Home

Agilent Technologies 4156B User's Manual

Contents

1. 100 pV 0 03 5 mV 100 mA Vout x 20 V 0 3 x lout 50 mA i 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 20 mA 40 V Vout 100 V Table 8 4 MPSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Measurement i Range Reso Accuracy Max Voltage i nA 100 fA 0 596 3pA 10 fA 0 5 96 3 pA 100 V 2 fA x Vout 2 fA x Vout ti0nA I pA X 0 596 7 pA 10 fA 0 5 5pA 100 V 20 fA x Vout 20 fA x Vout 100 nA 10 pA 0 12 50 pA 100 fA x 0 1 30pA 100 V 200 fA x Vout 200 fA x Vout tluA 100 pA 0 12 400 pA I pA 0 1 200 pA 100 V 2 pA x Vout 2 pA x Vout 10 pA nA 0 12 S nA 10 pA t 0 120 3nA 100 V 20 pA x Vout 20 pA x Vout 100 pA 10 nA 0 12 40nA 100 pA 0 1 20 nA 100 V 200 pA x Vout 200 pA x Vout timA 100nA 0 12 500 nA nA 0 1 300 nA 100 V 2 nA x Vout 2nA x Vout Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 11 Specifications Hardware Current S E Measurement T et Accurac Range acy Accuracy Max Voltage tiO mA E nA t 0 12 95 4 nA 10 nA X 0 1 96 2 uA 100 V 20 nA x Vout 20 nA x Vout 0 12 50 uA 100nA 0 1 30 uA 100 V lout lt 20mA 200 nA x Vout 200 nA x Vout 40V 20mA lt lout lt 50mA 20V 50mA lt jout x 100mA a Vout is the output voltage in volts b Fout is the output current in amps For example accuracy spec
2. 8 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 9 To start printing plotting select PRINT PLOT softkey 10 To close the GRAPH PLOT dialog box select EXIT softkey 4 36 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot Function Output Examples Output Examples This section shows examples of the 4155B 4156B print plot output Screen Dump Output Setup Data List Output Measurement Result List Output Measurement Result Graph Output DAONA N E tte Man d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 Screen GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS USER COMMENT on the Screen IB VG CHARACTERISTICS 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 003330B TRAILER STRING 00338A G0338100 SCREEN DUMP dialog SCREEN DUMP j i T DETNTZED D5T mTTEZT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 5 iv o LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 1008 DFETODRES NE i i LANGUAGE iHP GL 4 38 Agilent 4155B 415
3. VMUs failed differential mode 0 2 V range gain or offset measurement VMUS failed differential mode 0 2 V range gain and offset calibration VMUS and VSUS failed CMR Common Mode Rejection amp adjustment VSUI and VMUI failed 20 V measurement self test in 20 V range VSU2 and VMU2 failed 20 V measurement seif test in 20 V range VSU1 and VMU2 failed 20 V measurement self test in 20 V range VMU2 and VMUI failed 20 V measurement self test in 20 V range VSUI and VMU failed 2 V measurement self test in 2 V range VSU2 and VMU2 failed 2 V measurement self test in 2 V range Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 13 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur 10646 10047 10048 10049 10050 10051 10052 10x20 10x21 10x22 10x23 10x24 10x25 10x26 10760 10761 10762 10763 10764 10765 10766 10 14 VSUI and VMU2 failed 2 V measurement self test in 2 V range VSU2 and VMUI failed 2 V measurement self test in 2 V range VMUS and VSUS failed differential 2 V range self test This test measures 2 V by VMUS in differential mode VSUI is connected to VMUI and VSU2 is connected to VMU2 VSUI forces 0 V VSU2 forces 2 V VMUs and VSUS failed differential 2 V range self test This test measures 0 V by VMUS in differential mode VSU1 is connected to VMUI and VSU2 is connected to VMU2 VSUI forces 0 V VMUS and VSUS failed differential 0 2 V range self test This test measures 0 V by VMUS
4. ae Ea HH AA tien ae gamer H i ni M n H a Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 37 Installation Mounting Connectors To Connect the SMU Output The following figures show connection examples for the SMU output i Kelvin connections This connection is for the 4156B HRSMU or the 41501 A B HPSMU Use low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8120 4461 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 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 insulator GUARD f lk FORC E an 7 N IE Ag TN S VAY Coaxial Cable x Triaxial i Connector i 2 38 non Kelvin connections 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 Use low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8120 4461 To make accurate measurements when applying high currents extend the guard as far as possible from the front panel connector to the DUT Measurement result
5. 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization Screen Structure an oa NNN P d Screen Structure The 4155B 4156B has seven screen groups as shown in the following table Screen Group Display Screen Channels CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION CHANNELS USER FUNCTION DEFINITION CHANNELS USER VARIABLE DEFINITION Measure MEASURE SWEEP SETUP MEASURE SAMPLING SETUP MEASURE PGU SETUP MEASURE MEASURE SETUP MEASURE OUTPUT SEQUENCE Display DISPLAY DISPLAY SETUP DISPLAY ANALYSIS SETUP Graph List GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS GRAPH LIST LIST Stress STRESS CHANNEL DEFINITION STRESS STRESS SETUP STRESS STRESS FORCE System SYSTEM FILER SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP SYSTEM COLOR SETUP Knob Sweep Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 System Page Organization Screen Structure CHANNELS screen group Defines the measurement modes measurement channels and user functions MEASURE screen group Sets the measurement parameters DISPLAY screen group Sets up the display of measurement results GRAPH LIST screen group Displays the measurement results STRESS screen group Sets and monitors the stress force SYSTEM screen group Controls mass storage sets system parameters for the 4155B 4156B sets the print plot parameters and so on KNOB SWEEP screen group Displays the measurement
6. 400 fA d fA t 4 40 fA 100 V 10 fA x Vout 100 2 nA 100 fA 0 5 0 7 pA i 40 5 0 4 pA Set Accuracy Max Voltage P Accuracy E fA x Vout 1 fA x Vout 410nA 1 pA X 0 5 4 pA 10 fA 0 5 2 pA 100 V 10 fA x Vout 10 fA x Vout Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 5 Specifications Hardware Current T Measurement F i b Range et Accuracy Accuracy ax Voltage t100nA 10 pA 0 12 9o 40 pA 100 fA 0 1 20 pA 100 V 100 fA x Vout 100 fA x Vout tl LA 100 pA 0 12 96 400 pA I pA 0 1 200 pA 100 V i pA x Vout I pA x Vout L1O pA nA 0 07 4 nA 10 pA t 0 05 2 nA 100 V 10 pA x Vout 10 pA x Vout i100 WA 10nA ti mA 10 mA l uA 100mA I0uA no Sp 0 07 40 nA 100 pA 40 05 20 nA 100 V 100 pA x Vout 100 pA x Vout 100 nA 40 06 400 nA I nA 0 04 200 nA 100 V I nA x Vout 1 nA x Vout 0 06 4 uA IO nA 0 04 2 uA 100 V 10 nA x Vout 10 nA x Vout 0 12 40 uA 100 nA 4 0 1 20 LA 100 nA x Vout 100 nA x Vout 100 V lout x 20mA 40V 20mA lt Tout S0mA 20V 50mA lt fout 100mA Vout is the output voitage in volts Iout is the output current in amps The accuracy is applicable when offset cancellation has been performed The offset current specification is multiplied by one of the following factors de
7. Table 1 1 Configuration of the 41501A B Agilent 41501 A B Option 402 4 412 420 422 One GNDU One HPSMU a HPSMU high power source monitor unit 1 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Front View of the 4155B 4156B Front View of the 4155B 4156B Figure 1 1 Front View of the 4155B 4156B d rre WARNER CURIOR LT ESI UBRANA Y os 1 I CETT mm veniat 3 ae aa a T Gaa Sooo Ganba H GOSOD LINE switch Use the LINE switch to turn analyzer on and off Flexible disk drive FDD Use 3 5 inch diskette to load or store the analyzer settings and measurement data Keyboard connector You can use an IBM PC AT compatible keyboard to operate the 4155B 4156B See Chapter 6 External Keyboard Help key Pressing Help key displays the heip screens 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 rettet Tei a i H P n n i PH Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 7 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front View of the 4155B 4156B PAGE CONTROL key group Page Control keys are used to change the display screens Chan key Meas key Display key Gra
8. ferrors occur This section lists error codes and messages that may be displayed when operating the 4155B 4156B Also this section describes how to read data status M M M M 10 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NOTE lf You Have A Problem To Get Help Information To start help function press the Help front panel key Then you can select one of the following primary softkeys OVERVIEW Briefly explains each help softkey PAGE MAP Shows a map of all screens highlights the present screen name and gives a brief description of the highlighted screen name You can use the arrow keys to highlight another screen name then can display the screen by selecting the SELECT secondary softkey FIELD INFO Describes field where the pointer is located on the screen how to setup the field and the setting restrictions This softkey is not displayed for GRAPHICS LIST KNOB SWEEP or STRESS FORCE screen DATA STAT Shows how to read data status which is displayed at the bottom of GRAPHICS LIST KNOB SWEEP or STRESS FORCE screen This softkey is displayed only for these screens INPUT AID Displays variable names mathematics functions and read out functions and describes the highlighted name or function This softkey is not displayed for GRAPHICS LIST KNOB SWEEP or STRESS FORCE screen You can enter desired variable or function into the selected setup field of a screen by
9. AD converter failed ROM or RAM self test Successive approximation AD converter failed calibration or self test Integrating type AD converter failed calibration or self test AD converter reached timeout AD converter did not return completion status within certain time after sending calibration or self test command mm AA Aaa a Lino EEMMMME MM CEN MU Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 15 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur Error code for CPU and peripherals The following are the error codes for CPU and peripherals Error codes are 5 digit numbers ZWwWwWwz www test item number on SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen z test number 23010 Host DRAM failed self test 23021 Host ROM failed checksum test 23022 Host SRAM failed read and write test 23023 EEPROM failed read and write test 23030 Real time clock failed timer test 23040 GPIB controller failed self test This test sets some settings then checks the status 23050 Parallel interface controller failed self test This test sets some settings then checks the status 23061 Host controller sends a command and does not receive acknowledge from SMU controller 23062 Host controller failed receiving response from SMU controller by sending a command 23071 SMU controller ROM failed checksum test 23072 SMU controller on board SRAM failed read and write test 23073 SMU controller intemal SRAM failed read and write tes
10. GPIB Address Power Line Frequency Screen Save Network Setup Network Printer Setup Network Drive Setup SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen user comment field The default initial settings for USER COMMENT fields ofthe MEASURE screen group and STRESS screen group are blank Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 measurement setup data for bipolar transistor Vce Ic characteristics measurement setup data for FET field effect transistor Vds Id characteristics measurement setup data for FET field effect transistor Vgs Id characteristics 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 o A 7 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications ar i a Tae a n M Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications This chapter lists complete specifications and supplemental information of Agilent 4155B 4156B and Agilent 41501B The specifications are the performan
11. key group ff y Fast Fast tt Fastt y Shitt T Shift L Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 6 3 External Keyboard Front Panel Keys External Keyboard counterclockwise Alt lt Fast clockwise Alt Shift gt Fast counterclackwise Alt Shift Piot Print Ctri D or Print Screen green key Plot Print Shift Print Screen Ctrl Shift H Print Plot function User File Get Ctri Shift R Edit key group Ctri B Shift Tab or Backspace Ctri Shift B Ctri Shift Tab green key lt or Ctrl Backspace Ctri F or Tab green key gt Ctri Shift F or Ctri Tab Delete Delete or Ait D insert Insert or Ait T Recalls Ctri L green key Recall4 Ctri Shift L Clear Shift F11 or Ctri Delete green key Clear F11 Shift Enter space bar Other front panel keys except for Q deg blue key and green key correspond to same keys on the external keyboard 6 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Initial Settings rnp tires EE EE AE EH Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Initial Settings This chapter explains the following user defined initial settings Agilent 4155B 4156B can automatically get files from a diskette after applying power and set the 4155B 4156B according to the files This function saves you the trouble of getting application files every time you turn on the 4155B 4156B de
12. 500 0mV step NO VG iD V A i 1 000 V 10 89pA 2 950mv 11 01pA 49 i 400 V 2 44708mA Second sheet Agilent 4156B DATA LIST Dec 1 20 00 00 1999 PAGE 2 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICEI NO VG ID V A 50 1 450 V 2 75585mA 5i i 500mV 3 07660mA 65 2 200 V 8 21044mA Last sheet Agilent 4156B DATA LIST Dec 1 20 00 00 1999 PAGE 3 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE MARKER POSITION DATAS 1 1 1 MEER Maa EE tM MA TT AC d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 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 SIAE Aa FEED DIR SHORT SIDE OUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for ali INIT STRING 46033 0B TRAILER STRING 00333A GRAPH PLOT dialog GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT X 58 Y 0 amp PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT x 1605 Y 100 POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT EG SAMPLE DEVICE 1 4 44 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NOTE Output Example A Agilent 415653 GRAPH PLOT Des
13. Cannot use SMU pulse when SAMPLING amet NEHA AC ET CHA HATH s Mm Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 40 21 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur 108 Duplicate variable names exist 109 The setup is not finished 110 Standby chan cannot use R BOX resistor For standby channel you cannot use R Box resistor HH Common chan cannot use R BOX resistor For common mode channel you cannot use R Box resistor H2 VARI step number is out of range 113 START and STOP have different sign 115 SMU pulse Period must be gt Widtht 4ms 116 VARI output power too large for unit 117 VARl output power too large for unit 118 VARZ output power too large for unit 119 TOT SMP TM AUTO is for LINEAR oniy AUTO can be specified for total sampling time only when LINEAR sampling mode is selected 120 Only LINEAR when init int lt 480 us When initial interval is set to 480 us or less you cannot specify LOG or THINNED OUT sampling mode 121 For LINEAR set AUTO if init int lt 480us When initial interval is set to 480 us or less and when LINEAR sampling mode is set AUTO must be set in TOTAL SAMP TIME field 122 TOT SP TM must be gt INIT INT NOOofSMP 1 Total sampling time must be set in the following range total sampling time 2 initial interval x number of samples 1 123 STOP CONDITION NAME is not set 124 PGU pulse Period must be Width 125 PGU pulse Period must be gt Delay 10 22 Agilent
14. F abt oa ij E ii fj ts i Pi ee at n i i E ts es i xm i 4 i A j Le l i E se E E uou Kar E P v OW eidem E Bru uu Fein eet rU ARABI I e E j i tte i net 4 VE E NND PIDEN NA EDEN 4 i n5 beean ented 23 Da oe Wes unco n i y Puta stabilizer on both sides of the test fixture Attach each stabilizer to the unit with a flathead screw A E M 2 13 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 CAUTION WARNING CAUTION installation Installing Accessories Connecting the 4155B and the 16442A test fixture Connect the 4155B and the 16442A as shown below To prevent electrical shock during use be sure to connect the interlock cable 4 MPSMUSs 16442A Terminals 3m or 1 5 m Coaxial Cable 3m or 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 Installation Installing Accessories Connecting the 4156B and the 16442A test fixture Connect the 4156B and the 164424 as shown below CAUTION To prevent electrical shock during use be sure to connect the interlock cable 1644
15. Specify the mass storage device 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 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 d ede as O NAME i Sa I So ee ep ee UNIT OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO DELIMITER i eee ae 4 H TW we H i j lt gt STRING MARK oe tel cu TOR NOTE NIE ar iem vide EET In the NAME field enter the name of the file with no file extension in which you want to save data The file name may be 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 In the OUTPUT DATA field enter the range of results data vou 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 In the UNIT field select one for the following OWN softkey 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 un
16. 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 shows the pin assignments of the interlock connector mounted on a connector plate or test fixture Figure 2 1 Interlock Connector Pin Assignments f ai t UGUIO42 90455 ia plug side view of intik terminal b wiring side view of Intik terminal WARNING Potentially hazardous voltages may be present at the Force Guard and Sense terminals when the interlock terminals are shorted nn E yinin anaa Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 33 Figure 2 2 installation Mounting Connectors Installing the interlock circuit Instali the interlock circuit as follows l 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 the dimensions of the switch see Figure 2 2 and Figure 2 3 below 2 Mount an LED on your shielding box For the dimensions of the LED see Figure 2 4 3 Use wire to connect the two switches in series between pin number 1 and 2 or 3 of the interlock connector See Figure 2 1 4 Use wire to connect the LED between pin number 4 and 5 or 6 of the interlock connector See Figure 2 1 If the 4155B 4156B Intlk connector
17. _i lt gt 200 b Select all the measurement data by selecting ALL softkey 6 Ifyou 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 to the lower right quarter of the paper 4 30 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 internai 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 E out E 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 10098 Y 50 7 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characters in the PRINT PLOT COMMENT entry field This comment is pr
18. e sie kg x HPSMU terminals There are two triaxial connectors for Kelvin connections one is for force and the other is for sense For SMUS ee EE ERR ER RR RR Rc ed Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 17 Figure 1 6 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Option 412 The 41501A B Option 412 has one HPSMU and two PGUs Rear View of the 41501A B Option 412 AG QUNM EE CiU SEO sn MBSR G 20010311 Ext Pulse ie PGU GAS Maxi eno Generator gt Trig rt To SMU Pulse Gems Selector Interface x es FES Modhe Exteactor f X F LA O mut EHI Se meses nempe eese OD a EUR x HPSMU terminals There are two triaxial connectors for Kelvin connections one is for force and the other is for sense For SMUS PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common 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 Measurement Functions in the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Editi
19. nter you use LO d a ta RADAR 4 1 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists 4 To specify the OUTPUT PAGE select one of the following softkeys Un 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 To set the OUTPUT REGION enter the following entry 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 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 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 To set the output region to the upper half of th
20. transistor 822 Socket module 18 pin DIP 823 Extra socket module 28 pin DIP socket E 824 Socket module 8 pin TO package 825 Socket module 10 pin TO package j 826 Extra socket module 12 pin TO package 830 Socket module TO3 TO66 package Socket module In line package 831 Extra socket module Axial lead package 890 Extra accessory case 16493 MEME Interlock cable for 4155B 4156B Interlock cable 1 5 m for 4155B 4156B 0 01 Interlock cable 3 0 m for 4155B 4156B 1 16493K MEE Kelvin triaxial cable 00 Kelvin triaxial cable 1 5 m 002 Kelvin triaxial cable 3 0 m 16495H MUN Connector Plate w 6 Triax 6 BNCs Intlk GNDU Bulkhead Feedthru Connectors to contacts for soldering 2 002 001 002 16495 BM Connector Plate w 8 Triax 4 BNCs Intlk GNDU 001 Bulkhead Feedthru 002 Connectors to contacts for soldering Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 9 5 Accessories and Options 9 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 If You Have A Problem Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 If You Have A Problem This chapter explains how to solve a problem or how to read status and error codes if you encounter some problem This chapter is organized into the following sections When you install Agilent 4155B 4156B This section explains how to solve the problems that may occur when installing the 4155B 4156B
21. 1 Edition 3 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 Ww After 40 minutes warm up Ambient temperature changes less than 1 C after auto calibration execution hed Integration time medium or long Filter ON for SMUs Kelvin connection for HRSMU HPSMU and GNDU EE IE e m Calibration period 1 year ea AP rr GB 8000 000110 EE e H rti Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 3 Specifications Hardware Hardware Agilent 4156B Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Agilent 4155B Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Agilent 41501B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander 4156B Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer HRSMU High Resolution SMU Specifications Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 1 Current Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 2 Output terminal connection Dual triaxial connectors Kelvin remote sensing Voltage Current Compliance Limiting The SMU can limit o
22. 1 20 00 00 1999 PAGE 1 1D VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICE 1 Print Plot Function Output Examples CHARIABLE VARI VAR i LAIT SMUZMR SMULHR NAME v3 VSE i LNLOG LINEAR LINEAR i START x0000 V OAR V i stop 900v 20000v i STEP OmV 500 0mV CONSTANT UNIT SMUSHR NAME vD j SOURCE 20000 V eem mmm i i I i I i i IL maa e PPP ee i en PCL Mode Output 3 won If you select the PCL mode the font size of the header line comment and setup data depends on the printer Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 e E a ri rer msn 4 45 Print Plot Function Output Examples xs 4 46 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 System Page Organization Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization This chapter introduces Agilent 4155B 4156B screen groups and describes the SYSTEM screen group For descriptions of the other screen groups see the 4155B 4156B User s Guide Measurement and Analysis This chapter contains the following sections Screen Structure SYSTEM Screen Group SYSTEM FILER screen SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen Screen Operation Status Indicators
23. 100 mA For non measurement channels is displayed MEER DD M Y nnn M C M 10 36 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur GRAPH LIST LIST screen Status on GRAPH LIST LIST screen is displayed in following format STATUS AB ABAB AB ABAB ABAB AAAAAAAAC ABAB AB AB AB AB AB AB is for the up to 8 LIST variables that can be set up AAAAAAAAC is for SMU to SMU6 VMUI VMU2 and PGU1 2 respectively Where A B and C mean as follows A hardware status error If multiple errors occur numbers are added and displayed as a hexadecimal number AD converter overflow e 2 Oscillation 4 Other channel reached compliance limit 8 This channel reached compliance limit B data error If multiple errors occur numbers are added and displayed as a hexadecimal number j stack register overflow 2 calculation error 4 only one data for delta measurement At least 2 data needed C PGU status PGU average output current exceeds 100 mA For non measurement channels is displayed aE nn Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 37 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur STRESS STRESS FORCE screen Status on STRESS STRESS FORCE screen is displayed in following format STATUS AC Where A and C mean as follows A hardware status error If multiple errors occur numbers are adde
24. 182 183 184 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur Set value is too small for range For LOG sweep measurement start and stop value must be equal or more than setup resolution For sweep measurement step value of VARI and VAR2 must be equal or more than setup resolution PGU Peak Base difference must be lt 40V Use Sweep Bias instead of SMU Pulse Knob Sweep sets VARI to CONST if you set VARI for knob sweep measurement the VARF channel forces a constant value equal to START value VART cannot bea sweep source for Knob Sweep measurement Cannot do SAMPLING when Knob Sweep STEP must be lt STOP START Cannot set CONT AT ANY if PCOMP is ON When you set power compliance you cannot select CONT AT ANY secondary softkey CONST setup must be lt unit output range Pulse BASE must be lt unit output range PGU pulse WIDTH must be gt setup res Pulse width of PGUs must be greater than or equal to unit setup resolution TRIG OUT DELAY is too long Trigger out delay must be 32 7 ms or pulse width you specified whichever is shorter Cannot ENABLE stop if INIT INT lt 2 ms When initial interval is set to less than 2 ms you cannot set stop condition Illegal setup Target module is not installed Tilegal setup Invalid commanc Cannot define more than 6 User functions Cannot define more than 8 data vars in lists Cannot define more than 2 display data vars Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide
25. 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur PG leading trailing must be same range PGU leading and trailing time must be set in the same range For details about the ranges see Chapter lin User s Guide Measurement and Analysis PGU Leading must be lt 0 8xWIDTH Leading time must satisfy the following equation leading time lt pulse width x 0 8 PGU Trailing must be lt 0 8x Peri Wid Trailing time must satisfy the following equation trailing time pulse period pulse width x 0 8 SMU I range must be lt Compliance range SYNC channel is not assigned At least one SYNC channel must be specified Assigned more than 4 SYNC channeis Set INIT INT gt 2ms for multi CH MEAS When you perform multi channel measurements initial interval must be 2 ms or more Use FIXED range when INIT INT lt 2ms When you use auto ranging or limited auto ranging measurement you must set initial interval to 2 ms or more Cannot disable STBY ON ch in stress On STRESS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen you cannot disable delete entries in row channels that are set to STBY ON on the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen Undefined symbol in user function Syntax error in user function Too few ass ments in user function Too many arguments in user function User function area is fuli Recursive
