaa astroria Giant eae ee ee ee een EEEa 1 15 2 Installation ET TERT eT Ce eC 22 Requirements 2a eat 2 3 Power Requirements 0 cc ccc cence rnrn rnrn rrene n nee eennes 2 3 Power Cabi 2 namen Sa T aed a u 2 3 N Line Fuse and Line Voltage Selector for the 41501A 0 cece ee eee 2 5 Ventilation Requirements 20 0 0 ccc ccc eee nennen 2 5 Operating Environment 0 ccc ccc cence rnnr annarr 2 6 Storaging Shipping Environment 2 00c cece cece cece tenes 2 6 Inspection iiss cle de 2 ea Anna ee ae eure 2 7 To Inspect the 4155C 4156C and Accessories cccce cece eee e een 2 7 To Check the 4155C 4156C Operation 0 ccc ccc ccc eee ee eens 2 8 To Set the Power Line Frequency 0c cece cece ence ence eee e en eees 2 9 To Execute Diagnostics and Self calibration 20 0ceeeeaeee 2 10 Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander 2 11 Installing Accessories 1 0 0 0c een a aa at tent eee een ees 2 12 To Install the 16442A B Test Fixture 00 c cece cece ence nee nes 2 13 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Contents To Install
188. want to register 9 Click Apply Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 3 39 Step 8 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Group Name Mapping 1 Click User Name Mapping in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Maps tab 3 Click Show Group Maps of the Advanced maps 4 Select Windows domain name for example PC001 for the computer named PC001 5 Click List Windows Groups Windows groups will be listed on the Windows groups list box 6 Click List UNIX Groups Unix groups will be listed on the UNIX groups list box 7 Select aWindows group name and an UNIX group name to associate then click Add For example set as shown below Windows group name UNIX group name Users users 8 Repeat 7 for all groups you want to register 9 Click Apply 3 40 Agilent 4155C 4156C User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 11 Step 9 Connecting to Network If You Use a Windows PC Map Maintenance 1 Click User Name Mapping in the component tree of the Services For UNIX Administration window 2 Click Map Maintenance tab 3 Enter the name of backup file Field Name Description Example File path and name Name of the user mapping C test backup html backup file 4 Click Back Up to create the backup file The backup file saves the user mapping and group mapping data you set at Step 7 and Step 8 5 Click Apply Finally close the S
189. ww agilent com environment product for more information Microsoft Windows Excel MS DOS and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Lotus and 1 2 3 are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation NFS is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X Open Company Limited All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners NOTE Safety Summary The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation service and repair of this instrument Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual may impair the protections provided by the equipment In addition it violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the instrument Agilent Technologies Inc assumes no liability for customer s failure to comply with these requirements Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B comply with INSTALLATION CATEGORY II for mains input and INSTALLATION CATEGORY for measurement input terminals and POLLUTION DEGREE 2 defined in IEC 61010 1 Agilent 4155C 4156C 41501B are INDOOR USE products GROUND THE INSTRUMENT This is Safety Class instrument To minimize shock hazard the instrument chassis and cabinet must be connected to an electrical ground The power terminal and the power cable must meet International Electrotechnical C

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