26. 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 19 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur 38 Buffer overflowed Aborted 39 Syntax error Undisplayable character 40 Illegal setup One unit assigned several CH 41 iiiegal disk Revision mismatch 42 Read error occurred 43 File name is not LIF type 44 File name is not DOS type 45 File name is not LIF DOS type 46 Volume label is not LIF type 47 Volume iabel is not DOS type 48 Incorrect memory number 49 Source and Target are same 50 Unable to copy Memory fuil 5 Unable to copy SRC and TGT mem num is same You cannot specify same memory number in both SOURCE and TARGET name fields 52 Iliegal suffix S3 System busy Emergency handling 54 System busy Measuring 55 System busy Executing cai diag 56 System busy Executing auto calibration 57 System busy Printing out hard copy 58 Unable to copy 4145 data file to memory 59 Unable to graph plot Recover error state Unable to print out or plot out when error message is displayed 60 Cal diag must be performed in the idle state Calibration and Diagnostics cannot be performed unless the 4155B 4156B is in the idle state For example this error is displayed if the SCPI calibration command is sent when the 4155B 4156B is not in the idle state 10 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 61 63 64 66 67 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occu
27. Check the following Check the permission of the source file The read permission must be set Change the permission Check the permission of the directory for the target file The write permission must be set Change the permission f the target file name has already existed on the directory the write permission must be set for the file Change the permission Ifthe directory has been exported with the read only permission the 4155B 4156B cannot rename copy a file on the directory Retry to export the directory with read write execute permission mne A AAA anaapa A A A a A Aaaa TET nd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 9 lf You Have A Problem When You Install the 4155B 4156B If the 4155B 4156B cannot print on a remote printer If the 4155B 4156B cannot print on a remote printer or the following error message is displayed on the screen do following ERROR 18 Device I O error Unable to print out If you can use the 4155B 4156B as a NFS client ignore step 1 and 2 and go to step 3 Execute the LAN interface test The procedure is shown in To Connect to a LAN in Chapter 2 If the 4155B 4156B fails the test contact to the nearest Agilent Technologies service office If the 4155B 4156B passes the test do following 2 Check the settings of the NETWORK SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen and set the table properly If the setting is ok but the 4155B 4156B cannot u
28. Disables the network function l Enables the network function and calls the setup in memory This softkey will be labeled with the HOST NAME you entered For example if you entered analyzer into the HOST NAME field a softkey labeled analyzer will be displayed eH AR AM te rA rH PHA AI A I Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 25 System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen NETWORK PRINTER SETUP This table specifies the setup parameters for a printer server and a printer connected to the server After filling in this table the setup must be stored in the internal memory To store the setup in memory press ADD softkey The 4155B 4156B will use this printer as the remote printer The 4155B 4156B can store a maximum of four setups and keeps the setup data until you update or delete the setup even if the unit has been turned off PRINTER The printer name assigned to the remote printer and defined on the printer server A maximum of 15 characters is allowed IP ADDRESS The IP address assigned to the printer server The default setting is 0 0 0 07 which is an invalid number for the IP ADDRESS TEXT OUT The text output option of the Ipr command The default setting is h For BSD servers this parameter must be entered as option where option indicates the filtering option For System V servers this parameter must be entered as ooption where option indicates the pri
29. FILE CATALOG area refer to SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 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 BEREIT HS EH HHH SHWRS MM MCCC Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 5 File Operations Storing Setup or Results Data A ree Storing Setup or Results Data Lh do 23 To store data to a file in the current mass storage device press Save key to display the SAVE setup fields 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 display the SAVE setup fields FUNCTION SAVE i i qp e e nnn NAME frare H i e T7 oo TYPE 1 COMMENT In the NAME field do one of the following To store the data in a new file on a diskette enter a file name that is a maximum of 8 characters f
30. FILER screen GET Softkey To start the get function press the GET softkey or the Get key Either key will display the following entry box and primary softkeys Entry box i FUNCTION GET NAME TYPE B A mE n E ae UE ee SUL RENE RP RCN os Softkevs EXECUTE Gets retrieves the specified data EXIT Exits the GET function TYPE field The TYPE field specifies the data type In this field select MES Specifies the measurement setup data STR Specifies the stress setup data DAT Specifies the measurement setup and result data CST Specifies the customized system data PRO Specifies the 4145B setup data Number of Sweep Steps The 4155B 4156B can also read the DAT file saved by the 4145B When the 4155B 4156B reads the 4145B data file if the number of primary sweep steps is more than 1001 the 4155B 4156B sets the number of sweep steps to 1001 and discards the corresponding measurement results M O 5 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NAME field System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen The NAME field specifies the file name to get When the pointer is in this field the softkeys shown in Menu and Menu 2 are available Menu I FILE CATALOG MEM Menu 2 FILE CATALOG EXIT FILE CATALOG SELECT Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the softkeys to those shown in Men
31. Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Agilent MES STR DAT CST PRO File Operations Copying a File Copying a File Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen m Specify the mass storage device 4 Select COPY softkey to display the COPY setup fields Uu r A aita m ait ata e M U o FUNCTION COPY EDT EET a oe SOURCE NAME i i i i TYPE TARGET DISK l iaa M e al i TARGET NAME BAM a seen In the SOURCE NAME field do one of the following CA 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 To copy from internal memory select MEMI 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 source diskette Oc PI ee 3 18 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Copying a File 7 Inthe TARGET NAME field do one of the following Tocopy a file to a new file enter the new file name amaximum of 6 characters for an HP LIF diskette Do not use as the last character of the filen
32. 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 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 05 Y 0 origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 6 To start to save the screen image select PRINT PLOT softkey 7 Toclose the SCREEN DUMP dialog box select EXIT softkey armearo AA saat HNN A EIN E d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 23 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists Saving Setup Data Lists This section describes how to
33. Make an Interlock Circuit on page 2 33 Then connect the 4155B 4156B Intlk connector to the external interlock connector by using the supplied 16493 interlock cable If you use a connector plate or test fixture that has a BNC coaxial connector as the interlock connector connect the BNC interlock connector to the 4155B 4156B interlock terminal as follows l Required Parts Model No Quantity Description Agilent 16435A Interlock Cable Adapter Agilent 16493J Interlock Cable supplied with the 4155B 4156B Procedure 1 Connect the interlock Intik connector on the 4155B 4156B rear panel to the interlock cable adapter using the supplied interlock cable 2 Connect the interlock cable adapter to the connector plate or test fixture using the supplied coaxial cable 2 30 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Table 2 1 installation Mounting Connectors Mounting Connectors Previous sections described how to install the available accessories and the 76495 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 1 Ne M
34. Select EXECUTE softkey After the confirmation message insert a diskette in the flexible disk drive then select YES softkey to initialize the diskette NO softkey to cancel The PROGRESS STATUS field shows what percentage of the initialization is completed Select EXIT softkey 3 22 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Backing Up a Diskette Backing Up a Diskette 1 Press System key 2 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 i Ud SES CMS Dim Insert the source diskette select EXECUTE softkey then select one of the following YES softkey to execute the disk copy NO softkey to cancel the disk copy 8 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 YES softkey to execute the disk copy NO softkey to cancel the disk copy The PROGRESS STATUS field shows what percentage 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 9 Select EXIT softkey ir IN a E M 9959 RA a Agil
35. Voi 1 Edition 3 10 25 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur 185 ASCII format does not allow block transfer 186 Block size mismatched with data format 187 Y2 axis is not assigned 188 List name is not assigned 189 The specified name is not list name 190 Illegal file type is requested 191 System busy Printing out hard copy 192 nable to set Another controller is on bus 193 Unable to specify this name here 194 PGU Pulse DELAY must be gt setup res PGU pulse delay time must be gt setup resolution 195 Cal Diag failed Cannot use unit 196 Comi ance too low to force puise 197 Compliance too high to force pulse 198 Two VPULSE PGUs must be same STBY 199 Two VPULSE PGUs must be same FCTN 200 Improper parameter for file operation An option for the file operation command has been set up incorrectly 201 System error Filer memory overflow 202 Filer error Integer overflow 203 Bad volume specifier Volume label for mass storage is incorrect Initialization may have been performed on an incompatible system or the disk may be defective 204 Filer error File type is wrong 205 Filer error EOF found 206 Filer error EOR found 207 File error Illegal DISK parameter Illegal disk parameter was detected The mass storage device is set up incorrectly 10 26 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 208 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 if You Have A Problem if Err
36. Vout 100 mA 1 0 12 50 LA 100 t 0 30 uA 200 V lout x 50 mA 200 nA x Vout nA 200 nA x Vout 200 V 100 V 50mA lt lout x 100mA 8 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware Current Set i Measurement ET Range Reso Set Accuracy Accuracy a ax Vo tage LA 100 0 5 00 LA i uA t 0 5 300 LA 200 V Iout lt 50 mA i LA 2 pA x Vout 2 pA x Vout 100 V S mA lt lout lt 125mA i f ji 40V 125mA lt fout lt 3500mA 20 V 300 mA lt Tout 1 A a Vout is the output voltage in volts b Tout is the output current in amps For example accuracy specifications are given as of set measured value 0 1 plus offset value 30 pA 200 fA x Vout for the 100 nA range The offset value consists of a fixed part determined by the set measurement range and a proportional part that is multiplied by Vout MPSMU Specifications Same as the 4155B MPSMU GNDU Ground Unit Specifications Specifications Output voltage OV 100 RV Sink current maximum 1 6 A Output terminal connection Single triaxial connector Kelvin remote sensing Supplemental information Load capacitance lt l uF Cable resistance Force lt 1 Q Sense x 10 Q ma AAAA A A AARAA Aa ER E p cd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 15 Specifications Hardware PGU Pulse Generator Unit Specifications Gene
37. an emergency occurred on an existing slot but the reason is unspecified On et M S H t it Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 29 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur 307 308 309 310 320 321 322 323 324 325 Cannot shutdown Power Supply Turn on the 4155B 4156B again You can use filer functions after selecting OK secondary softkey except when this error occurs during power on test Unknown emergency SMUC time out Perform 305 HOSTC lt gt SMUC I F test on the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen If this test fails the 4155B 4156B may need service Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office The SMU AND PULSE GENERATOR EXPANDER is not turned on Turn on the expander then cycle mainframe power Unsupported unit detected in Slot f Turn off the power and remove the unit The displayed unit must be changed Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office Not enough memory Cannot display gt 200 files The 4155B 4156B cannot display more than 199 files on the FILE CATALOG because of an internal memory limitation If you create more than 199 files move the additional files to another directory Too many links The file has too many links Remove extra links or use symbolic links File system down or network disconnected Unable to access the network directory The file system was down or
38. an external controller with the 4155B 4156B connect an GPIB cable between the controller and the 4155B 4156B Ifyou control instruments using the 4155B 4156B built in IBASIC capability connect an GPIB cable between the instrument and the 4155B 4156B If you use an GPIB printer or plotter to make hard copies connect an GPIB cable between the printer or plotter and the 4155B 4156B To use the GPIB interface you will need to fill in the following entry fields on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen For details of this setup screen see SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 Entry Field Name Description 4155B is 4156B is Selects SYSTEM CONTROLLER or NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER Select NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER if the 4155B 4156B will be used with an external controller Select SYSTEM CONTROLLER if the 4155B 4156B will be used to control other instruments or peripherals GPIB ADDRESS Sets the GPIB addresses of the 4155B 4156B and peripheral printer or plotter Enter the GPIB address in the 4155B or the 4156B field Enter the GPIB address of the printer or plotter in the HARD COPY field NNN Nth a X an 9848855 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 41 installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals REMOTE CONTROL Selects the 4155B 4156B Control Command Set used to control the unit with an external controller or built in IBASIC Select 4155 4156 to use the 4155B 4156B command set SCP
39. comment fields you can also enter non alphanumeric characters You can enter upper or lowercase alphabet characters using the blue and green front panel keys You can enter special non alphanumeric characters using the green front panel key If a comment or name is already entered in the field it also appears in the data entry area You can edit it using the Edit front panel keys After editing or entering the comment or name press Enter key to put the name or comment in the field at the pointer location cee NE LN MM M MEL M TTT Itt HHH tA TTTThAHinii en _ Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 5 39 System Page Organization Screen Operation For numeric data fields When the pointer is in a numeric data field enter the numeric data as follows l Type the numeric value by pressing the numeric front panel keys the value appears in the data entry area To place the value in the numeric data field at the pointer location press Enter key 2 Use the rotary knob to increase or decrease the value Turn the knob clockwise to increase the value or counterclockwise to decrease the value Blue front panel key usage The blue front panel key has three states Non shift state B b or G is not displayed in the lower right corner of the screen You can enter numeric values Uppercase shift state B is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen You can enter uppercase alphabet characters Lowercase shift state b
40. disconnected Verify the network is working properly and check to see if the server is up Unable to print out Not enough device space Unable to print out because the device connection failed There is not enough available space in the buffer for the communication lpr failed data transfer Data size mismatch Unable to print out because the Ipr server failed data transfer The size of the data was not the expected size lpr Network interface is down Try again The network interface cannot be found because the network interface for the Ipr server is down Unable to print out Reason unknown Network connection failed The reason for the failure is unknown re E ee E E i H si P n Hus Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 31 lf You Have A Probiem If Errors Occur 337 338 339 340 344 345 346 350 351 10 32 Cannot set 0 0 0 0 for 4155 4156 IP address When a valid host name for the 4155B 4156B network setup is specified the IP address of the 4155B 4156B cannot be set to f 0 0 0 0 Cannot set O zero for 4155 4156 User ID When a valid host name for the 4155B 4156B network setup is specified the User Id of the 4155B 4156B cannot be set to 0 zero No response from NFS Try again There is no response from the Network File System NFS when trying to mount a network disk Verify the network is operating properly and the file expor
41. eae ns sete es Seen baie s 3 12 Loading Setup or Results Dalai esser ace aun tate Mia raran 3 14 Chane ite a EXE Name 4 68 od Sabie Uo deett diede sten obo dtes 3 16 Removing a File Directory shpat ace AN ep bo s tet aca atone id aem Ust AM NILUS 3 17 COPYING a Ple cacy sonra sequi S Deo acia Due P ERE Edu dat RUE ARR Vs 3 18 Contents 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Contents Creating a Directory on a Network File System lli 000 000 3 20 Changing the Working Directory ii ex er eR oven bons ad oboe took 3 2 Initializing a Diskette o soa dada lecta Maa y ott de URS 3 22 Backing Upa Diskette cesse ouai e p es b ed ba dias 3 23 Print Piot Function Output Formats Sedo ire wea eh eg e b evt TG set eS f 4 3 Differences Between PCL HR PCL and HP GL laana aaua aapa 4 4 CHEE Resolution SS eo dr DeL orare LR ea Go eae 4 5 Supported Peripherals 1a gay peo oma e nae er ER totes tea 4 6 Connecting Peripherals 0 0 04 M T eee 4 7 Printng Plot ng Screen Images quus eseauu s oo ERREUR EX 4 8 Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists duct bL en ge lt echoes 4 11 Printing Piotting Measurement Data Lists 0 0 0000 0 naaraana aaa 4 14 Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs 00000 00000000 cecuee 4 17 Saving Screen mages Lourdes redeo Et Katie shared t pat cda 4 21 Saving Setup Data Lists 025 355 6 et poem ESCUA E UR AE Dea thd 4 24 paving Measurement Data Lists 24 noeh r
42. for Execution command set 4145B syntax command set Also the 4155B 4156B has internal Instrument BASIC so you can develop and execute measurement programs by using the 4155B 4156B only without using an external controller e ue M e E ML LATE Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Overview Overview Agi lent 4155B 4156B fPm Agilent 16442A y Test Fixture Agilent 16440A Selectors The 4155B 4156B is a box type electronic measurement instrument with LCD display flexible disk drive operation keys and interface connectors Keyboard You can connect a keyboard to the 4155B 4156B So you can operate this instrument by using a keyboard or the front panel keys Agilent 41501 A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander The 41501A B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander contains pulse generator units PGUs and additional SMUs The 41501 A D is attached to and controlled by the 4155B 4156B Test Fixture Agilent 164424 is the test fixture for the 4155B 4156B You can mount your device under test DUT on the 164424 and measure the device characteristics Resistor Box Agilent 16441A R Box contains accurate 10 KQ 100 KO and 1 MQ resistors and connection of these resistors is controlled by the 4155B 4156B The 16441A is used to measure negative resistance and to prevent DUT damage when performing breakdown measurements 1 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 E
43. i the 4155B 4156B then attach it with the panel of the 4155B 4156B i thumbscrews UI E Oe Le e UNA 6040 WARNING The 4155B 4156B together with the 41501A B weights about 37 kg 81 8 Ib The 4155B 4156B is not anchored to the 41501 A B Use caution when handling che LN HNN ROL TNA A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 11 Installation installing Accessories Installing Accessories This section describes how to install the 4155B 4156B and accessories Additional information regarding airflow can be found in the Ventilation Requirements on page 2 5 This section describes how to install the 164424 test fixture install the 16441A R box install the 16440A SMU pulse generator selector connect the 16440A to the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B The 4155B 4156B recognizes the keyboard during the power on self test 2 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 Instaliation Installing Accessories To Install the 16442A Test Fixture Before performing this procedure turn off the 4155B 4156B and 41501 A B When you use the 164424 test fixture without the 16441A R box or the 16440A selector you can stabilize the 16442A as shown in the figure below tc a eed EX oe ee oe BZ UT
44. in differential mode VSU1 is connected to VMUI and VSU2 is connected to VMU2 VSU1 forces 0 V VMuUs and VSUs failed differential 2 V range self test This test measures 0 V by VMUS in differential mode VSU2 is connected to VMU and 2 and forces 0 V VMUS and VSUS failed differential 0 2 V range self test This test measures 0 V by VMUS in differential mode VSU2 is connected to VMUI and 2 and forces 0 V SMU failed function check SMU failed CMR Common Mode Rejection amp calibration SMU failed oscillation detector test SMU failed V set and V measure calibration SMU failed I set and I measure calibration SMU failed I bias test SMU failed V switch test PGU 1 failed pulse gain calibration PGU2 failed puise gain calibration PGU failed pulse offset calibration PGU2 failed pulse offset calibration PGUI failed voltage calibration of base value PGU2 failed voltage calibration of base value PGUI failed leading time calibration Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10767 16768 10769 10770 10771 10772 10773 10875 10905 10906 10907 10908 if You Have A Problem if Errors Occur PGU2 failed leading time calibration PGUI failed trailing time calibration PGU2 failed trailing time calibration PGUI failed slope offset calibration PGU2 failed slope offset calibration PGUI failed slope sampling calibration PGU2 failed slope sampling calibration GNDU failed offset calibration
45. 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 teen 1 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 introducing the 4155B 4156B Rear View of the 4155B 4156B Rear View of the 4155B 4156B Figure 1 2 Rear View of the 4155B 4156B Vt a aae MM e i rer re rRNA vH tT SHUT Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 11 WARNING introducing the 4155B 4156B Rear View of the 4155B 4156B To R Box terminal To R Box terminal is a 10 pin connector To use R Box connect this terminal to contro terminal of Agilent 16441A R Box VSU terminals VSU output terminals are BNC connectors To use VSUs connect these terminals to VSU terminals of Agilent 16442A or connector plate VMU terminals VMU input terminals are BNC connectors To use VMUs connect these terminals to VMU terminals of the 16442A or connector plate SMU terminals The 4155B has four triaxial connectors The 4156B has eight triaxial connectors and you can use Kelvin connections When you use the 16442A test fixture and Kelvin connections up to 3 SMUs can be connected to the 1644
46. keyboard as follows UPPER LEFT X O08 Y 0 The value may be 0 to 100 In the 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 G3 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 5 Print Piot Function Supported Peripherais Supported Peripherals The 4155B 4156B supports the following peripherals Use the table below to select the printer or plotter that best meets your needs PIL Output 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 i Parallel PCL HR PCL B W P 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 P 75 150 300 HP DeskJet 560C Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX COLOR P 75 150 300 C2168A HP DeskJet 660C Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX COLOR P 75 150 300 Parallel PCL HR PCL B W FIX COLOR P 73 150 300 600 HP Deskjet 895Cxi Parallel PCL HRPCL B W FIX P 100 150 300 HP DeskJet 970Cxi 2 Parallel PCL HRPCL B W FIX 100 1
47. opened amp Confirm periodically that INTLK function works normally Before touching the connections of the force guard and sense terminals turn the Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B off and discharge any capacitors whenever possible If you do not tum the Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B off complete all of the following items regardiess of any Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B settings e Terminate measurement by pressing Stop key confim that the MEASUREMENT indicator is not lit e Deactivate standby mode if used by pressing Standby key confim that the Standby indicator is not lit Confirm that the HIGH VOLTAGE indicator is not lit Open the shielding box access door open the INTLK terminal e Discharge any capacitors if the capacitance is connected to an SMU a Warn workers in the vicinity ofthe Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B about dangerous conditions MN er ngapa aapa Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 9 Roe ibe tee Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501IBO7 3 A H REILLY FCI EREE UPSMUDEBAHEA200 Vde VPSWUETEISHRSWORBSRA100 Vdc MHASH S LEBHVET RUESREEAROTTO UPL FORA Fo CSV a SER TUL EEA LC Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501BA BHET 5 Z amp W Agilent 16442A FA b 747 AFADI IRF HOV u 75 AAT ANON Ll ERY JAILS waa vB EET OL P Aa y IERE Ym KRYA ADB EGA IRR Agilent 4155B 4156BOINILGG FA A ALTI EATA DROLE ALET a yAn y I RR
48. results when the knob sweep function is used You can use the front panel keys in the PAGE CONTROL key group to display the desired screen The PAGE CONTROL key group has the following keys Chan Displays the CHANNELS screen group Meas Displays the MEASURE screen group Disp Displays the DISPLAY screen group Graph List Displays the GRAPH LIST screen group Stress Displays the STRESS screen group System Displays the SYSTEM screen group To display the KNOB SWEEP screen press 1 the front panel green key 2 Single key For details about the KNOB SWEEP screen see Chapter 3 of the 4745B 41 56B User s Guide Measurement and Analysis 5 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM Screen Group eee a SYSTEM Screen Group The SYSTEM screen group contains the following screens Filer Miscellaneous Configuration Self Calibration Diagnostics Print Plot setup Color setup Executes the file operations such as saving and getting files on 4 diskette in the internal memory or on a network file system This screen is displayed by pressing System key or by selecting FILER softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen Miscellaneous system settings such as GPIB addresses the built in clock and network setup This screen is displayed by selecting MISCELLANEOUS softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen Displays the software revision and units configuration This screen is displayed by selecting
49. 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 SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set y PAPER 4 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Saving Setup Data Lists To save the setup data list Display the setup screen you want to save then press e Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box T rm PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA i i i DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME M 4 RP 1 OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT PRINT PLOT COMMENT pu j _ sr PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME rer f hamene A T nn 1 i OUTPUT REGION p UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0e OUTPUT PAGE CURRENT LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 100 LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT fHP GL i Eon NINE o e E EUN S LE ELLE PET D ceca
50. tached ap p des S sata Se er ew e 2 12 To Install the 16442A Vest Fixture ics once satus err cies diate ee de wad ERA 2 13 Fo Instal the 1644 AR BOX uices saw ve I be Sad tole dee be el ec 2 18 To Install the 16440A SMU Pulse Generator Selector 0 0 2 20 To Connect the 16440A Selector to the 4155B 4156B 000000 00 2 26 To Connect the Measurement Cable to the Connector Plate auaa 2 28 A rr e A A E ad Gin E REM 2 30 Mounting Connectors s izes nev Eo Rie ba BUM e eS EER Bee ai 2 31 To Make an Interlock Circuit lt 2 556 058 sh Gaal eae a awe o re dre 33 To Connect the GNDU Output oe ed puce Saa Ed Radeon 2 37 To Connect the SMU QOUIDID 22x erras obe da Sade e esae 2 38 To Connect the VSU VMU PGU Outputs isses n ERE VS EE oes 2 40 Connecting Instruments or Peripherals nnna nnu 0 000 000 000 aaaea raa 2 41 To Connect GPIB Instruments or Peripherals anuara 000 000 000 002 2 4 To Connect Parallel Peripherals ecce Cb Ogre ED d Boote e 2 42 TO Comet lO LAN ers du ue Lone cs ase ive RU ee cl aetas E sabes 2 43 File Operations selecting a Mass Storage Device ceossu ua ver ra eC ER 3 4 Lisung a Pile C aldlOg sioe vica res fob oe STO e ER COD EST d 3 Storing Setup or Results Data obsessis equis C e qaos ated 3 6 Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 2 0 20 00 0000 c cca ee eaee 3 8 Output Format for the ASCII SAVE Function 0005 3 10 Ou tp t EXAMIDICS ouo us orree rie ds tad
51. that its calibration measurements are traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST to the extent allowed by the Institute s calibration facility and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization members Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 NOTE 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 4155B 4156B 41501B comply with INSTALLATION CATEGORY H for mains input and INSTALLATION CATEGORY I for measurement input terminals and POLLUTION DEGREE 2 defined in IEC 1010 1 Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B are INDOOR USE products LEDs in Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B are Class 1 in accordance with IEC 825 1 CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT GROUND THE INSTRUMENT This is Safety Class J 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 Commission IEC safety standards DO
52. the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table must be exported for the 4155B 4156B Ifno response is returned LAN or LAN cable may be defective Contact to the network system administrator to solve the problem If CHANGE DIRECTORY Function does not work Check the permission of the directory The execution permission must be set Change the permission If GET Function does not work Check the permission of the file The read permission must be set Change the permission 10 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 If You Have A Probiem When You Install the 4155B 4156B If SAVE Function does not work Check the following Check the permission of the directory to save the file The write permission must be set Change the permission Ifthe file name has already existed on the directory the write permission must be set for the file Change the permission Ifthe directory has been exported with the read only permission the 4155B 4156B cannot write a file on the directory Retry to export the directory with read write execute permission If PURGE Function does not work Check the following Check the permission of the file to be deleted The write permission must be set Change the permission If the directory has been exported with the read only permission the 4155B 4156B cannot delete a file on the directory Retry to export the directory with read write execute permission If RENAME Function does not work
53. the following product standards EMC CISPR11 1990 EN55011 1991 Group 1 Class A IEC 801 2 1991 EN50082 1 1992 4kV CD 8kV AD IEC 801 3 1984 ENS0082 1 1992 3V m EC 801 4 1988 EN50082 1 1992 1kV Power Line 5kV Signal Lines IEC 1000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 2 1995 IEC 1000 3 3 1994 EN61000 3 3 1995 IEC 1010 1 1990 A2 EN61010 1 1993 CSA C22 2 No 1010 1 1992 Conformity Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requ rements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and carries the CE marking accordingly aa d Tokyo Japan January 24 2000 Toshiyuki Kawajif QA Manager For further information please contact your locat Agilent Technologies sales office agent or distributor i i ae ae mus 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK HAZARD The Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B can force dangerous voltages 200 V for HPSMU and 100 V for HRSMU and 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 4155B 4156B 41501B m Use a three conductor ac power cable to connect cabinet if used and Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B to an electric ground safety ground a Ifyou do not use Agilent 16442A Test Fixture make sure to connect the INTLK terminal to a switch that turns off when the shielding box access door is
54. the network was disconnected The network address is already used A process has already been bound to the address The current process must finish before the new process can use the address Change dir failed File is not a directory Change directory failed because you specified a file not a directory Unable to open fiie Deadlock occurred Unable to open the file Deadlock occurred in the resource where you tried to open the file 10 30 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 334 335 336 if You Have A Problem if Errors Occur 7 Device not present Unsupported file type Device or driver was not found to open the file Unable to open file because the file type is not supported Interrupted system call The lpr driver received a signal from the system that interrupted the data transfer from the Ipr driver lpd time out occurred Try again A time out occurred when trying to connect to the Ipd server because the Ipd server did not respond ipd print server cannot be recognized Unable to recognize the Ipd print server Verify the address setup or setup syntax Is correct ipd server connection failed or was denied The Ipd server connection failed or was denied because the Ipd server was already connected or the server was blocked lpr data transfer failed Data transfer from the Ipr server failed because lpr data communication was
55. 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 adequate load carrying capacity see Chapter 8 ground connection cable clamp tt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 2 3 installation Requirements Pg ene retain ERR ARRR WARNING For protection from electrical shock do nor interry pt the power cable ground M 2 4 Plug CEE 7 Standard Sheet VII 250 V 10 A Cable 8120 1689 Plug AS 3112 250 V 10A Cable 8120 1369 Plug BS 1363 A 250 V 10A Cable 8120 1331 Plug NEMA 5 15P x Plug SEV Type 12 125 V 10A dd 6 15P 250 V 10A Cable 8120 1378 AYGA Cable 8120 2104 Cable 8120 0698 Plug SR 107 2 D i Plug JIS C 8303 250 V 10A Plug IEC 83 B1 125 V 12A Cable 8120 2956 250 V 10A Cable 8120 4753 Cable 8120 4211 Plug Argentine Plug CEL23 16 250 V Plug GB 1002 250 V Resolution 63 Annex 10 A IO A IV 250 V 10 A Cable 8120 6978 Cable 8120 8376 Cable 8120 6870 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 WARNING install
56. to any output including circuit common chassis ground or any other guard terminal Doing so will damage the SMU 2 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Instailation Installing Accessories Installing the 16442A test fixture with other accessories The 164424 test fixture can be installed with an 16441 A R box 16440A selector or both The following figure shows how to attach the 16442A to other accessories 5 a Soe Synem anen a i poet m e e i o euren rei k j o PO EADS Seler tor GO sig fs UGOICAG Kuari Ksar asgan m aaan r a ae Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 17 installation installing Accessories To Install the 16441A R Box Before installing the 16441A R box turn off the 4155B 4156B and 41501A B i Connect the To R Box terminal on the 41 55B 4156B 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 6441A input terminals as follows Instrument terminals 4156B HRSMU Input Force Sense 16441A Input i 3mor 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 3mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable 41501A B MPSMU Input Force 3 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 3mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable 41501A B HPSMU Input Force Sense 3 Connect the 164414 output terminals to the 16442A input terminals or to the
57. 14 4 Replace the fuse if necessary Then screw in the fuse holder 5 Turn on the 41501A B first then turn on the 4155B 4156B Check that the interface board of the 41501A B is firmly connected to To Expander Box Interface of the 4155B 4156B rear panel 10 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 lf You Have A Problem When You install the 4155B 4156B If External Keyboard does not Work Connect keyboard first then turn on the 4155B 56B Turn off the 4155B 4156B then check that the connector of keyboard is firmly connected into keyboard connector of the 4155B 4156B front panel Executethe External Key Controller diagnostics test on the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen If error occurs write down the displayed error codes and contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office If Display screen does not Appear after Applying Power If the 41501A B is installed first turn on the 41501A B then turn on the 4155B 4156B If the self test fails see If Errors Occur when You Perform Self calibration or Diagnostics on page 10 12 If the 16442A Test Fixture is not Stable Install stabilizers on the 16442A For this procedure see Chapter 2 If you use the 16442A test fixture with the 16440A selector or 16441A R Box attach the 16442A to the 16440A or 16441A by using plates and screws For this procedure see Chapter 2 If Network Function does not Work Th
58. 156B Product Options Denta 4 Number Number Mp 4155B Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer 50 Hz line frequency 60 Hz line frequency OBO Delete manual set OB Add manual set Mil std 45662A calibration certification IBP Mil std 45662A calibration w test data Substitute 1 5 m length cables for 41501B 280 SMU Pulse Generator Selector 1 5 m cable 281 SMU Pulse Generator Selector 3 0 m cable 282 2nd SMU Pulse Generator Selector 298 R Box 1 5 m cable 290 R Box 3 0 m cable Add 41501B with 2 PGUs Add 41501B with HPSMU Add 41501B with HPSMU and 2 PGUs Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUs Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUS and 2 PGUs ABA U S English localization Japan Japanese localization Commercial cal certification w test data 9 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 A A2 Beuwsd o gut Bi c Product Number 4156B Accessories and Options Options Number ooo Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Delete Kelvin Triaxial Cable from 4156B 050 50 Hz line frequency 60 Hz line frequency OBO Delete manual set Description 0B1 Add manual set IBN Mil std 45662A calibration certification IBP Mil std 45662A calibration w test data 200 Substitute 1 5 m length cables for 4156B 201 281 282 2 Substitute 1 5 m length cables for 41501 B SMU Pulse Generator Selector 1 5 m cable SMU Puise Generator Selector 3 0 m cable 2nd SMU Pulse Genera
59. 2 MEM3 or MEMA for saving data Menu 2 FILE CATALOG Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed EXIT FILE CATALOG Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 SELECT Selects a file name from the FILE CATALOG area Used to update data in an existing file The file name NAME TYPE and COMMENT is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area 5 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen Setup items that are saved to the customize CST file The following setup items are stored when you set CST in the TYPE field SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen DESTINATION LANGUAGE FORM FEED COLOR B W LINE COLUMN RESOLUTION PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING TRAILER STRING SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen HUE SATURATION LUMINOSITY e PLOTTER PEN NO BRIGHTNESS SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen REMOTE CONTROL BEEP NETWORK PRINTER SETUP NETWORK DRIVE SETUP ASCII SAVE WINDOW UNIT DELIMITER STRING MARK hard copy setup window DESTINATION FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION PRINT PLOT COMMENT OUTPUT PAGE GRAPH TRACE ONLY OUTPUT DATA PRINT SETUP DATA INIT file start screen displayed after getting the INIT file cert NEN NNN NN AAA Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 11 NOTE System Page Organization SYSTEM
60. 24 test fixture Circuit Common wi and Frame ground rh terminals For floating measurement remove the shorting bar Agilent part number 5000 4206 Do not float the Circuit Common terminal at voltages greater than 42 V referenced to frame ground Failure to heed this warning may result in damage to Agilent 4155B 4156B To Expander Box Interface When you use Agilent 41501A B you insert the board for the 41501A B into this interface Zero Check terminal Ground reference point of the 4155B 4156B Serial number You need this serial number when using the telephone assistance program Agilent Technologies HelpLine 1 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 WARNING introducing the 4155B 4156B Rear View of the 4155B 4156B Intik terminal Used in conjunction with interlock function of the 4155B 4156B If the Intlk terminal is open maximum SMU output is limited to 40 V Be sure to connect this terminal to the 164424 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 voltage 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 IOBASE T for a 10M bps CSMA CD local area network The 4155B 4156B ca
61. 2A 4 HRSMUs Ea oe i9 aye SU NEP zy TA 1 Intlk 4156B Terminals rote Cable Terminals i Intik Intik 3mori 5m Interlock Cable VSU 3 mor 1 5 m Coaxial Cable HRSMU SMUI and SMU2 3 mor 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable SMU3 and SMU4 SMUS and SMU6 WARNING 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 CAUTION 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 15 Installation installing Accessories Connect the 41501A B measurement terminals to the 16442A input as follows 16442A Terminals 41501A B Terminals GNDU 3 m or 1 5 m GNDU Cable 3 m or 1 5 m Coaxial Cable SMUS and SMU4 SMUS and SMU6 WARNING Use Agilent 16493H GNDU cable to connect the GNDU to a test fixture or a connector plate Do nof 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 3m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 3m or 1 5 m Kelvin Triaxial Cable WARNING 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 CAUTION Never connect the Guard terminal
62. 3 10 28 282 284 286 288 289 290 292 293 300 301 302 303 305 306 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur Set INIT INT gt 640 us for THINNED OUT When you perform thinned out sampling measurements the initial interval must be more than 640 ys Sampling range must be lt ildecades Cannot execute cal diag after power fail Turn on the 4155B 4156B again to perform calibration or diagnostics MEAS not finished Incomplete data deleted If you press Stop front panel key before the specified measurement finishes incomplete measurement data is deleted STBY ON ch MODE MEAS STR must be same Cannot use unit after power fail VAR1 parameters must be gt output res Start stop and step value of VART channel must be unit output resolution or more Cal Diag aborted failed on some units Calibration or diagnostics was aborted by receiving RST command So some units maybe failed Over voltage is detected Over Current is detected Power failure at Main Frame Turn on the 4155B 4156B again You can use filer functions after selecting OK secondary softkey except when this error occurs during power on test Power failure at Expander Box Turn on the 4155B 4156B again You can use filer functions after selecting OK secondary softkey except when this error occurs during power on test Cannot shutdown Main Frame Emergency Reason unknown An emergency occurred on an empty slot Or
63. 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Agilent 4155B 4156B is an electronic instrument for measuring and analyzing the characteristics of semiconductor devices This one instrument allows you to perform both measurement and analysis of measurement results Following is summary of Agilent 4155B 4156B features Measurement Capabilities The 4155B 4156B has four highly accurate source monitor units SMUs two voltage source units VSUs and two voltage measurement units VMUs The 4156B is designed for Kelvin connections and has high resolution SMUs HRSMUS so the 4156B is especially suited for low resistance and low current measurements You can measure voltage values with a resolution of 1 V by using the differential measurement mode of VMUs The 4155B 4156B can perform two types of measurements sweep measurement and sampling measurement The 4155B 4156B also provides knob Sweep measurement function for quick sweep measurements executed by rotating the rotary knob on the front panel The 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B provides a marker and two lines for analyzing the measurement results The 4155
64. 33A B C D GPIB cable or equivalent parallel HP C2950A C29514 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 4155B 4156B to your LAN For more information see To Connect to a LAN in Chapter 2 and SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 e a A Ma iir H ii Si T M Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 plotter Before beginning to print plot check the following SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155B 4156B control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set Entry Field COLOR B W PAPER OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING y TRAILER STRING NOTE Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one sheet of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISAB
65. 4155B 4156B can be an NFS client and can use a remote printer to make hard copies This allows you to access a file on a network file system on your NFS server and to make hard copies using the remote printer via your printer server To use the 4155B 4156B as an NFS client i Fill in the NETWORK SETUP table 2 Fillin the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table 3 Access the file using the SYSTEM FILER screen To use a remote printer Fill in the NETWORK SETUP table 2 Fillin the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table 3 Fillin the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen 4 Make hard copies using the PRINT PLOT dialog box Network Setup If you are uncertain as to your local network configuration or have questions concerning the network setup parameters contact your network system administrator M M M M M 5 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen Entry fields HOST NAME The host name of the 4155B 4156B A maximum of 15 characters is allowed IP ADDRESS The IP address of the 4155B 4156B The default setting is 0 0 0 0 which is an invalid number for the IP ADDRESS USER ID Your user ID This must be a positive integer 0 zero is not allowed The default setting is 200 GROUP ID Your group ID The default setting is 100 Softkeys After you enter the HOST NAME the 4155B 4156B displays two secondary softkeys for the HOST NAME field DISABLE
66. 4155B Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer MPSMU Medium Power SMU Specifications L4 Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 3 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 0 V to 100 V Current I pA to x100 mA Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy MPSMU supplemental information Voltage source output resistance typical 0 3 Q Voltage measurement input resistance 210 0 Current source output resistance 21089 1 nA range Current compliance setting accuracy for opposite polarity For nA to 10 nA range VA setting accuracy 12 of range For 100 nA to 100 mA range V I setting accuracy 2 5 of range 8 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware Table 8 3 MPSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage d Set Accuracy Meas Accuracy Max Current Range Reso 0 03 900 uV 2uV 0 02 700 LV 100 mA 0 3 x lout 0 3 x lout 20 V 1mV 0 03 96 4 mV 20 uV 0 02 2 mV 100 mA 0 3 x lout 0 3 x fout i T40 V 2mV 0 03 7 mV 40 pV x 0 02 3 mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 0 3 x lout l 0 3 x lout 50 mA 20 V lt Vout lt 40 V 0 04 15 mV 0 3 x Tout
67. 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 11 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Output Examples l Lotus 1 2 3 Output Example Setups UNIT OFF DELIMITER COMMA STRING MARK Output Bipolar Tr Vce Ic BWOESU S VOLBODI te din oer step IB9 1E 05 to 5E 05 in 1E 05 step INO SCR LN TOM MMC MP ul A 0001 9 265E 10 00013 1 0416 09 00016 1 527E 09 0602 8 975E 10 00025 1 7453E 09 Cn i CO N 12 N Co C Ooo oa 2 Microsoft Excel Output Example Setups UNIT OFF DELIMITER TAB STRING MARK NONE Output V3 I3 characteristics V3 0 to 1 in 0 1 step I3 2E 05 to 0 0001 in 2E 05 step NO V3 13 V A a 0 1 665E 09 2 0 1 1 9072 09 3 0 2 1 44718 08 4 0 3 1 8823E 07 5 0 4 2 1995E 06 3 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 3 Append Measurement Output Example Setups UNIT OFF DELIMITER TAB STRING MARK NONE Output V3 0 to i in 0 5 step lt Single I2 28 05 to 0 0001 in 2E 05 st 8ingle Append 1 V3 0 to 1 in 0 5 step lt Appendl i rf D a I2 2E 05 to 0 0001 in 2E 05 step lt Appendi Append 2 V3 0 to 1 in 0 5 step amp hppend2 I2 2E 05 to 0 0001 in 2E 05 step lt Append2 NO V3 I3 4 85ingie V A i Q 4 3E 13 2 0 5 5S
68. 50 300 HP Desklet 1200C PCL HP GL B W FIX COLOR PL 75 150 300 C1676A B W L 75 150 300 HP DeskJet 1600C Parallel PCI HP GL B W FIX COLOR PL 75 150 300 HR PCL PAL 75 150 300 HP LaserJet 4 4L Parallel PCL HR PCL P 75 150 300 C2001A HP GL 600 B W HP Laseriet 51 Parallel PCL HR PCL PL 75 100 150 B W B W C2164A HP DeskJet 850C N UA 180 300 HP C1202A serial printer GPIB POL qEW 0 90 150 HP ThinkJet 2225A C D GPIB Parallel PEL BW 75 HP PaintJet 3630A GPIB B W FIX COLOR i HP 7440A 7475A piotters GPIB HP GL B W FIX HP 7550B plotter GPIB HP GL B W FIX 4 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 PIS mm Paes Print Piot Function Supported Peripherais Available parameters for the COLOR B W fieid on the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen B W Black amp White mode FIX Fixed color mode COLOR Color mode P Portrait L Landscape l 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 B W only Printer will blink its Form Feed indicator after successful printing Press form feed button of the printer to Connecting Peripherals The 4155B 4156B 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 108
69. 6440As connect the 16440As before connecting to the shielding box as shown below 1 Place the 16440A on your workbench 2 Place the second 16440A on top of the 16440A 4 Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument Go o Micro NNER Tht ERN Lait EE nn d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 23 Installation Installing Accessories To connect the selector to the shielding box I Attach an angle bracket to each side of the 16440A using the screws supplied seers rr 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 URAS 60x66 2 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation installing Accessories Toattach an 16441A R box to the 16440A selector on the shielding box ooo 090 pu SE i yj Fi aerel 0000202000 NU i 16441A R Box j E sl 64404 selector _ UGIO10 39 HOmmWeB Oram ret er NN NN TEN PHI A 01 E M H Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 25 Installation installing Accessories To Connect the 16440A Selector to the 4155B 4156B Connecting two 16440A selectors If you use two 16440A connect the Control Output terminal of the selector to the Control Input termina of the second
70. 6B Programmer s Guide This manual provides information about controlling the 4155B 4156B by remote control command via GPIB interface and Instrument BASIC and consists of the following chapters Using Instrument BASIC 4155B 4156B SCPI Programming 4155B 4156B FLEX Programming Running 4145A B Program Directly on the 4155B 4156B ASP Like IBASIC Programming SCPI Command Reference This manual is a complete reference of the 4155B 4156B SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments Command Set 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 GPIB Command Reference This manual is a complete reference of the 4155B 4156B FLEX Command Set and the 4145B Syntax Command Set Sample Application Programs Guide Book This manual introduces application measurement examples using the 4155B 4156B and the sample application program disk furnished with the 4155B 4156B VXIplug amp play Driver User s Guide This manual provides information about VXIplug amp play driver for the 4155B 4156B This manual also introduces an application measurement example using the 4155B 4156B and the VXIplug amp play driver Text Conventions The following text conventions are used in this manual Screen Text Represents text that appears on screen of the 4155B 4156B Italic Refers to a related document or is used for emphasis Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 15 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guid
71. 6B This chapter describes overview of the 4155B 4156B Installation This chapter describes how to install the 4155B 4156B accessories and peripherals File Operations This chapter describes how to store or load the 4155B 4156B setup and measurement data Print Plot Function This chapter provides information about the print plot function Svstem Page Organization This chapter provides information about the user interface page displayed on the 4155B 4156B screen by pressing the System key Externa Keyboard This chapter provides softkey maps and information about using an external keyboard furnished with the 4155B 4156B Initial Settings This chapter provides information about user defined initial settings and default initial settings Specifications Accessories and Options If You Have A Probiem Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 13 Other Manuals The following Agilent 4155B 4156B manuals are also available User s Guide Measurement and Analysis This manual provides information about measurement and analysis by using the 4155B 4156B and consists of the following chapters e Measurement Units Measurement Mode Measurement Functions Making Measurement Analyzing Measurement Results Page Organization Data Variabies and Analysis Function If You Have A Problem Quick Start Guide This manual is mainly for beginners and provides brief instructions about using the 4155B 415
72. 6B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 PrinUPlot Function Output Examples Output Example rennet A NAAN LI AOL OS ne GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS MEDI UM 99DECO1 08 00PM i i D VG CHARACTERI STI CS MARKERI AD 100 at H i i a Mec ce ESPE 2d MARKER Li NE or ME TtM NG CONST CURSOR SETUP SETUP seTup SETUP TN ER Dues CMS BRENNEN SOSA TL tet ert Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 39 Print Plot Function Output Examples Setup Data List Output This an example of the CHANNEL DEFINITION screen in the PCL format Setup 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 FESD DIR SHORT SIDE OUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for all PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA H NACTUS e DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER l l OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 5s Y 0 ourPUT PAGE CURRENT SAMPLE DEVICE 1 i i PRINT PLOT COMMENT PEL 75 DPT LR z 7 Seer i H iu T T MM et A NEY Pg A ey a et 4 40 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Output Examples Output Example Agilent 4156B SETUP DATA Dec i 20 00 00 1999
73. A SMU pulse generator selector 1 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation BENE a iaia A A MD asit a ME Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 WARNING installation This chapter describes the requirements and procedures to install Agilent 415 A 5B 4156B It contains the following information requirements inspection connecting the 41501A B installing accessories mounting connectors connecting peripherals There are potentially hazardous voltages 200 V for HPSMU and 100 V for HRSMU and MPSMU present at the Force Guard and Sense terminals of the 4155B 4156B To prevent electrical shock the following safety precautions must be observed during the use of the 4155B 4156B 2 2 Use a three conductor ac power cable to connect the cabinet if used and the 4155B 4156B to an electrical ground safety ground If you do not use the 16442A test fixture you must connect the Intik 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 4155B 4156B off and discharge any capacitors If you do not turn the 4155B 4156B off complete ali of the following items regardless of the 4155B 4156B settings Terminate measurement by pressing Stop key confirm that the MEASUREMENT indicator is not lit D
74. ANEOUS softkey Confirm that the POWER LINE FREQUENCY is correct for your site If not select the correct softkey When you turn on the 4155B 4156B the unit will execute a power on self test If no error message is displayed on the screen the 4155B 4156B is operating correctly If a problem occurs see Chapter 10 ete i e a si rr ASIA Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 9 Installation Inspection To Execute Diagnostics and Calibration You can execute diagnostics and or calibration to verify the operation of the 4155B 4156B 1 Press System key then CALIB DIAG softkey The SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen is displayed th Disconnect all cables from the measurement terminals on the 4155B 4156B rear panel If you want to execute both diagnostics and calibration select DIAG SELFTST ALL softkey Uu 4 If you want to execute calibration only select CALIB ALL softkey 5 To stop the diagnostics or calibration select STOP softkey 2 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 installation Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander Place the 41501 A B on your workbench 2 Place the 4155B 4156B on top of the 41501 A B 3 Remove the blank panel labeled To 4 Insert the 41501A B interface board into Expander Box Interface from the rear
75. APH PLOT dialog box and quits the print plot function 2 Toset the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey Enter the file name into the FILE NAME entry field U To save a file to a diskette the file name must be a maximum of 8 characters for DOS format 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 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 4 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality tree a 4 34 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot 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 i Graph output only f If you select YES set the POSITION entry field For the PCL mode the POSITION fie
76. B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B working memory 1 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 L Introducing the 4155B 4156B Printing and plotting The 4155B 4 56B allows you to print the setup data measurement results and screen images on a printer or plotter that is connected to the 4155B 4156B via GPIB interface or parallel I O interface The 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B can be controlled by an external controller via GPIB by using remote control commands The 4155B 4156B provides the following command sets SO you can select the command set suitable for your application 4155B 4156B SCPI Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments command set e 4155B 4156B FLEX Fast Language
77. CONFIG softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen Executes calibration and diagnostics This screen is displayed by selecting CALIB DIAG softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen Sets the print plot parameters This screen is displayed by selecting PRINT SETUP softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen Sets the screen colors This screen is displayed by selecting COLOR SETUP softkey on a SYSTEM sub screen To move to the SYSTEM screen group press System key To start the save and get functions of the filer SYSTEM FILER screen press Save key or Get key sanaaa aa A A ttd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 5 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen SYSTEM FILER screen On the SYSTEM FILER screen you can execute file operations from a diskette internal memory or the network file system The 4155B 4156B filer cannot operate on files that are created by another system However if the files satisfy the file name restrictions of the 4155B 4156B file system you can use the following functions purge rename copy from one diskette to another diskette DISK The DISK field specifies the mass storage device for the file operation Choose the device by selecting one of the following FLOPPY Specifies a diskette inserted in the built in flexible disk drive drive name The softkey label is not drive name but the strings entered into the LABEL field of the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS
78. DESTINATION OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT LOWER RIGHT PCL 75 DPI i boo d dolos ne et nine A mo 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 To set the DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey 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 amaximum of 8 characters for DOS format amaximum 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 MM M l 4 22 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Saving Screen Images 4 Toset 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 4 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 5 If you select
79. EME R CHS I amp SER Gem O L E mw ZR HSF BLOC AP T2 OSEE AN BIS Agilent 4155B 4156B 4150 BO WRX HS amp Ef MERTA v2 LP MES CW OBEN Sex A ENGEL WELID ERE EXTPOSSURESCEeTS C e Stop ZETIRL MEASUREVENT f 2 7 ZBKT UTS TZ CREE o e Standby TL Standby VYA A ABT LU Cv S ERIE TS ZOE e ERE HIGH VOLTAGE 4 VOA DT UTOA Z l ARTADI h ern Re RYZ AORA NUKET TATTA Le m AAAI LOG MEERA DUESGCIBUEST S Lb 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 PRECAUTIONS POUR COMMOTION A HAUTE TENSION Une tension dangereuse max pour HPSMU 200 Vde max pour HPSMU ou HRSMU 100 Vde manant du dispositif Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B peut tre sortie aux bornes de force d appareil de protection ou de d tection Les pr cautions suivantes doivent tre obser es contre commotion lectrique accidentelle a Metre la terre le dispositif Agilent 4153B 4156B 41501B au moyen du cable d alim entation tripolaire En cas de hors service du dispositif d essai FIXTURE Agilent 16442A connecter les bomes de verrouillage INTLK de fa on ce que soit ouverte lorsque le couvercle de la boite de blindage est ouvert m Essayer p riodiquement le fonctionnement normal de verrouillage a 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 4155B 4156B 41501B Et en cas de condensateurs connect s au circuit de
80. ENAME or COPY functions you can specify a file name from the FILE CATALOG area Move the pointer to the desired filename using the rotary knob or arrow keys then press SELECT softkey To search for a specific file name press the alphanumeric key for the first character of the file name The field pointer moves to the first file name that starts with the character selected File Type The following are file types file suffixes used by the 4155B 4156B MES Measurement setup data file STR Stress setup data file DAT Measurement setup and result data file CST Customized file consists of settings from the SYSTEM screen group and the ASCII SAVE window PRO 4145B setup data file PCL Hard copy file for PCL format PGL Hard copy file for HP GL format TIF Hard copy file for TIFF format TXT Measurement result data file for spreadsheets Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 7 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen FUNCTION The FUNCTION field specifies the file operation When the field pointer is on this field the following softkeys shown in Menu 1 and Menu 2 are available Menu FILE CATALOG SAVE GET PURGE RENAME COPY MAKE DIRECTORY DISK OPERATION Menu 2 FILE CATALOG EXIT FILE CATALOG CHANGE DIR UPPER DIR ROOT DIR READ COMMENT Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those show
81. EVISION This table displays the following software revisions host controller SMU controller A D converter controller CONFIGURATION This table displays the hardware configuration for the 4155B 4156B M M M M M a 5 28 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen ene ee NC NNT cd SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen The SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen is used to execute self calibration and diagnostics While executing self calibration or diagnostics you cannot perform measurements CALIB DIAG This field allows you to choose self calibration or diagnostics by selecting CALIB or DIAG softkey The self calibration tests are part of the MEAS UNIT diagnostics tests AUTO CALIB This field determines if self calibration will be executed automatically by selecting ON or OFF softkey If this field is set to ON self calibration is performed automatically every 30 minutes Self calibration is performed only when the 4155B 4156B state is idle Automatic self calibration will not execute when performing extended stress forcing or measurements or when using the standby state CATEGORY When CALIB softkey is selected in the CALIB DIAG field the CATEGORY field is automatically setto MEAS UNIT When DIAG softkey is selected in the CALIB DIAG field the following choices may be
82. GHTNESS This field is used for the brightness of the entire screen You can specify a value from 0 15 to I 5 38 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization Screen Operation Screen Operation This section explains how to fill in the entry fields on a screen and the function of the blue green and Edit front panel keys Data Input or Edit When you move the pointer to a field on a screen you can fill in the field by entering characters or by selecting a softkey The softkeys related to the field will appear when you move the pointer to that field There are several different methods for entering or editing data depending on the type of entry field For option fields When the pointer is in an option field the selectable input items for the field are displayed on softkeys When a softkey is pressed that item will appear in the appropriate field For example when the pointer is in the 4155B is or 4156B is field of the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen the following softkeys are available SYSTEM CONTROLLER Enables the IBASIC capability NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER Disables the IBASIC capability For comment and name fields When the pointer is in a comment or name field you can input characters using the ENTRY front panel key group The characters selected will appear in the data entry area at the bottom of the screen For name fields you can enter alphanumeric characters For
83. GION 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 09 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 fieid 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 4 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs SA RE a T aii a Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs This section describes how to print plot a graph of the measurement results on the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen Before beginning to print plot check the following SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155B 4156B control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP scree
84. I 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 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B to the peripheral You do nor need to define any fields on the setup screen To make hard copies refer to Chapter 4 2 42 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals To Connect to a LAN The 4155B 4156B has a LAN connector Ethernet IEEE 802 3 10BASE T RJ45 connector on the rear panel and can be connected to your LAN which satisfies the specifications for Ethernet IEEE 802 3 1OBASE T for a 10M bps CSMA CD local area network Connecting the 4155B 4156B to your LAN allows you to do the following Use the 4155B 4156B as a NFS client The 4155B 4156B can mount a directory on your NFS server You can then store and retrieve 4155B 4156B data files using this directory Use a remote printer The 4155B 4156B can output to a remote printer via your printer server You can print the 4155B 4156B setup screen measurement results and screen images on the printer NOTE Executing LAN Interface Test If you want to check the LAN interface installed in the 4155B 4156B do following 1 Tum the 4155B 4156B on 2 Att
85. Instrument Connector Plate Cable Model No Connector Model No 4155B Inthk 16493 Interlock Cable INPUT i to6 Triaxial Cable INPUT 1 to 8 INPUT 7 to 12 16495 INPUT 9 to 12 BNC cable VMU 16495H INPUT 71012 BNC cable 16495 INPUT 9 to 12 4156B Intik 16495H J Intlk 16493 Interlock Cable HRSMU 16495H INPUT 1 to 6 Triaxial Cable or Kelvin Triaxial Cable 16495J INPUT I to 8 j INPUT 7 to 12 BNC cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 VMU 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC cable 16495J INPUT 9 to 12 16493H GNDU Cable INPUT 1 to 6 Triaxial Cable or Kelvin Triaxial Cable 16495H J 41501A B HPSMU 16495H 16495 INPUT 1 to 8 16495H INPUT 1 to 6 Triaxial Cable 164953 INPUT 1 to 8 16495H INPUT 7 to 12 BNC cable INPUT 9 to 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 29 installation installing Accessories Connecting the interlock terminal The 4155B 4156B provides an interlock terminal to prevent you from receiving an electrical shock from high voltage more than 40 V If the interlock terminal is open the 4155B 4156B cannot force high voltage more than 40 V When using the 16495H 16495J connector plate or the 16442A test fixture connect the 4155B 4156B Intlk connector to the external interlock connector using the supplied 16493J interlock cable If you use your own connector plate or test fixture make an interlock circuit as shown in To
86. LE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image S 4 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot Function Printing Plotting Screen Images To make a hard copy of a screen image Display the screen that you want to print out then press a the front panel green key b Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the SCREEN DUMP dialog box SCREEN DUMP PRINTER PLOTTER ae inei e ame ee a a e a T 1 DESTINATION OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT LOWER RIGHT LANGUAGE i vidc abu jPCL RESOLUTION 75 DPI pe aai NN aste e ett DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT LOWER RIGHT LANGUAGE IHP GL In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the screen dump Ig PR PLSETUP 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 To set the DESTINATION to PRINTER PLOTTER select PRINTER PLOTTER softkey Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Screen Images 3 5 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 sele
87. MI A Aa s Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 21 NOTE System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen The SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen contains miscellaneous settings for the 4155B 4156B 4155B is 4156B is This field specifies the GPIB operation mode for the 4155B 4156B The following softkeys appear SYSTEM CONTROLLER Sets the 4155B 4156B as the system controller If you use IBASIC select this softkey NOT SYSTEM CONTROLLER Sets the 4155B 4156B for an external system controller GPIB ADDRESS This field specifies the addresses of the 4155B 4156B and output device 4155B 4156B Enter the GPIB address of the 4155B 4156B HARD COPY Enter the GPIB address of the printer or plotter connected to the 4155B 4156B REMOTE CONTROL This table specifies the remote control command set as follows DELIMITER and EOI entry fields are available for the 4145 command set COMMAND SET Select the 4155 4156 or 4145 command set DELIMITER Select a comma or a carriage return and line feed CR LF EOI Set EOI on or off Changing the COMMAND SET Field If you change the COMMAND SET field the 4155B 4156B will be reset and setup data will be lost 5 22 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen CLOCK This table sets the present date and time Change the date and time by us
88. Measurement Cable to the Connector Plate This section provides instructions for connecting the measurement cables from the 4155B 4156B to the connector plate For connector plate installation information refer to the 76495 Installation Guide The following connector plates are available for the 4155B 4156B Agilent 16495H Agilent 16495 Connector Plate with 6 Triaxial Connectors Option 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 Intik connector is designed for soldering Option 002 has 6 triaxial connectors 6 BNC connectors an Intik connector and a GNDU connector The back of each connector is designed for soldering Connector Plate with 8 Triaxial Connectors Option 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 Option 002 has 8 triaxial connectors 4 BNC connectors an Intlk connector and a GNDU connector The back of each connector is designed for soldering NET TT RSS NN reenter a a ata 2 28 Agilent 41558 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 instailation Installing Accessories Connecting the measurement cables Connect the measurement cables as shown below
89. 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 maiii e 8 22 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Functions Arithmetic and Analysis Functions 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 SORT ABS absolute MAX MIN AVG averaging COND conditional evaluation Physical constants Keyboard constants are stored in memory as follows q Electron Charge 1 602177 E 19 C k Boltzmann s Constant 1 380658 E 23 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 105 n 105 p 1075 10755 k 105 M 10 G 109 Analysis Capabilities Overlay graph comparison a graphic plot can be stored and later recalled as an overlay piane Four overlay planes can be stored One plane c
90. NAME is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area Reads the comment for the file specified by the pointer on the FILE CATALOG area diskette only READ COMMENT ALL Reads the comments for all files listed in the FILE CATALOG area diskette only Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 19 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen MAKE DIRECTORY Softkey This function creates a subdirectory on the NFS server The subdirectory will be under the directory mounted by the 4155B 4156B The following entry box and primary softkeys will be displayed Entry box FUNCTION MARE DIRECTORY NAME oem TRAE EO MPO o prc A E SP ee Softkeys EXECUTE Makes a directory with the specified name EXIT Exits the MAKE DIRECTORY function NAME field The NAME field specifies the new directory name The directory name can be up to 36 characters and 58 characters when including the directory path When the pointer is in this field the softkeys shown in Menu and Menu 2 are available Menu I FILE CATALOG Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 2 Menu 2 FILE CATALOG Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed EXIT FILE CATALOG Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 SELECT Selects the directory name The directory is specified by the poin
91. 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 personne 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 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 WARNING OY BP 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 Dangerous Voltage capabie of causing death are present in
92. ON BOTTOM i LANGUAGE i PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL os n NR ER M aee REAPER er eee Se EE eS cu i 4 18 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 G2 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Graphs In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the printing plotting PR PLSETUP 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 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 the PCL or HR PCL mode set RESOLUTION by selecting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting resolution see Output Resolution on page 4 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 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 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
93. P GL pen plotters and PCL color printers that have 8 color capability The assignment of colors are defined by COLOR PEN NO on the SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen For more information see SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen on page 5 36 Sets the monochrome black white mode This table contains the paper settings such as paper size orientation and so on The paper settings consists of SIZE FEED DIR LENGTH WIDTH UNIT Sets the paper size Available sizes are CUSTOM A3 297 x 420 mm A4 210 x 297 mm B4 257 x 364 mm B5 182x257 mm A letter 8 5 x 11 inch Bil x 17 inch Sets the feed direction of the paper SHORT SIDE for portrait width lt length LONG SIDE for landscape width gt length This is not available for the CUSTOM paper size setting Sets the vertical length of the paper This is available for the CUSTOM paper size setting only The horizontal width of the paper This is available for the CUSTOM paper size setting only The units for the paper size Select either inch or millimeter NENNEN d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 33 System Page Organization SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen OUTPUT ITEM This table is used to select the items to be printed For HP GL you can enable or disable all items For PCL the GRAPH items are always enabled TITLE The title of the printout This title is determined automatically according to the type of outp
94. PAGE 1 iD VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICEI CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION MEASUREMENT MODE SWEEP CHANNELS MEASURE STBY SERIES UNIT VNAME INAME MODE FCTN RESISTANCE SMUl HR VS IS COMMON CONST 0 ohm SMU2 HR VG IG V VARI O ohm SMU3 HR VD ID V CONST SMU4 HR VSB TSB V VAR2 VSUl re USUD 0 0 0 0 0 000 exeo VMUl ttn T 000 07 VMU2 0 etme 00 04 att CN tt ttt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 41 Print Piot Function Output Examples Measurement Result List Output This is an example of the measurement result list using the PCL format Setup Screen GRAPB 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 SPZE A4 FEED DIR SHORT SIDE OUTPUT ITEM ENABLE for all e PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER UPPER LEFT x 58 v 0 ij 5 LANGUAGE RESOLUTION OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO i permets msi ente ne HI Heme i PRINT PLOT COMMENT pr 75 DPI SAMPLE DEVICE i EE T 4 42 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Output Examples Output Example First sheet Agilent 4156B DATA LIST Dec 1 20 00 00 1999 PAGE 1 ID VG CHARACTERISTICS SAMPLE DEVICEI VG 1 000 V to 4 000 V in 50mV step VSB e 0 0000 V to 2 0000 V in
95. R 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 Se a sr amma mesa MMM Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 1 to 100 entering the following OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO lt gt 100 b Select all measurement data by selecting ALL softkey 5 To set the OUTPUT REGION enter the following entry 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 If you set the LANGUAGE to PCL or HR PCL ignore the LOWER RIGHT field 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 RE
96. RI output range For sweep measurements Format VAR name gt start to lt stop gt in step step Type S S N IS S N S S N S For log sweep measurements LOG is output for the step value Example setups UNIT OFF STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA VCE 0 0001 to 1 in LOG step For sampling measurements Format TIME start time to stop time Type S S N S SAN Example setups UNIT ON STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA SOTIME 0 00 s to 1 516 s 3 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 tad UC File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format VAR2 output range Format VAR2 name gt start value gt to lt stop value gt in lt step value gt step Type S SN S SN IS SN IS Example setups UNIT OFF STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA IB 1E 05 to 5E 05 in 1E 05 step variable names Format NO variable name gt variable name gt Type S S S Example setups STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA SNOT ONCE 7 S IC unit Format lt blank gt lt I st variable unit gt lt 2nd variable unit gt Type S S S Example setups STRING MARK DELIMITER COMMA wa syr Sa measurement data Format lt index gt lt 1st variable data gt lt 2nd variable data gt Type IN S N S N Example setups UNIT OFF DELIMITER COMMA L 0 001 9 2059E I10y 9 4 24 Agilent 4155B
97. TE 13 3 1 3 i1E 13 i i 15 1 3 2E 13 me Append 1 Append1 NO V3 I3 i V A 1 0 1 7E 13 2 0 5 8E 13 3 i 2 8 8 13 i 15 il 4 5E 13 Append 2 t Append2 NO V3 13 V A 1 0 1 5E 13 i 2 0 5 7E 13 d 1 2 565 13 i I5 i 55 13 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 13 File Operations Loading Setup or Results Data Loading Setup or Results Data 1 To load data from a file in the present mass storage device press Get key 2 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 GET NAME 3 In the NAME field do one of following 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 To load data from internal memory select MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 softkey 4 Select EXECUTE softkey 5 Select EXIT softkey MM M QM 3 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 configu
98. To enter commands use the keyboard or ENTRY keys on the front panel To enter an escape character 0033 use ENTER ESCAPE CHAR softkey Fora list of J available commands see your printer plotter user s manual Setup Examples To print PCL data in landscape mode enter the following commands INIT STRING 0033 amp 110 0033 r0F PRAILER STRING 00336100 The INIT STRING sets the printer orientation to landscape and rotates the graphic images The TRAILER STRING sets the orientation to portrait To print HP GL data in portrait mode enter the following commands INIT STRING 0033 0B PRAILER STRING 0033 A The INIT STRING sets the printer to HP GL 2 mode The TRAILER STRING sets the printer to PCL5 mode To print HP GL data in landscape mode enter the following commands INIT STRING 0633 amp 110 0033 0B The INIT STRING sets the printer orientation to landscape and sets the printer to HP GL 2 mode The TRAILER STRING sets the printer to PCL5 mode and sets the printer orientation to portrait r AAA A vd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 35 System Page Organization SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen The SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen is used to set the screen colors and to set colors for plotting or printing CATEGORY The CATEGORY field lists the screen items for which you can specify color Background Softkey Background Active Background Graph Backg
99. User s Guide Volume 1 General Information Agilent 4155B Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Agilent 4156B Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer V i cae pi Agilent Technologies Agilent Part No 04156 90100 Printed in USA January 2000 Edition 3 Legal Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright 1997 2000 Agilent Technologies This document contains information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws Product Warranty Agilent Technologies warrants Agilent Technologies hardware accessories and supplies against defects in materials and workmanship for the period of one year from the warranty start date specified below If Agilent Technologies receives notice of such defects during the warranty period Agilent Technologies will at its option either repair or replace products which prove to be defective Replacement products may be either new or like new Warranty service of this product will be performed at Agilent Technologies Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies shall pay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer However Buyer shall pay all shipping charges duties and taxes for products returned to Agilent Technologies from another country Agil
100. Y 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 tis resolutions 8 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Functions 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 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 60usto 480 us range 20 us resolution 480 us to s range 80 tts resolution sto65 535srange 2 ms resolution For linear scale no limit mode log scale and thinned out modes l 560 us 720 us at thinned out mode to s range 80 us resolution sto 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
101. ach the LAN VF test adapter Agilent part number 04155 61631 furnished with the 4155B 4156B to the LAN connector on the rear panel 3 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 CPU softkey ws 6 Move the pointer to 312 INT LAN Interface using the down arrow key 7 Select EXECUTE softkey to execute the LAN interface test If the 4155B 4156B fails the test contact to the nearest Agilent Technologies service office ee tt pA Aa I EAM P t Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 43 NOTE Installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals Connecting to the LAN To connect the 4155B 4156B to your LAN 1 Register the 4155B 4156B on your local area network Include the host name and IP address assigned for the 4155B 4156B Network Setup Parameters If you are uncertain as to your local network configuration or have questions concerning the network setup parameters contact your network system administrator The parameters should be registered and administered by the network system administrator 2 Connect the LAN cable to the 4155B 4156B 3 Turn the 4155B 4156B on 4 Press System key then select MISCELLANEOUS softkey to display the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen 5 Complete the 4155B 4156B NETWORK SETUP table by entering the following parameters En
102. ake the holes and mount the connectors See Table 2 2 For Kelvin connections using the 4156B SMU use Agilent 16494B 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 1 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 1419 circuit 3101 0302 or 3101 3241 Switch 1450 0641 LED Vp 2 1 V lp 10 mA Connecting GNDU to 1250 2457 Triaxial Connector female Interlock Connector 6 pin female Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 31 installation Mounting Connectors Connecting 1250 0118 BNC Connector female Connecting PGU to 1250 0118 BNC Connector female DUT 8120 0102 or 8120 4461 Low Noise Coaxial Cable Table 2 2 Dimensions of Connector Holes Kelvin Triaxial Connector in mm Triaxial Connector in mm 2 32 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 installation Mounting Connectors A To Make an Interlock Circuit
103. ame amaximum of 8 characters for a DOS diskette 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 Tocopy a file to an existing file a Select FILE CATALOG sofikey b Move the pointer to the desired file name using the rotary knob c Press SELECT TARGET softkey This sets the TARGET NAME entry Tocopy a file to internal memory select MEM 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 vO Ta TTT EMEN UNE Raa RC d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 19 File Operations Creating a Directory on a Network File System Creating a Directory on a Network File System 1 Press System key 2 Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen 3 Specify the mass storage device as a network file system 4 Select MAKE DIRECTORY softkey FUNCTION MAKE DIRECTORY NAME 5 In the NAME field enter the new dir
104. amp LOWER RIGHT X 100 RESOLUTION a LANGUAGE 000000 PL em M H PRINT PLOT COMMENT fPCL 75 DPI EET er NE eee GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME pa c TRE quem iS OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO E UPPER LEFT X Ss jy 0 PRINT SETUP DATA YES x 1004 100 LOWER RIGHT LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT POSITION BOTTOM RESOLUTION GRAPH PLOT nn PILE NAME DESTINATION FILE OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT A 2 He Toor Y 1901 LANGUAGE HP GL SO E ma GRAP TRACE ONLY NO zd PRINT SETUP DATA j PVE j i jode Ad a POSITION BOTTOM LOWER RIGHT i NE e a NN NC NO NC ne Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 33 Print Piot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs GRAPH PLOT a P HN DESTINATION PILE FILE NAME icu j I i i GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO PRINT SETUP DATA POSITION BOTTOM LANGUAGE RESOLUTION IHR TIFF 75 DPI M M In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PLSETUP Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey EXIT Closes the GR
105. an 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 mepa ARR aaan AAA a aiit EE ad Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 23 Specifications Functions Data variable display Up to two user defined parameters can be displayed on measurement result screen Read Ou Function The read out functions are built in functions for reading various values related to the marker cursor or line Automatic Analysis Function User Variable Output Display Display modes Graphics display List display Display 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 Displays the data on the screen via GPIB or Instrument BASIC graphics and list two axes X Y or three axes X Y 1 Y2 plot of source current voltage measured current voltage time or calculated USER FUNCTION data measurement data and calculated USER FUNCTION data are listed in conjunction with VARI step number or time domain sampling step number Up to eight data sets can be displayed 8 4 inch diagonal color active matrix LCD 640 dot H by 480 dot V Hard Copy Functions Gr
106. aphics 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 8 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Functions 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 sending it to a printer or plotter The data can be stored in PCL HP GL or TIF formats Hard copy via network interface Iipr client capability Data Storage Internal mass storage device Mass storage device built in 3 5 inch flexible disk drive Media 3 5 inch 2HD or 2DD diskette Format type HP LIF and DOS User area 1 44 Mbyte 2HD or 720 Kbyte 2DD File types 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 Program files data made by HP BASIC program and data made by Instrument BASIC program are compatible Network mass storage device Mass storage device an NFS mountable mass storage device File types auto start program file initial setup file measurement s
107. ard 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 4155B 4156B Display Screens Output Format Printing plotting screen images screen dumps PCL HR PCL or HP GL Printing plotting setup data lists Printing plotting measurement data lists GRAPH LIST LIST GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS KNOB SWEEP Printing plotting measurement data graphs PCL HR PCL HP GL TIFF or HR TIFF PCL HR PCL or HP GL Saving screen images to a file all all setup GRAPH LIST LIST PCL HR PCL HP GL ot HR TIFF GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS 1 Ali setup screens except for GRAPH LIST and KNOB SWEEP Saving setup data lists to a file Saving measurement data lists to a file Saving measurement data graphs to a file KNOB SWEEP Agilent 4155B 4156B Us
108. articular purpose Agilent Technologies will be liable for damage to tangible property per incident up to the greater of 300 000 or the actual amount paid for the product that is the subject of the claim and for damages for bodily injury or death to the extent that all such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been directly caused by a defective Agilent Technologies product To the extent allowed by local law the remedies in this warranty statement are customer s sole and exclusive remedies Expect as indicated above in no event will Agilent Technologies or its suppliers be liable for loss of date or for direct special incidental consequential including lost profit or date or other damage whether based in contract tort or otherwise For consumer transactions in Australia and New Zealand the warranty terms contained in this statement except to the extent lawfullv permitted do not exclude restrict or modify and are in addition to the mandatory statutory rights applicable to the sale of this product to you Assistance Product maintenance agreements and other customer assistance agreements are available for Agilent Technologies products For any assistance contact your nearest Agilent Technologies Sales Office Certification Agilent Technologies Inc certifies that this product met its published specifications at the time of shipment from the factory Agilent Technologies further certifies
109. at VG ao 3 Position a plate on both sides Mese ie 2 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 installation Installing Accessories 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 164424 test fixture on top of the second 164404 7 Attach each plate using the three flathead screws supplied with the instrument RR Eom s Pod BENE Y Y A mend Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 21 Installation installing Accessories To attach an 16441A R box to the 16442A test fixture and the 16440A selector oe d Pa Pa cl ee ee er n EE M i b 99200225556 mE B tne i ecc NN To attach the 16440A selector to a shielding box 3 d _ i ae ae tm M Pd d ME ii 4 fig lz E 3 a i j H i Fd dli ME H Ta tt cs DNE u tt i dM TE EE ni H a APEE TIN S C rcc ror RE E O E H Units mm UGIOIG 33 100 100 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation Installing Accessories Ifyou use two 1
110. at GPIB programs for the 4145B need to be modified before using Interfaces GPIB interface SHI AHI T6 L4 SRI RL1 PPO DCI DT1 C1 C2 C3 C4 CIL E2 Parallel interface RJ45 connector Ethernet IEEE 802 3 IOBASE T for a 10Mbps CSMA CD local area network External keyboard compatible PC style 101 key keyboard mini DIN connector Interlock and LED connector sitet NANT NN TL EE MEAM CCT CNET NN CCN Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 27 Specifications Functions R BOX control connector Trigger in out SMU PGU Selector control connector Agilent 41501 A B Sample Application Programs LJ Flash EEPROM test TDDB Constant I Electromigration test V Ramp test J Ramp test SWEAT GO NO GO test HCI degradation test Charge pumping test Agilent VEE Sample Application Programs Vth measurement using an 4155B 4156B an E5250A and a prober VXlplug amp play drivers L 8 28 VXIplug amp play drivers for the 4155B and 4156B VXlplug amp play drivers for the ES250A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications General Specifications General Specifications Temperature range Operating 10 C to 40 C with disk drive operation 5 C to 40 C without disk drive operation Storage 22 C to 60 C Humidity range Operating 20 to 80 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature x 29 C with di
111. ation Requirements 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 Number 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 zot 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 90 152 Vac i left 198 264 Vac right Ventilation Requirements The 4155B 4156B has one cooling fan and the 41501 A 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 5 _ Installation Requirements Operating Environment The 4155B 4156B and the 41501A B are specified to
112. ble from the power outlet Nw Unscrew the fuse holder on the rear panel 3 Inspect that the correct fuse is installed and wire inside the fuse is not broken by using a tester Agilent part number 100 120 Vac UL CSA T 8A 250 Vac 2110 0383 220 240 Vac UL CSA T 4A 250 Vac 4 Replace the fuse if necessary Then screw in the fuse holder 5 Turn the 4155B 4156B on Fuse type 2110 0014 aera e AA A iid n nd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 5 If You Have A Problem When You install the 4155B 4156B If Measurement Units of the 41501 A B are not Displayed on the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION Screen Check that the power cable is firmly connected to the 41501 A B and to power outlet Check that the LINE switch of the 41501A B is on Check that the voltage selector switch is set properly The voltage selector switch is located in the lower right corner of the rear panel The following table shows the line voltage selector setting Line Voltage Position 90 to 132 Vac 198 to 264 Vac Check that the fuse is good The fuse holder is located in the lower right corner of the rear panel Turn the 4155B 4156B and the 41501A B off 2 Unscrew the fuse holder on the rear panel 3 Inspect that the correct fuse is installed and wire inside the fuse is nof broken by using a tester 100 120 Vac UL CSA T 8A 250 Vac 2110 0383 220 240 Vac UL CSA T 4A 250 Vac 2110 00
113. blem If Errors Occur Unable to access file The file is locked Unable to write to this file The file is locked by another process No such device or address The 4155B 4156B cannot find the specified network device or address Verify the correct device file exists the select code major number minor number are correct and that the device is correctly connected high speed or low speed port System busy File operation is in progress File operation is in progress During a file operation the 4155B 4156B cannot perform other operations such as making measurements changing setup fields printing and so forth Network printer connection time out A time out occurred when connecting the network printer to the print server or NFS server Network File System server is down Server for the Network File System is down Contact your network system administrator Communication to desired server failed Communication to desired server failed System busy Mounting device When mounting a device the 4155B 4156B cannot be interrupted by another operation such as making a measurement l System bug Undefined method System bug Invalid parameter System bug Inconsistency Unable to display Number must be 10001 Unable to display the measurement results because the data size of the result is too large The number of the measurement results must be less than 10001 Connection failed Set Destination address Ne
114. call in user function User function is undefined Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 23 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur 142 Stack overflow in user function 143 COMMON channel FCTN must be CONST 144 COMMON channel FCTN must be NSYNC 145 System busy Unable to change page when MEAS 146 System busy Unable to change page when STRS 147 Ineffective page in this setup 148 X axis is not assigned 149 Yl axis is not assigned 150 ENABLE DELAY must be lt 32767 x INIT INT For sampling measurements when stop condition is set to ENABLE enable delay must be initial interval x 32767 or less 15 No unit is set to STANDBY ON 152 System busy MEASURING or 4145 USER MODE 153 MIN MAX have different sign in LOG 154 Can do such operation only for USER VAR 155 Illegal setup The name was already used 156 ser variabie is used in user function If a user variable is used in user functions the user variable cannot be deleted 157 AUTO Analysis is undefined 158 TOT SAMP TIME must be lt INIT INT x 32767 Total sampling time must be initial interval x 32767 or less and 1 x 10 or less 159 Measure channel is not assigned 160 Unable to find approximate data 161 illegal graph scale setup 163 The Sweep Pulse Polarity is not same 164 SYNC can not be set for standby CH 10 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 165 166 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181
115. ce standards or limits against which the 4155B 4156B and 41501B are tested When the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B functions Set measurement and or stress conditions Control measurement and or stress execution Perform arithmetic calculations Display measured and calculated results on the LCD display e Perform graphical analysis Store and recall measurement setups and measurement and graphical display data Dump to printers or plotters for hardcopy output Perform measurement and analysis with internal Instrument BASIC Sel test Auto calibration Agilent 4155B configuration four medium power source monitor units MPSMUS 10 fA 2 uV to 100 mA 100 V two voltage source units VSUs two voltage monitor units VMUs Agilent 4156B configuration four high resolution source monitor units HRSMUs 1 fA 2 uV to 100 mA 100 V two voltage source units VSUs two voltage monitor units VMUs Agilent 41501B Option configuration two pulse generator units PGUs Option one high power source monitor unit HPSMU 10 fA 2 uV to 1 A 200 V or two MPSMUS Option one ground unit GNDU I JJ U On 8 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol
116. cond file aan A a n JoP T Agilent 41558 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 27 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 241 242 243 244 248 246 265 280 Unable to PURGE the file or directory Unable to purge the file or the directory for example permission denied Filer error error error error File error The directory is not empty No DISK in the drive Initialization faiied Invalid DISK volume labei DISK volume label is undefined Volume label is undefined or was not found Verify the volume number is Set correctly Filer Filer Filer error eer QI error error error error error error error error VEE TOs error error error System error Filer error Filer error HOLD TM must VARI output DISK is not initialized Checkread error Ba Q HFS DISK Un h Di H K is ful n Un Directory is fuil File name is undefined File name is wrong The file name is already used Bad device type Unabie to use wildcard Operations failed The target type is wrong The file is protected DISK is protected Unabie to verify Unable to copy between LIF DOS Reason Unknown be 0 when INIT INT 2ms value is out of range M M M a Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition
117. connector plate input terminals using 40 cm triaxial cables as shown below 16442A Input or Connector Plate Input SMU1 2 3 4 5 or 6 Output Force SMUI SMU3 Output Sense gt SMU2 SMU4 a For non Kelvin connection b For the Kelvin connection two triaxial cables must be used to con nect the 16441A and the 164424 instead of a Kelvin triaxial cable Installing the 16441A R box with other accessories You can attach the 16441A R box to the 164424 test fixture or to your shielding box as shown in the following figures M M MH 2 18 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation Installing Accessories Attaching the 16441A R Box to the 16442A Test Fixture S i LTD T i EN j amp CSS Hu IE IE N at X um i eS MS N N he Bose DNE MEI OO qe 16441A A Box e o ej i e i Is 9j im 7 e o qm Mod N H gm N Se Nel Nl S nee Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 19 Installation Installing Accessories To Install the 16440A SMU Pulse Generator Selector To use the 16440A the 4155B 4156B must be equipped with an 41501A B SMU pulse generator expander with two PGUs To attach the 16440A selector to the 164424 test fixture l Place the 16440A selector on your 2 Place the 164424 test fixture on top ofthe workbench 164404 selector SOW ROG pe
118. ct EXIT softkey 4 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists prereset vem nN NN i UM PIA HII i ped 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 SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155B 4156B control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set Entry Field HP GL PCL HR PCL i DESTINATION 7 FORM FEED d LINE 4 N J COLUMN E COLOR B W J PAPER Y n 3 OUTPUT ITEM INIT STRING d TRAILER STRING Ni 4 NOTE Multiple Outputs e 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 m a e A HH i tiri e nner aa E d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 11 Print Piot Function Printing Plotting Setup Data Lists To print plot the setup da
119. cting one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI For more information on selecting resolution see Output Resolution on page 4 5 If you select the HR PCL mode setting the resolution too low will result in poor print quality 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 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 To set the output region to the upper half of the paper it should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 0 Y 0 X rigin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 ae To start the screen dump select PRINT PLOT softkey 6 To close the SCREEN DUMP dialog box sele
120. d 8 To stop the interlock test select STOP softkey 2 36 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 Short the Sense and Force on the connector i i number 8120 3674 from the connector to as shown below Use AWG 22 single strand the prober socket or DUT as shown To insulated wire Agilent part number cancel the effects of cable resistance connect 8150 2639 from the connector plate to the the Sense line and Force line as close as prober socket or DUT Measurement results possible to the terminal of the DUT include the residual resistance of the connection wire For a quick connection where measurement accuracy is not critical connect only Force to the DUT without shorting the Sense and Force j j FORCE f FORCE SENCE j SENCE T o Insulator Insulator i COH 4 ep DUT imp m b V x i C ef H i ke oaxial Cable i i E Plate p 7 Plate i i Triaxial Connector i Triaxial Connector CAUTION Use Agilent 16493H GNDU cable to connect the GNDU to your connector plate or test fixture Do nof 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
121. d Verify the NFS server is operating correctly Connection reset by peer Remote disconnected Remote connection was terminated Verify the remote setup and the executed operation are correct Verify the local and remote systems are operating properly Unable to transfer data Communication down Data cannot be transferred because the communication was shutdown NFS Connection refused Connection to NFS was refused Verify the refused device was properly exported Connection failed Socket was not sent NFS Connection failed because the socket was not sent Too many levels of symbolic links The file is linked to itself or the linked file is linked back to the file Cross device link Unable to hard link different physical file systems Hard link must be done to same file system Unable to use this protocol Unable to use this protocol on the network This protocol is not supported This protocol is not supported on the network This type of protocol is not supported This type of protocol is not supported on the network NFS too many references can t splice System busy Saving getting text files The 4155B 4156B cannot be interrupted by other operations For example files cannot be saved or retrieved while making measurements MEER ED D Ee merece ne RR 10 34 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 387 388 389 391 392 393 394 400 401 402 410 411 412 If You Have A Pro
122. d 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 the SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 3 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NOTE NOTE File Operations To Use the Network File System The 4155B 4156B 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 41 55B 4156B to your LAN See To Connect to a LAN in Chapter 2 c 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 SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 bo 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 during measurement or forcing stress when an error message is displayed when the HELP screen is displayed when the KNOB SWEEP screen is displayed when the SCREEN DUMP PRINT PLOT or GRAPH PLOT dialog is displayed a A A Lc t d Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 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
123. d and displayed as a hexadecimal number 2 Oscillation 4 Some channel has reached compliance limit C PGU status 1 PGU average current exceeds 100 mA 10 38 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3
124. dition 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Overview 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 BRENNEN mm M a MP E Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 5 introducing the 4155B 41568 Measurement Unit Configurations Ray S UUTUM MMMMMMM M MM Measurement Unit Configurations Agilent 4155B 4156B 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 Agilent 4155B configuration four medium power source monitor units MPSMUs two voltage source units VSUs two voltage monitor units VMUs Agilent 4156B configuration four high resolution source monitor units HRSMUs two voltage source units VSUs two voltage monitor units VMUs The 4156B has higher measurement resolution For details about measurement range and resolution refer to Measurement Units in the 4155B 4156B User s Guide Measurement and Analysis Agilent 41501A B configuration The 41501A B is attached to the 4155B 4156B at your site See Chapter 2 Installation on how to install the 41501A B The 41501A B contains a ground unit GNDU In addition you specify an option number according to desired units as follows
125. dition 3 NOTE NOTE External Keyboard You can operate Agilent 4155B 4156B 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 Keys not on the external keyboard PAGE CONTROL key group Chan Meas Display Graph List Stress System Characters you cannot enter from the external keyboard 4x2 deg When using an external keyboard connect the external keyboard to the 4155B 4156B before applying power If you connect the keyboard to the 4155B 4156B after applying power the keyboard does not work M M 6 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 Stop Ctrl C Standby Ctri Y Stress Ctri T green key Single Ctrl N green key Stop Ctri Z Integ Time key Short Ctri l group Medium Ctri J Long Ctri K IBASIC Ctri U or enter RUN in the data entry field on the IBASIC screen MARKER CURSOR gt Res
126. e Vol 1 Edition 3 Contents Introducing the 4155B 4156B OVEIVIOW o3 asa usd aed ANDR UE RT RA NM pateat Rep te ntee ead Kine sat 1 4 Measurement Unit Configurations lt ciiss uoua ze lore deeb andes dat i 6 Front View of the 4155B 4156B ous os a3 beta ex SE CE COT ACER C 1 7 Rear View of the 4155B 4156B au Caculesuisc a Sp eee wea 8 etl BY Sabah uS 1 1 Installation LEROY EERE Cee a eT ae 22 Reguiremenis e renr ontario eames nendum su e petitis a Ei ten 2 3 Power ReguiremeniS weris acqua der BA pde aet a CE AP ed en Pal LP 2 3 Power C able missie da dec pe e rid exa d veg our Nec widow ANE cedar 2 3 Line Fuse and Line Voltage Selector for the 41501A uluuuuuuu 2 5 Ventilation Requirements colonel e 3 REeAddee Ud e Yd er es 2 5 Operating Environment c ea 1 144 rite s Pacco Tro Eres Camps 2 6 Storaging Shipping Environment 0 0 000 cee eae ame 2 6 RICANS oes victores aptos wa eee atc ttl Ute wa que a a emgage hace Ea at 2 6 Inspection oaae oot ues ad bees axes ness qat wa ides iius de eee d aod 2 7 To Inspect the 4155B 4156B and Accessories 0 0000005 2 7 To Check the 4155B 4156B Operation 0 000 0 00 000000 cece cee eee 2 8 To Execute Diagnostics and Calibration 0 0 0 0 lessen 2 10 Connecting the 41501 A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander 2 11 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Contents 1 Contents Installing Accessories 1s dese sa il
127. e last column of the present entry in the data entry area Green Recall Recall Recalis the oldest input from the key buffer The key buffer stores the 10 most recent entries in the data entry area ChEnd Clears the entered data from the present cursor position to the end Green Clear The front panel green key can also be used to perform dump Plot Print key knob sweep Single key and zero offset cancel Stop key operations Caiculates any expression entered in the data entry area BENE D DEMMEMMMEE A CA DTTC Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 41 System Page Organization Screen Operation Edit front panel keys There are six keys in the Edit front panel key group The following table shows the function of each key Key Label Functions 4 Moves the cursor left by one column in the data entry area Moves the cursor right by one column in the data entry area Delete Deletes one character where the cursor is located Insert Toggles the input mode in the data entry area between insert and overtyping modes Recall Recalls the newest input from the key buffer Clear Deletes all the characters in the data entry area Green lt je Moves the cursor to the first column in the data entry area 5 Green gt Moves the cursor to the last column of the present entry in the data entry area Green Recall Recalls the oldest input from the key buffer The Recall key buff
128. e paper the OUTPUT REGION should be defined as follows OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 0 Y 0 amp origin of printer E LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y Cn 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 eaae tt RCN CC tt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 13 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists erence em a 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 SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen This screen specifies the 4155B 4156B control mode GPIB address output equipment and so on Set all the entry fields properly For more information see SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set TRAILER STRING NOTE Multiple Outputs If you want to print two or more images on one shee
129. e test must be executed interactively that is the operator must connect cables or make decisions during the test test items Name of the tests M M M M ps 5 30 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen Executing the Tests You can execute the tests as shown below 1 Move the pointer to the desired test item 2 Select the EXECUTE softkey If the pointer is ata SELF test you can repeat the test continuously by selecting REPEAT TEST softkey You can stop executing the test by selecting STOP softkey The REPEAT TEST softkey is available for the diagnostics not for self calibration If you want to execute all tests automatically select CALIB ALL softkey to execute all self calibration tests DIAG SELFTST ALL softkey to execute all tests displaying SELF in the TARGET field To stop executing tests select STOP softkey Test Adapter The following tests require the following test adapters Test Item Adapter Test No 312 LAN interface test LAN Test Adapter Agilent Part Number 04155 61631 Test No 401 parallel I F test Parallel Test Adapter Agilent Part Number 04155 61632 a TAA NNN LC A Aa TTS Tt tT EH Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 31 System Page Organization SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP sc
130. eactivate standby mode if used by pressing Standby key confirm that the Standby indicator is not lit Confirm that the HIGH VOLTAGE indicator is not lit Open the shielding box access door open the intik terminal Discharge any capacitors connected to an SMU Warn persons working around the 4155B 4156B about dangerous conditions Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 CAUTION installation Requirements NENNEN ce Requirements This section contains information on power requirements power cables line fuse and line voltage selectors for the 41501 A ventilation requirements operating environment storaging shipping environment cleaning Power Requirements The 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B 41501A and 350 VA for the 41501B For details see Chapter 8 Power Cable Before applying ac line power to the 41 55B 4156B 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
131. ecep Re RA EIS one Oy 4 28 saving Measurement Data Graphs 0 0 0000000 cc lleven 4 32 COWES EXECS dr 4 37 Soren Dump OUP ae cia dg sud ohare nah eet ae weston EX Reve See 4 38 Setup Data List Output 4o obe ee niea al Rb e eterno Ute 4 40 Measurement Result List Output 00 0 00 0 cc cece cece eee cee 4 42 Measurement Result Graph Output 0 000000 ee cece cee 4 44 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Contents 3 Contents System Page Organization Seren SUCUT coto Des sott Qd e tradi steels ed vete era e Ah 5 3 SYSTEM Screen Group Lau Ius tee xat b iod IR OT wed 5 5 SISIEMCEIBER Screen ooeessext be Send anes Bia ewes eiecti 5 6 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION sereen jj uer a dave VERS 5 28 SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen 5 29 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP sereen 1 o read dh ot ER CE d 5 32 SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen s neos veri cn RR VIA EO ERE 5 36 Screen Operati m saspe opes cet vaa vie teet Sari UC OE RS Dd 5 39 Dara pit or Edib 29 Joore tatran a e bed asd s ss d eis 5 39 Bl e frontepanel key usage sooo veas ee Pa he DER wg bee ag eu tp oats 5 40 Green front panel key Usage ec cocco to ve YER Ue Eni 5 4 BOIUTRONE Pane EROS fee PPP 5 42 SIATUS Indicators uscite mae dy ee dba ee end pam whe hae d 5 43 External Keyboard Initial Settings Specifications Accessories and Options If You Have A Problem Contents 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition
132. ectory name The directory name can be 36 characters maximum The directorv name and directory path combined can be 58 characters maximum 6 Select EXECUTE softkey 7 Select EXIT softkey 3 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Changing the Working Directory Changing the Working Directory i ua No wr e 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 a Pn Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 21 File Operations initializing a Diskette Initializing a Diskette tao I2 ee c e E II 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 INIT softkey In the FORMAT field select DOS softkey or HP LIF softkey Optional In the VOLUME NAME field enter a volume name
133. ed by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area Reads the comments for the file specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area diskette only Reads the comments for all files listed in the FILE CATALOG area diskette only BENNNNNNNNNMNWNMMMMMNKNRNHNIEKMMM M NNN ENCE E Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 17 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen COPY Softkey This function is used to copy files between a diskette and internal memory between two diskettes within a diskette within the network file system the 4155B 4156B mounts or between the network file system and internal memory The following entry box and primary softkeys will be displayed Entry box PUNCTION COPY i sides hae SOURCE NAME j l i i je ces E TYPE TARGET DISK i TARGET NAME m uw Softkeys EXECUTE Copies the data EXIT Exits the COPY function TYPE field The TYPE field specifies the data type In this field select Specifies all types of data MES Specifies the measurement setup data STR Specifies the stress setup data DAT Specifies the measurement setup and result data CST Specifies the customized system data PRO Specifies the 4145B setup data TARGET DISK field The TARGET DISK field specifies whether the source and target files are on the same diskette or different diskettes The following secondary softkeys are available SAME The targ
134. ent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 A3 34 35 36 37 if You Have A Problem lf Errors Occur Device I O error Unable to print out The 4155B 4156B printer or plotter may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies sales and service office Filer error File name is required Filer error File Type is required System error Realtime clock has problem The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office Not 4155 4156 file File was created by old revision File may be corrupt Zero offset meas failed for unit name Offset value is too large so Zero offset measurement is aborted Too big offset for 10 pA Range of unit name gt Offset value is too large so offset cannot be canceled perfectly System busy Measuring System busy Forcing stress System error EEPROM write error The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office Fixture open Measurement aborted Auto calibration was aborted Auto calibration failed No data in internal memory Illegal data File may be corrupt System busy Unable to save get when MEAS STR System busy Unable to change Y axis System error SMUC lost data The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office n AAA A A A de A Ad Agiient 4155B
135. ent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 23 File Operations Backing Up a Diskette ne a a yaya ars A A i t A Aaa 3 24 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function a a e EE TP Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Agilent 4155B 4156B print plot function enables you to print plot or save to a file the following types of data Screen images from the 4155B 4156B 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 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 erent 4 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Output Formats Output Formats The print plot function supports PCL HP GL and TIFF formats and provides the following five output modes PCL For making h
136. ent Technologies does not warrant that the operation of Agilent Technologies products will be uninterrupted or error free If Agilent Technologies is unable within a reasonable time to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted customer will be entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon prompt return of the product The Agilent Technologies products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in performance or may have been subject to incidental use The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of installation if installed by Agilent Technologies If customer schedules or delays Agilent Technologies installation more than 30 days after delivery warranty begins on the 31st day from delivery Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from a improper or inadequate maintenance or calibration b software interfacing parts or supplies not supplied by Agilent Technologies c unauthorized modification or misuse d operation outside of the published environmental specifications for the product or e improper site preparation or maintenance Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 To the extent allowed by local law the above warranties are exclusive and no other warranty or condition whether written or oral is expressed or implied and Agilent Technologies specifically disclaims any implied warranties or conditions of merchantability satisfactory quality and fitness for a p
137. er s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 HP DeskJet LaserJet ThinkJet PaintJet printers HR PCL and HP C12024 serial printer HP GL HP DeskJet 1200C 1600C LaserJet 4 4L printers and plotters Screen Dump 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 Graph Output PCL 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 Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION Print speed is faster than PCL Data List Output PCL Print starting point is defined by OUTPUT REGION Text font size depends on printer RESOLUTION setting is ignored RPG SmemRKI O HP GL Position and text font size are defined by OUTPUT REGION Print speed is faster than PCL Position is defined by 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 o
138. er stores the 10 most recent entries in the data entry area Green Clear Clr End Clears the entered data from the present cursor position to the end E t IRE BRINGS REESE 5 42 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization Status Indicators EEUU A A INNO Status Indicators The status indicators indicates the present status of the 4155B 4156B The display contains the following status indicators t 2 i a e ae ee To iS m GRAPH GRAPHICS SHORT ANA GZauglG O6 15PH Tik CURSOR 182 7352 MARKER 295 7352s Y w E ELECT EE ee CURSOR i COL 1009 1 ban ak aaa Mm x deed ee aa j UGDO5030 80x70 a 1 indicates the following status TRG Waiting for trigger input from an external instrument DRW Drawing a measurement curve ANA Performing auto analysis or regression calculation 2 indicates the following status Performing auto calibration Z Performing an offset measurement for the zero offset cancel function 3 indicates the following status L The screen is locked by an GPIB command Fe vee A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 43 System Page Organization Status Indicators 5 44 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 6 External Keyboard BEENNNNNNNNNMMNMMMNMEANFENENNe2FNIGUN RUNE E E Ed Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 E
139. et file is on the same diskette as the source file OTHER The target file is on a different diskette than the source file 5 18 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen SOURCE NAME field and TARGET NAME field The SOURCE NAME field specifies the file name to be copied The TARGET NAME field specifies the new name for the file The file name must be 6 characters maximum for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename characters maximum for DOS format 36 characters maximum to store on a network file system and a total of 58 characters including the directory path When the pointer is in this field the softkeys shown in Menu and Menu 2 are available Menu I FILE CATALOG MEM Menu 2 FILE CATALOG EXIT FILE CATALOG SELECT SOURCE SELECT TARGET READ COMMENT Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 2 Specifies data in internal memory MEMI MEM2 MEM3 or MEMA Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 Selects the file to be copied The file name SOURCE NAME and TYPE is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area Selects the new file name from the FILE CATALOG area The file name TARGET
140. etup file measurement setup result file stress setup file customize file and hard copy data file Number of files maximum 199 files including directories in the working directory Data Storage supplemental information Volume size available bytes 1457 Kbyte for 2HD DOS formatted diskette ae NNN NNN rmt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 8 25 Specifications Functions 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 75DP 1 file Hardcopy data 38702 byte monochrome TIFF file Number of files maximum 199 can be stored for HP LIF format Repeating and Automating Test Instrument Control Function control internal or external computer can control the 4155B 4156B functions via GPIB interface Commands set SCPI Commands set 4155B 4156B FLEX Commands set 4145B Syntax Commands set Program memory Using the 4155B 4156B FLEX Commands set program code can be stored in the 4155B or 4156B Maximum number of program set is 255 External instrument remote control internal Instrument BASIC controller can control external equipment via GPIB interface 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 i
141. etwork is down There in no response from the server Operation canceled Operation canceled by user For example an abort command was sent Cannot create file dir Change permission Write permission is not set for the directory where you are trying to create a file or subdirectory Unable to go to the dir Permission denied Cannot move to the specified directory To access the directory change the permissions Select UPDATE ADD to update add printer setup To update or add your new or modified network printer setup the UPDATE or ADD secondary softkey must be selected after finishing the initial setup Duplicate file names exist The same file name cannot be used for multiple files No such file or directory Cannot find the specified file or directory Unable to read or write to directory A file read or write operation cannot be performed in the specified directory Invalid argument Check command syntax Specified argument did not work when executing the command Verify the command syntax and argument are correct Seek operation failed Seek for file operation failed or append write failed to open the specified file LL TS TTT HII E HH PH Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 33 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur 368 369 370 371 372 373 375 377 378 381 383 386 NES Software caused connection abort Network file system NFS was disconnecte
142. ev Esc um In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PLSETUP 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 Tosetthe DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey marr AAA a Ar liii aaa aA Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 25 Print Piot Function Saving Setup Data Lists Eg tar 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 e amaximum of 8 characters for DOS format e amaximum 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 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 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 If you select HP GL set the OUTPUT REGION There are two available fields UPPER LEFT Specif
143. ey to display the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen Complete the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table by entering the following parameters Entry Field Description PRINTER Printer name assigned to the printer and defined on the printer server IP ADDRESS IP address of the printer server TEXT OUT Text output option of lpr command GRAPH OUT Graphics output option of lpr command Select ADD softkey to register the setup in the internal memory To make hard copies using the remote printer refer to Chapter 4 2 46 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations BENE EE a EE DR Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations This chapter covers the following file operations selecting a mass storage device isting a file catalog storing setup or results data e storing data in spreadsheet format loading setup or results data changing a file name removing a file directory copying a file creating a directory on a network file system changing the working directory initializing a diskette 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 A gilent 4155B 4156B mounts You can perform file operations by selecting softkeys on the SYSTEM FILER screen All file operations can be performed this way selecting the front panel keys Get an
144. fault initial settings If you turn on the 4155B 4156B without a diskette the 4155B 4156B is set to the default initial settings In this condition internal memories contain measurement setup data for the most common applications M M M M M a M R 7 2 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Initial Settings User Defined Initial Settings User Defined Initial Settings 1f you turn on an 4155B 4156B with a diskette in the flexible disk drive the 4155B 4156B automatically loads the following files from the diskette files for setting setup and result screens 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 4155B 4156B files for setting internal memories if the diskette has files that can be loaded into the internal memories of the 4155B 4156B the files are automatically loaded after turning on the 4155B 4156B BASIC 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 4155B 4156B 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 u
145. formation in the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table A maximum 15 characters is allowed The IP address of the NFS server The default setting is 0 0 0 0 which is an invalid number for the IP ADDRESS The name of the directory mounted by the 4155B 4156B A maximum of 58 characters are allowed The default setting is the root directory The 4155B 4156B mounts this directory and uses it as the root directory Confirm that the NFS server has exported the directory to the 4155B 4156B The NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table has the following softkeys ADD DELETE UPDATE Adds the setup to the internal memory After completing this table press ADD softkey to register the information to the internal memory A softkey will be created and labeled For example if you enter mydirl into the LABEL field and then press ADD softkey the mydirl softkey will have been created This softkey is used to call the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP Deletes the setup on the screen from the internal memory Updates the setup data in the internal memory The setup data currently in memory is replaced by the new information in the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table NENNEN mt RR nt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 27 System Page Organization SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen PAE aE TUTTI m i t t t SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen The SYSTEM CONFIGURATION screen contains the system firmware revision and hardware configuration for the 4155B 4156B SOFTWARE R
146. gure below cuc en cur E a CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION O4JANO1 01 30PM H XMEASUREMENT MODE TAM LET PLING l i MEASURE sT amp Y SERIES DEALT Pint Tiname T RESISTANCE SETUP A A 1 COAL T i i p i CONST MEMI M 2 Z VARZ B Tr f 3 13 VARL VCE IC SMUa MP va 14 v CONST IMEMZ MI VSUL V8UL 0 d v CONST FET vSU2 V8SU2 j y CONST VbS ID Ln PA A YT TE TEN TEE 2 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation Inspection 8 Make sure that the units displayed in the UNIT column match the units installed The following table shows the displayed units in the UNIT column 4156B Additional Units by Using 41501A B Expander SMUEHR Opt 402 Opt 410 Opt 412 Opt 420 Opt 422 SMUI MP SMU2 MP SMUX HR PGUI SMU3 HP SMUS HP SMUS MP SMUS MP SMU3 MP SMU3 HR PGU2 GNDU PGUI SMU6 MP SMU6 MP SMU4 MP SMU4 HR GNDU PGU2 GNDU PGUI VSUI VSUI GNDU PGU2 VSU2 VSU2 GNDU VMUI VMUI VMU2 VMU2 9 If the 41501A B units are not displayed in the UNIT column turn off the 4155B 4156B and the 41501 A B Make sure that the 41501A B interface board is firmly inserted into the 4155B 4156B Turn on the 41501 A B then turn on the 4155B 4156B 10 Press the System key on the front panel then select MISCELL
147. ide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 17 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur If Errors Occur when You Operate the 4155B 4156B The following error codes and messages can occur when operating the 4155B 4156B The error codes and messages are displayed in a message window or in the message display area at the bottom of the screen Wo 060 S CO A A a il 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 18 Syntax error Input should be integer number Syntax error Input should be real number Syntax error Unrecognized parameter Illegal setup The parameter is out of range DATA buffer full Too many APPEND DATA buffer full Too many points Cannot define more than 6 User Vars Syntax error First char should be Alphabet Syntax error Must be alphanumeric Name must be set for user function variable Name setup cannot be omitted when setting a user function or a user variable name Syntax error Unknown variable name System error HOSTC received invalid data The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office System error Unable to communicate with SMUC The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office System error Illegal command to SMUC The 4155B 4156B may be broken Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office Illegal operation Too many LIST data Unable to display data list Not enough memory Agil
148. ies 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 4 26 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot Function Saving Setup Data Lists STORE REGION Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal l 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 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 sof
149. ifications are given as of set measured value 0 1 plus offset value 30 pA 200 fA x Vout for the 100 nA range The offset value consists of a fixed part determined by the set measurement range and a proportional part that is multiplied by Vout VSU Voltage Source Unit Specifications Same as the 4156B VSU VMU Voltage Monitor Unit Specifications Same as the 4156B VMU 8 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware 41501B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander HPSMU High Power SMU Specifications Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 5 e Current Range Resolution and Accuracy See Table 8 6 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 pA tol A Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy HPSMU supplemental information Allowable cable resistance Kelvin connection Force maximum 0 7 2 100 mA to 1A Force maximum 10 Q lt 100 mA Sense maximum 10 Q Voltage source output resistance typical 0 2 Force line Non Kelvin connection Voltage measurement input resistance 2 1085 0 Current source output resistance gt 10 Q 1nA range Current compliance setting accuracy for opposite polarity For 1 nA to 10 nA range V A setting accuracy 12 of ra
150. ig daB die Verriegelungsfunktion korrekt arbeitet w Schalten Sie die Ger te Agilent 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B 41501B nicht ausschaiten f hren Sie unabh ngig von den Ger teeinstellungen folgende Schritte durch Beenden Sie die gegenwartige Messung durch Dr cken der Stop Taste die MEASUREMENT Leuchtdiode erlischt 9 Deaktivieren Sie den Standby Modus falls verwendet durch Dr cken der Standby Taste die Standby Leuchtdiode erlischt Vergewissern Sie sich da die Hochspannungswarniampe erloschen ist e ffnen Sie den Deckel der Mefifassung Agilent 16442A die Verriegelungsklemme INTLK ffnen Entladen Sie alle an SMUSs angeschlossenen Kondensatoren falls vorhanden w informieren Sie Personen in unmittelbarer Nahe der Ger te Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B ber die Gef hrlichkeit der bestehenden Hochspannung und sichern Sie den Zugang zum Pr fplatz zum Schutz Dritter 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 For the information about the measurement and analysis refer to User s Guide Measurement and Analysis e Introducing the 4155B 415
151. ing the number keys or UP DOWN softkeys Then press SET softkey to apply the change POWER LINE FREQUENCY This field sets the power line frequency The selectable frequency is 50 or 60 Hz SYSTEM SETUP This table specifies the following parameters BEEP This field sets the beep sound ON or OFF SCREEN SAVE This field sets the time interval before the screen saver works screen does not display anything The time interval can be 0 to 60 minutes To release the screen saver touch any key or the rotary knob To disable the screen saver enter 0 zero LP TIMEOUT This field sets the maximum time to confirm the connection with the printer server defined in the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table The 4155B 4156B waits for the response from the printer server when a hard copy is requested If the 4155B 4156B does not receive a response within the time specified by this setting a time out error will occur The time out can be set from 1 to 32767 seconds The default setting is 300 seconds BENE E DM Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 23 NOTE NOTE System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen NETWORK SETUP This table specifies the network setup parameters If you connect the 4155B 4156B to your local network you must complete this table The 4155B 4156B stores the setup in its internal memory and keeps the setup data until you change it even if you turn off the unit Network Function The
152. inted only when this field is enabled on the SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To start the file save select PRINT PLOT softkey 9 Toclose the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box select EXIT softkey a e i a i A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 Before beginning to save the measurement data graph check the following 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 SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set HR HR Entry Field PCL TIFF DESTINATION FORM FEED y iy 4 32 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Graphs To save a measurement result graph 1 Display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen then press Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the GRAPH PLOT dialog box GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION FILE OT PILE NAME OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT X 5
153. inter is in this field the softkeys shown in Menu 1 and Menu 2 are available Menu l FILE CATALOG MEM Menu 2 FILE CATALOG EXIT FILE CATALOG SELECT Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 2 Selects the internal memory MEM MEM2 MEMS or MEM4 for deleting data On the softkey label a notation in the upper right comer shows the data type M MES data or PRO data S STR data D DAT data Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 Selects the file or directory to be purged The file or directory is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 15 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen RENAME Softkey This function is available for a file on the diskette or on the network file system mounted by the 4155B 4156B This function is not available for the directory on the network file system The following entry box and primary softkeys are displayed Entry box FUNCTION RENAME a NAME mE uu TYPE ME NEW NAME uu ele oe ae et be eee ee c Soci 4 Softkeys EXECUTE Renames the file EXIT Exits the RENAME function TYPE field The TYPE field specifies the data type In this field se
154. is connected to the interlock circuit the 4155B 4156B 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 Units mm UGIO101 85x60 2 34 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation Mounting Connectors Figure 2 3 Dimensions of the Interlock Switch Agilent part number 3101 3241 Figure 2 4 Dimensions of the LED Agilent part number 1450 0641 Wir pment pappaa AR an aa EE ce Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 35 NOTE Installation Mounting Connectors To Perform an Interlock Circuit Test To confirm that the interlock circuit is operating properly perform the following test 1 Connect the Intik terminal of the 4155B 4156B 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 I O PERIPH softkey Ua Move the pointer to 403 INT Interlock LED Select EXECUTE softkey SD ow Confirm the following the LED turns on within 1 second when the interlock circuit is shorted the LED turns off within second when the interlock circuit is opene
155. is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen You can enter lowercase alphabet characters To change between these states toggle between the non shift shift state by pressing the blue key toggle between the upper lowercase shift state by pressing the green key then the blue key The following is a detailed description of changing between states Present Status Desired Next Status Key to be pressed Non shift Uppercase blue key shift blue key Uppercase blue key shift Non shift blue key Non shift Lowercase blue key shift green then blue key Lowercase blue key shift blue key Uppercase blue key shift Lowercase blue key shift green then blue key Lowercase blue key shift Uppercase blue key shift green then blue key 5 40 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization Screen Operation Green front panel key usage You can use the green front panel key to enter special non alphanumeric characters which are printed in green above the keys The green key action is momentary That is after you press the green key only the next keystroke is effective For example to enter 5 press the green key 0 green key and I The green key mode has special functions for entering data as shown in the following table Function Kevs Green lt le Moves the cursor to the first column in the data entry area Green gt Moves the cursor to th
156. is section covers the problems on the 4155B 4156B network function and the solutions If the 4155B 4156B cannot mount the network file system If CHANGE DIRECTORY Function does not work If GET Function does not work If SAVE Function does not work If PURGE Function does not work If RENAME Function does not work Tf the 4155B 4156B cannot print on a remote printer nesta NNN EE EE Ed Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 7 If You Have A Problem When You install the 4155B 4156B If the 4155B 4156B cannot mount the network file system Execute the LAN interface test The procedure is shown in To Connect to a LAN in Chapter 2 If the 4155B 4156B fails the test contact to the nearest Agilent Technologies service office If the 4155B 4156B passes the test do following l Check the settings of the NETWORK SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen and set the table properly If the setting is ok but the 4155B 4156B cannot mount the network file system do following 2 Send ping from NFS server to the 4155B 4156B Ifthe 4155B 4156B returns the responses a Check the settings of the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen and set the table properly If the setting is ok but the 4155B 4156B cannot mount the network file system do following b Check the setting of the NFS server and set it properly Directory specified by
157. its of measure Results data will be treated as numeric data With UNIT ON or OFF invalid data will be treated as string data 3 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format 7 Inthe DELIMITER field select SPACE softkey to specify a space as the data delimiter TAB softkey to specify a tab as the data delimiter 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 softkey to specify as the string marker 5 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 errhp eH AEA D Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 9 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Output Format for the ASCII 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 I ho user comment User comment is output as a string with a specified string marker Example setups STRING MARK Bipolar Tr Vce Ic VA
158. l 1 Edition 3 1 9 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Front View of the 4155B 4156B Standby indicator This indicator lights when the 4155B 4156B 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 IBASIC key group IBASIC keys control the IBASIC program execution Run key Starts the IBASIC program that is in memory The ind cator is on during program execution Pause key Pauses the IBASIC program execution Display key Toggles between the IBASIC screen and measurement screen Run indicator When an IBASIC program is running this indicator lights 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 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
159. ld 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 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 Stores the OUTPUT REGION settings in the internal memory RECALL REGION Recalls the latest settings stored in the internai memory er tnt TN TN E ELEME Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 35 Print Piot 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 0t Y 0 lt origin of printer LOWER RIGHT xX 100 g lt n 2 e
160. lect MES Specifies the measurement setup data STR Specifies the stress setup data DAT Specifies the measurement setup and result data CST Specifies the customized system data PRO Specifies the 4145B setup data NAME field The NAME field specifies the file to rename The NEW NAME field specifies a new file name The file name must be 6 characters maximum for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename 8 characters maximum for DOS format 36 characters maximum to store on a network file system and a total of 58 characters including the directory path 5 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen When the pointer is in the NAME field the softkeys shown in Menu and Menu 2 are available e Menu 1 FILE CATALOG Menu 2 FILE CATALOG EXIT FILE CATALOG SELECT SOURCE SELECT TARGET READ COMMENT READ COMMENT ALL Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 2 Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 Selects the file to be renamed The file name NAME and TYPE is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area Selects the new file name from the FILE CATALOG area The file name NEW NAME is specifi
161. lf test Ixxii Overvoltage occurred for a measurement unit ixxi2 Overcurrent occurred for a measurement unit 10 12 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1xx15 1xx19 Ixx90 1xx91 ixx92 1xx94 1xx97 10030 10031 10032 10033 10034 10035 10036 10037 10038 10040 10041 10042 10043 10044 10045 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur Measurement units that are not supported are detected Emergency occurred but the cause is unknown This is displayed for example when unit is known but cause is unknown AD converter test reached timeout during calibration or self test for a measurement unit FIFO first in first out for AD converter overflowed because SMU controller takes long time to read measurement data Calibration or diagnostics was aborted by an emergency or RST command 4155B 4156B was turned on before 41501 A B Communication failed between HOST controller and SMU controller Or calibration diagnostics was performed but HOST controller couldn t receive the result from SMU controller VSUs and VMUs failed default test of calibration VSUs and VMUS failed function check VSUS failed gain or offset calibration VMUS failed gain or offset calibration VMUs failed differential mode 2 V range gain or offset calibration VSUs failed gain and offset calibration VMUS failed gain and offset calibration or VMU failed differential mode 2 V range gain and offset calibration
162. lt gt MAX i i enne i oen Ea UPPER LEFT x 100 Y 100 ett ke LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT HP GL i pg MM i u i E i sl zd ee e am aine In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the file save PR PLSETUP 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 piot function 2 Tosetthe DESTINATION to FILE select FILE softkey JOONAS O Oa nsi n 002010011 EUH n Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 amaximum of 8 characters for DOS format amaximum 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 PCL or HR PCL ignore the RESOLUTION setting The text font size depends on the printer you use 5 Set the OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO to be saved a Select the data INDEX numbers to 100 by entering the following OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO
163. mesure d charger ces condensateurs Lorsque l alimentation n est pas mise hors tension les 4 instructions suivantes doivent tre ex cut es Finir la m sure en appuyant sur la touche STOP verifier que l indicateur MEASUREMENT n est pas allum D sactiver le mode Standby si utilise en appuyant sur la touche Standby verifier que l indicateur Standby n est pas allum S assurer que soit allum l indicateur d alarme de la haute tension Ouvrir le convercle de la boite de blindage Ouvrir les bornes de verrouillage En cas de condensateurs connect s SMU d charger les condensateurs Alerter d autres personnes autour de vous contre le danger de haute tension Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 11 Achtung Gef hrliche Spannung Von den Ger ten Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B k nnen Spannungen an den Anschl ssen Force Guard und Sense von bis zu 200 V ausgehen Um elektrischem Schlag vorzubeugen ist bei der Ben tzung der Ger te Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B folgendes zu beachten N Erden Sie das Kabinett falls verwendet sowie die Ger te Agilent 4155B 4156B 41501B mittels dreiadriger Netzleitungen Wenn die Meffassung Agilent 164424 zwar angeschlossen jedoch nicht verwendet wird schlie en Sie die Verriegelungsklemme INTLK so an da bei ge ffnetem Deckel die Stromzuf hrung zu Agilent 16442A auf jeden Fail unterbrochen wird Vergewissern Sie sich regelm
164. n in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set 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 E e a tt A irn m evn MM AME Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 17 Print Plot Function Printing Piotting Measurement Data Graphs To print plot a measurement result graph l Display the GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS screen then press Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the GRAPH PLOT dialog box I s GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER eee E M i OUTPUT REGION CE UPPER LEFT PRINT SETUP DATA YES LOWER RIGHT Se LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL _ 75 DPT i lj icd puces ree aaa T A GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER b so tid H oO OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO UPPER LEFT PRINT SETUP DATA YES ms LOWER RIGHT TTOM i LANGUAGE RESOLUTIO PRINT PLOT COMMENT IHR PCL 75 DPI qe a EI i A meet PUN jin RAN VOTES E VIUA DEC ee i GRAPH PLOT DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER Pamano mna AN taam tra i OUTPUT REGION GRAPH TRACE ONLY NO 77 UPPER LEFT i PRINT SETUP DATA YES i OW n z T T N f d i LOWER RIGHT POSITI
165. n 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 paraliel printer GPIB interface Use Agilent 10833 A 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 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 13 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B fs SS Te nee eT LN NAH RI MN Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Figure 1 3 Front and Rear View of the 41501A 1 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B 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 the 41501A B before turning on the 4155B 4156B Fuse only for 41501A Use the following fuse p i 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 41501 A Voltage selector must be in proper position Line voltage and position are Position Line Voitage 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
166. n in Menu 2 Saves the specified file Gets the specified file Purges the specified file directory Renames the specified file Copies the specified file Creates a new directory under the directory mounted by the 4155B 4156B NFS only Opens the Disk Operation screen used to initialize or copy the diskette diskette only Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 Changes the current directory to the directory specified by the pointer NFS only Changes the current directory to one level higher than the current directory NFS only Changes the current directory to the root directory The root directory is always the directory specified by the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table on the MISCELLANEOUS screen NFS only Reads the COMMENT field for the specified file diskette only READ COMMENT ALL Reads the COMMENT field for all files on the diskette diskette only 5 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen SAVE Softkey To start the save function press the SAVE softkey or the Save key Either key displays the following entry box and softkeys Entry box FUNCTION SAVE NAME TYPE ae i COMMENT NENNEN MM M RU om nn s Softkeys EXECUTE Saves the data EXIT Exits the SAVE function TYPE field The TYPE field specifies the data t
167. ng shipment such as dents scratches cuts water marks If you suspect any damage notify your local Agilent Technologies sales or service office When you open the boxes that contain the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 7 Installation Inspection To Check the 4155B 4156B Operation I Make sure that the line switches are set to off 2 Ifthe 41501A B will be used with the 4155B 4156B connect the 41501A B as shown in Connecting the 41501A B SMU Pulse Generator Expander on page 2 11 On the 4155B 4156B make sure that the Circuit Common terminal is connected to the frame ground terminal by a shorting bar o3 WARNING If the Circuit Common terminal is nof connected to the frame ground terminal a potential shock hazard exists 4 Connect the power cable from the 4155B 4156B to an ac power outlet If the 41501A B will be used connect the power cable from the 41501A B to the outlet 5 Ifthe 41501A B is installed press the LINE button to turn the instrument on 6 Press the LINE button to turn the 41 55B 4156B on The initialization screen will appear on the display of the instrument 7 After the initialization is finished the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen will appear as shown in the fi
168. nge For 100 nA to A range V I setting accuracy 2 5 of range re ert a i NNN r Urt Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 13 Specifications Hardware Table 8 5 HPSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy vonage Set Accuracy MOS Meas Accuracy Max Current Range Reso 100V 0 03 900nV 2V 0 02 700 uV 1A mV 0 03 4 mV 204V 40 02 2mv 1A 40 V 2mV 0 03 7mV 40 uV 0 02 96 3 mV 500 mA 100 V 5mV 0 04 15 mV 0 03 5 mV 123 mA 200 V 0 045 30mV 200uV 4 0 035 10 mV 50 mA Table 8 6 HPSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Measurement Range Set Accuracy Accuracy Max Voltage 1nA 0 5 95 3 pA 0 5 3 pA 200 V 2 fA x Vout 2 fA x Vout 10 nA 0 5 95 7 pA IOfA 20 5 5 pA 200V 20 fA x Vout 20 fA x Vout 100nA 10pA 4 0 12 50pA 100fA 0 1 30pA 200 V 200 fA x Vout 200 fA x Vout 1 uA 0 12 400pA IpA 0 196 200 pA 2 pA x Vout 2 pA x Vout 10 pA lI nA t 0 12 5 nA 0 1 3 nA 20 pA x Vout 20 pA x Vout 100uA 10nA 50 12 96 40 nA 100 pA 40 1 20 nA 200 V 200 pA x Vout 200 pA x Vout tl m 100nA 0 12 500nA InA 3 0 196 300 nA 200 V 2 nA x Vout 2 nA x Vout 10 mA 1 pA 0 1296 4uA 10nA 40 1 2 uA 4 200 V 20 nA x Vout 20 nA x
169. nitiated 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 4145B ASP file cannot be read by the 4155B 4156B Remote control Instrument BASIC is remote controllable from an external computer via the GPIB interface rn 8 26 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Functions 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 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 trigger 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 Other Capabilities 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 th
170. nter option For more information regarding option see the network operating and service manual GRAPH OUT The graphics output option of the lpr command The default setting is h l See TEXT OUT for more information SERVER TYPE The server type BSD or SystemV The default setting is BSD The NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table has the following softkeys available ADD Adds the printer setup information to the internal memory A softkey will be created and labeled with the printer name For example if you enter printeri and then press ADD softkey a printer softkey will be created This key is used to call the setup table DELETE Deletes the setup on the screen and in the internal memory specified by the PRINTER field UPDATE Updates the setup data to the internal memory The setup data currently in memory is replaced by the new information in the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table oer 5 26 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen NETWORK DRIVE SETUP This setup table specifies the IP address of the NFS server and the directory mounted by the 4155B 4156B After filling in this table the setup must be stored in the internal memory by selecting ADD softkey The 4155B 4156B can store a maximum of four setups and keeps the data until you update or delete the setup even if the unit is turned off LABEL IP ADDRESS DIRECTORY The label or name of the setup in
171. number when using the telephone assistance program Agilent Technologies HeipLine GNDU connector The GNDU connector is a triaxial connector inner conductor is sense middle conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 15 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Option 402 The 41501A B Option 402 has two PGUs Figure 1 4 Rear View of the 41501A B Option 402 Eo e rcm H IBI RR Ext Pure Generator pon PGA Crevdagas nm O e PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common 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 Measurement Functions in the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Option 410 The 41501A B Option 410 has one HPSMU Figure 1 5 Rear View of the 41501A B Option 410 Ta SAU False Generator Sector inr itace wt DT WORKING
172. ocedure practice condition or the like which if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product Herstellerbescheinigung GEAUSCHEMISSION Lpa 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz normaler Betrieb nach DIN 45635 T 19 Manufacturer s Declaration ACOUSTIC NOISE EMISSION Lpa lt 70dB operator position normal operation per ISO 7779 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Printing History Edition 1 August 1997 Edition 2 September 1997 Edition 3 January 2000 Microsoft Windows MS DOS and Excel 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 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 7 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO IEC Guide 22 and CEN CENELEC EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name Agilent Technologies Japan itd Manufacturer s Address 9 1 Takakura cho Hachioji shi Tokyo 192 8510 Japan Declares that the product Product Name Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer Precision Semiconductor Parameter Analyzer SMU and PULSE Generator Expander Model Number Agilent 4155B Agilent 4156B Agilent 41501B Product Options This declaration covers ail options of the above product Conforms to
173. on 3 Introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Option 420 The 41501A B Option 420 has two MPSMUs Figure 1 7 Rear View of the 41501 A B Option 420 MPSMU terminals Two MPSMUS are installed and each MPSMU has a tr axial connector These connectors are not designed for Kelvin connections For SMU5 and SMU6 tr E M E PP LT A rr n re t n Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 1 19 Figure 1 8 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front and Rear View of the 41501A B Option 422 The 41501 A B Option 422 has two MPSMUS and two PGUs Rear View of the 41501A B Option 422 To SMU Puse Gensrtor Selector bnteriens qe i Module Extractor EK i MPSMU terminals Two MPSMUS are installed and each MPSMU has a triaxial connector These connectors are not designed for Kelvin connections For SMU5 and SMU6 PGU output terminals BNC connectors Inner conductor is force and outer conductor is circuit common 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 Measurement Functions in the 4155B 4156B User s Guide Measurement and Analysis To SMU Pulse Generator Selector Interface D SUB 15 pin connector is used to control the 16440
174. 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 using flexible disk drive non condensing and wet bulb temperature x 29 C Altitude 0 to 2000 m Storaging Shipping Environment The 4155B 4156B 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 Altitude 0 to 4600 m Cleaning To prevent electrical shock disconnect the 4155B 4156B and 41501A B from mains before cleaning Use a dry cloth to clean the external case parts J X 2 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Installation Inspection Inspection This section describes what to do when you receive the 4155B 4156B and accessories 1 Inspect the shipment 2 Verify the 4155B 4156B operation To maintain the 4155B 4156B and 41501A B measurement accuracy specifications perform calibration and adjustments once a year To Inspect the 4155B 4156B and Accessories Perform the following inspections when the 4155B 4156B and accessories arrive at your site Before unpacking any components inspect all boxes for any signs of damage that might have occurred duri
175. or DOS format or a maximum of 6 characters for HP LIF format For HP LIF format do nor 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 MEMI MEM2 MEM3 or MEMA softkey 3 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Storing Setup or Results Data 4 Inthe TYPE field select MES softkey for measurement setup data e STR softkey for stress setup data DAT softkey for measurement setup and results data CST softkey for customized system data This is not available when storing in internal memory 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 Un Any data previously stored in the existing file or internal memory will be overwritten 7 Select EXIT softkey pp tN aM cd Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 7 File Operations Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format Storing Results Data in Spreadsheet Format ye
176. or 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 Repeat key Starts and repeats the measurement continuously Measurement data is updated so data of previous measurement is lost To stop the measurement press Stop key Append 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 Stop key Stops the measurement or stress Standby enabled channels return to standby state and other channels return to idle state Standby kev Toggles between the standby enabled 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 Stress key Forces the specified stress The guide around this key prevents you from accidently pressing the Stress key Short Medium and Long keys Sets the integration time to SHORT MEDIUM or LONG respectively MEASUREMENT indicator This indicator lights when the 4155B 4156B is in the measurement state HIGH VOLTAGE indicator This indicator lights when a unit forces more than 40 V e a TH B BMMU a ase A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vo
177. ors Occur System error Controller not found Unable to access the file system The file system controller cannot be found The 4155B 4156B may need service Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office T File error Unable to execute File open Unable to perform the requested file operation The file is already open Close the file and retry the operation Unable to operate the device File is open Unable to perform the requested file operation on the specified device because the device has a file open File error DISK or DISK drive may be broken DISK or DISK drive hardware may be in need of service Filer error DISK record is not found File error DISK record address error Unable to find record because the mass storage device has a problem Filer error DISK record data error File error DISK system error The hardware or the device are causing a problem File error Bad volume label The mass storage has an incorrect volume label Verify the volume number is set correctly System error No interface found The network interface was not found because of a wrong select code setup Verify the select code is set correctly File error Device timeout Time out occurred on the device Filer error Undefined I O path Filer error Permission denied File error Too many fiies open Unable to open multiple files at the same time Close the file that is currently open before opening a se
178. ove 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 3 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Removing a File Directory Removing a File Directory 1 Press System key 2 Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen 3 Specify the mass storage device 4 Select PURGE softkey FUNCTION PURGE i n i pets dem uc E EEE c beati ii i NAME I Saree ee eo TYPE i ESA 5 Select FILE CATALOG softkey 9 Move the pointer to the file or directory to be removed using the rotary knob The directory to be removed must be empty Press SELECT softkey This sets the NAME and TYPE entries Select EXECUTE softkey then select one of the following YES softkey to remove the file directory NO softkey to cancel 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 MOS and the TYPE field is then all the following files would be deleted MOSI MOS1 MOS1 MOSi MOS1 re E e NN A NL TLE 4155B 4156B User s
179. p 3 of Base 50 mV i40 V 8 mV 3 of Base 50 mV Pulse a Accuracy is specified at leading trailing time 1 ps b dc output is performed by the Base parameter Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 17 Specifications Hardware Table 8 8 Timing Parameters Set resolution Range Period Width 2 us to 100 us T us to 99 9 us 0 to 100 us O I us E 100 usto 1000 us 1 uis to 999 us 0 to 1000 us 3 Imstloms 0 01 ms to 9 99 ms Oto lO ms 10 us 4 10 ms to 100 ms 0 1 ms to 99 9 ms 0 to 100 ms 100 us 100 ms to 1000 ms 1 ms to 999 ms 0 to 1000 ms i ms a Period width and delay of PGU1 and PGU2 must be in the same range Un Table 8 9 Leading Time and Trailing Time Set Resolution 100 ns to 1000 ns EE 5 10 ns 100 ns amp 5 10 ns s 10 us 5 96 10 ns a Leading time and trailing time for a PGU must be in the same range Leading Trailing Time Accuracy 8 18 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Functions PERENNE Es Ht SATA AHHH M MD CMM DE MM Functions Measurement setup Measurement capability Arithmetic and analysis functions Output Data storage Repeating and automating test Other capabilities Measurement Setup Fill in the blanks using front panel or full size external keyboard Load settings from a diskette Program
180. p according to the files after you turn on the 4155B 4156B customize file INIT CST The 4155B 4156B 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 4155B 4156B gets INIT DAT not INIT MES Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 7 3 NOTE initial Settings User 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 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 GRAPH LIST GRAPH screen GRAPH LIST LIST screen KNOB SWEEP screen CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION screen 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
181. pending upon the ambient temperature and humidity See the table below Humidity 5 to 60 RH 60 to 80 RH S10 18 C 8 i9 28 C For example accuracy specifications are given as of set measured value 0 04 plus offset value 200 nA 1 nA x Vout for the 1 mA range The offset value consists of a fixed part determined by the set measurement range and a proportional part that is multiplied by Vout or Vout 100 Temperature 8 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware HRSMU MPSMU and HPSMU Supplemental Information Capacitive load Guard capacitance Shield capacitance Guard offset voltage Noise characteristics Output overshoot Range switching transient noise Slew rate maximum 1000 pF maximum 900 pF maximum 5000 pF maximum mV 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 typical filter ON Voltage source 0 03 of V range Current source of I range typical filter ON Voltage ranging 250 mV Current ranging 10 mV maximum 0 2 V us et NN P E tN A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Voi 1 Edition 3 8 7 Specifications Hardware VSU Voltage Source Unit Specifications Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage Mar Ran Resolution Accuracy Output se Cu
182. ph List key Stress key System key e MARKER CURSO 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 R key group Rotary knob and arrow keys of the Marker Cursor key group are used to move the marker and cursor Rotary 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 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 introducing the 4155B 4156B Front View of the 4155B 4156B MEASUREMENT key group Measurement keys contro the measurement stress and integration time Single key Executes the measurement once then returns to the idle state or standby state if standby is enabled f
183. r ADC time out The AD converter has caused a time out Perform 109 ADC test on the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen If this test fails the 4155B 4156B may need service Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office ADC FIFO overflow The AD converter has caused a FIFO overflow A data transfer error occurred between the AD converter and the SMUC The 4155B 4156B may need service Contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office SMU C failed to send data to HOSTC The SMU controller failed to send data to the host controller Retry the measurement If this error is still displayed recycle the power by turning the instrument off and then on again TIFF format supports SCREEN DUMP only The TIFF format is only supported by the SCREEN DUMP function TIFF image can only be written to a FILE A TIFF image can only be written to a FILE The 4155B 4156B cannot output TIFF format images to a printer or plotter HR TIFF format supports DUMP and GRAPH PLOT A high resolution TIFF image is only supported by the DUMP and GRAPH PLOT functions HR TIFF image can only be written to a FILE A high resolution TIFF image can only be written to a FILE VARI is not assigned VARI assigned to multiple Channels VAR2 assigned to multiple Channels VAR1 assigned to multiple Channels VARI and VAR1 must be same MODE Cannot set multiple SMUs to pulse mode Cannot use VAR when SAMPLING
184. ral Modes pulse or constant Amplitude 0 Vpp to 40 Vpp Window 40 0 V to 40 0 V Maximum current 200 mA pulse width lt ms Average current x100 mA 100 mA Output impedance 50 Q and low impedance x1 Q Burst count range to 65535 Trigger output Level TTL Timing same timing and width as PGUI pulse output Pulse dc Output Voltage and Accuracy See Table 8 7 Timing Parameters See Table 8 8 Accuracy of Timing parameters The following data is applied when leading time and trailing time are the same value Period i 2 2 ns Width 3 2 ns Delay 2 40 ns Leading Time and Trailing Time See Table 8 9 Restrictions of Pulse Timing Parameters Setup Pulse width lt Pulse period Delay time lt Pulse period Leading time lt Pulse width x 0 8 Trailing time lt Pulse period Pulse width x 0 8 8 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware PGU supplemental information Overshoot Undershoot ringing lt 5 of amplitude 10 mV 50 Q output impedance to 50 load Pulse width jitter 0 2 100 ps Pulse period jitter 0 2 100 ps Siew rate maximum 100 V us 50 Q output impedance to 50 Q load Noise 0 2 of range at dc output Table 8 7 Pulse dc Output Voltage and Accuracy Set Voltage Resolu T 4 Parameter Range tion CENTASY Base p 4 mV 1 of Base 50 mV 1 of Pulse 8 mV 01 of Base 50 mV 1 of Pulse am
185. ration the 4155B 4156B will change the setup values when loading the file Ifthe file has an HPSMU setup but the current system does not have an HPSMU two parameters will be changed Voltage Measurement Range 200 V 100 V Current Measurement Range 1 Az 100 mA If you try to load an 4156A B setup on the 4155B one parameter will be changed Current Measurement Range 10 pA or 100 pA gt 1 nA Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 3 15 File Operations Changing a File Name Changing a File Name pS dur vec M Gs A Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device Select RENAME softkey to display the RENAME setup fields i FUNCTION RENAME NAME NEW NAME Select FILE CATALOG 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 amaximum of 6 characters for a diskette in HP LIF format Do nor use RA as the last character of the filename amaximum of 8 characters for a diskette in DOS format 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 m
186. reen The SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen is used to set the parameters of the printer or plotter For more information regarding the print plot functions see Chapter 4 DESTINATION This field sets the interface used to connect your printer or plotter The following parameters softkeys are available PARALLEL Selects the parallel interface GPIB Selects the GPIB interface The GPIB address is set on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen network printer The softkey label is not network printer but the strings entered into the PRINTER field of the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen See NETWORK PRINTER SETUP on page 5 26 This softkey selects a printer connected to your printer server FORM FEED This field is used to select whether the printer or plotter formfeeds a sheet of paper after printing ENABLE Enables the formfeed function DISABLE Disables the formfeed function LINE The LINE field sets the number of lines on a page COLUMN The COLUMN field sets the number of characters in a line 5 32 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen COLOR B W This field sets the color fixed color or monochrome black white mode COLOR FIX CLR B W PAPER Sets the color mode This mode is available only for HP GL or PCL printers that have 16 color capability Sets the fixed color mode This mode is for H
187. round Foreground Active Foreground Title Frame Advisory Y1 Axis Y2 Axis Marker Cursor Line Active Mkr Csr Lne Overlay Piane Grid Background color of the screen If the Background and Graph Background are set to different colors the graphic drawing speed will be slower Softkey background color Background color of a selected softkey or field Background color of a graph If the Graph Background and Background are set to different colors the graphic drawing speed will be slower Color of the text except titles and text related to Y 1 and Y2 axes Color of the text in a selected field Color of the screen table titles and the selected Y axis Color of the frames table and graph plotting area Background color of boxes that pop up for example to flag an incorrect setting Color of the Y1 axis text and curve Color of the Y2 axis text and curve Color of an inactive marker cursor or line Color of an active marker cursor or line Color of an overlay plane Color of the grid m e tii ti eiii aii a i t 5 36 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen HUE SATURATION LUMINOSITY The HUE SATURATION and LUMINOSITY fields set the color value You can specify a value from 0 to in each field HUE Pure color As you change this value from 0 to 1 the color changes from red through orange yellow green cyan greenish blue bl
188. rrent 0 05 of setting 10 mV 100 mA a Specification is applicable under no load current VSU supplemental information Output resistance typical 0 2 Q Capacitive load maximum 10 uF Slew rate maximum 0 2 V us Current limit typical 120 mA Output Noise typical mV rms E a a 8 8 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware VMU Voltage Monitor Unit Specifications Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Grounded measurement mode Voltage Range Meas Reso Meas Accuracy 12V 0 02 200 pV E 20 V 20 pV 0 02 1 mV ei ea ot a a re a ee Differential measurement mode Max Differential Common Voltage Meas Accuracy Mode Range Voltage 20 V 0 03 100 pV 1 3 uV x Vi a Vi is the input voltage of VMU2 in volts For example accuracy specifications are given as of measured value 0 02 plus offset value 200 uV 13 uV x Vi for the 2 V range The differential mode offset value consists of a fixed part determined by the measurement range and proportional part that is multiplied by Vi VMU supplemental information Input impedance z16GQ Input leakage current x 500 pA at 0 V Measurement noise typical 0 01 of range p p Differential mode measurement noise typical 0 005 of range p p e i EE etl nO elem mae nS Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 9 Specifications Hardware
189. rs 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 op ve Oe E ee ee a ee 4 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Piot Function Saving Screen Images ra ETT inmate 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 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 SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 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 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set a arr CRIA UD HR HR Entry Field HP GL PCL PCL TIFF TIFF uw 0 l L mw 1 PAPER Y Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 t e Print Plot Function Saving Screen Images To save the screen images I tad Display the screen that you want to print out then press a the front panel green key b Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the SCREEN DUMP dialog box SCREEN DUMP
190. s aa aa Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 39 installation To Connect the VSU VMU PGU Outputs The following figures show connection examples for VSU VMU and PGU output PGU connector Regardless 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 8120 4461 PPS VSU VMU connector Use AWG 24 single strand insulated wire Agilent part number 8150 0447 to connect to a prober socket or DUT psn nt arenas RN COMMON COMMON Insulator Insulator j f oj ri Signal Line TA Signal Line Li d we mi z To S To o IE ESL VL pur LEG D pur ie pec y xen li Li R ui ees Y X SN Coaxial Cable Piate BNC Connector BNC Connector Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 40 installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals Connecting Instruments or Peripherals The 4155B 4156B provides an GPIB interface parallel I O interface and LAN 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 4155B 4156B has an GPIB interface for instrument printer or plotter control f you use
191. s include residual resistance from the connection cable PRA Insulator i GUARD an FORCE p if u To LL ot iau 7 Triaxial Coaxial Cable Connector 1 i N SENCE i GUARD Insulator Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NOTE CAUTION WARNING Installation Mounting Connectors Low Noise Coaxial Cable When you make an SMU output connection by using low noise coaxial cable Agilent part number 8120 4461 trim the conductive layer and the insulator clear so that the center conductor is insulated from the conductive layer Refer to the following figure Outer Conductor Insulator 2 for GUARD signal i black tf Insulator clear ee Center Conductor Conductive Laver for FORCE or SENSE black signal 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 4155B 4156B on connect the Intik 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 4155B 4156B off disconnect the power cable and discharge any capacitor
192. screen See NETWORK DRIVE SETUP on page 5 27 When this softkey is selected the 4155B 4156B mounts a directory on the NFS server and displays a file catalog in the FILE CATALOG area The directory is specified by the DIRECTORY field of the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table The name will be displayed in the area next to the DISK field Before selecting this softkey confirm that the NFS server has already exported the directory for the 4155B 4156B To unmount the network file system select the FLOPPY softkey or turn off the 4155B 4156B 5 6 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen FILE CATALOG The FILE CATALOG field displays the file catalog a maximum of 199 files of the diskette or the network file system and shows the following file information FORMAT DOS or HP LIF format diskette only VOLUME The volume name diskette only USED The disk space occupied by the files diskette only AVAIL The free disk space for data storage diskette only DIR The name of the directory mounted by the 4155B 4156B NFS only FILE NAME The file name used to identify the data SIZE The file size in bytes for DOS in blocks for HP LIF DATE and TIME The date and time when the file was created or last modified COMMENT An optional comment up to 16 characters long To scroll the catalog use the rotary knob or press the up or down arrow key When using the SAVE GET PURGE R
193. se the remote printer do foliowing 3 Send ping from the print server to the 4155B 4156B e If the 4155B 4156B returns the responses a Check the settings of the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table on the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen and set the table properly If the setting is ok but the 4155B 4156B cannot use the remote printer do following b Confirm the setting of the print server and set it properly Lpd ipr must be effective Ifno response is returned LAN or LAN cable may be defective Contact to the network system administrator to solve the problem If the desired output is not printed out or an unwanted control character is printed at the beginning of the hard copy check the following entry fields of the NETWORK PRINTER SETUP table and set the fields properly TEXT OUT entry field GRAPH OUT entry field 10 10 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur If Errors Occur If the 4155B 4156B is not operated correctly or if diagnostics or calibration fails error codes and error messages are displayed If measurement or forcing stress are not performed correctly measurement data status is displayed at bottom of GRAPHICS LIST KNOB SWEEP or STRESS FORCE screen This section describes the following If Errors Occur when You Perform Self calibration or Diagnostics If Errors Occur when You Operate the 4155B 4156B Ifa Measurement Data S
194. selected MEAS UNIT Displays tests for measurement units LCD Displays test items for the LCD CPU Displays test items for the CPU I O PERIPH Displays tests for the I O and peripherals HM HHIIMINT AMAA rr s ir Petre NIA HI Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 29 System Page Organization SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen The columns in the table contain the following information STATUS The STATUS column displays the following test results Where the 4155B 4156B can detect whether the test passes or fails FAIL Executed test failed PASS Executed test passed blank The test has not been performed Where the 4155B 4156B cannot detect whether the test passes or fails DONE Executed test is finished blank Executed test is not finished ERROR The ERROR column displays an error code if the executed test failed Only the first error code is displayed in this field To see if more errors have occurred move the pointer to the test line Up to seven error codes are displayed in the data entry field For more information regarding error codes see Chapter 10 TARGET The TARGET column displays the following information test number This number is used to execute the test by remote command For more information see Chapter 5 of the 4155B 4156B SCPI Command Reference SELF or INT SELF is displayed if the test can be executed automatically INT is displayed if th
195. selecting ENTER secondary softkey then pressing Enter front panel key atit NCCC NRRL COENEN NN IEC Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 3 If You Have A Problem When You install the 4155B 4156B When You Install the 4155B 4156B This section covers the following basic problems that you may encounter when you install the 4155B 4156B and the solutions LJ If the 4155B 4156B cannot be Powered on If Measurement Units of the 41501A B are not Displayed on the CHANNELS CHANNEL DEFINITION Screen If External Keyboard does not Work If Display screen does not Appear after Applying Power If the 16442A Test Fixture is not Stable If Network Function does not Work 10 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 If You Have A Problem When You Install the 4155B 4156B If the 4155B 4156B cannot be Powered on Check that the power cable is firmly connected to the 4155B 4156B and to power outlet Check that the front panel LINE switch is on Check that the voltage selector switch is set properly The voltage selector switch is located in the lower right corner of the rear panel The following table shows the line voltage selector setting Line Voltage Position 90 to 132 Vac left 198 to 264 Vac Check that the fuse is good The fuse holder is located in the lower right corner of the rear panel 1 Tum the 4155B 4156B off then disconnect the power ca
196. selecting either the built in flexible disk drive or a network file system l Press System key Select FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Move the cursor to the DISK entry field E ee 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 4155B 4156B When this softkey is pressed the 4155B 4156B 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 4155B A156B 3 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 File Operations Listing a File Catalog secre gr tPA UL Asn Listing a File Catalog 1 Press System key 2 Seiect FILER softkey to display the SYSTEM FILER screen Specify the mass storage device 4 Select FILE CATALOG softkey A maximum of 199 file names can be displayed in the FILE CATALOG area Uu 5 Use the rotary knob to move the cursor or to scroll through the list of file names For details on the
197. selector using a 40 cm control cable as shown below 164404 SMU PG selector LT OBEN fERNENSSMNUS tints Output Input EE OT TE Ouiput pee input ame i Seiectes SKA PGU Input Selested SMU PBL i a pn og O O lec Can Se as NC NUR Cutput 1 Pnpuytb IE ONT RSS Output input vid Selected SMi PGU input Selected SMU PGU Y t C um a 3 C a Noo as NS oJ P ee rever serere n i H i E GGIO1040 120x76 METTRE 2 26 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 instailation installing Accessories Connecting the 16440A selector to the 4155B 4156B Turn off the 4155B 4156B and 41501 A B before connecting the instruments Then connect as shown below 16442A Test Fixture O6 0l VA Ve Instrument Terminal j sn Cable i Terminal 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 3 0 m or 1 5 m Triaxial Cable 4155B MPSMU 4156B HRSMU 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 Input SMU Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 27 installation Installing Accessories To Connect the
198. setting accuracy supplemental data 0 595 10 us sampling interval x 480 us gt 0 596 10 us 560 us lt sampling interval lt 2 ms 0 596 100 us 2 ms x 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 e A NNN HO ENN M e M Mn Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 21 Specifications Functions There are the following restrictions if initial interval is less than 2 ms Number of measurement channels must be 1 Measurement ranging must be the fixed range Stop condition must be disabled 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 x 10 s 10 ms 10 s lt stress time x 31 536 000 s Burst pulse count to 65 535 PGU only Trigger The 4155B 4156B outputs a gate trigger while stress channels are forcing 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
199. sk drive operation 15 to 80 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature x 29 C without disk drive operation Storage 5 to 90 RH non condensing and wet bulb temperature x 39970 Altitude Operating 0 to 2 000 m Storage 0 to 4 600 m Power requirement 90 V to 264 V 47 Hz to 63 Hz Maximum VA 4155B 4156B 450 VA Max 41501B 350 VA Max Regulatory Compliance EMC EN55011 1991 Group 1 Class A EN50082 1 1992 Safety CSA C222 No 1010 1 1992 JEC1010 1 1990 A2 EN61010 1 1993 Dimensions 4155B 4156B 426 mmW by 235 mmH by 600 mmD 41501B 426 mmW by 190 mmH by 600 mmD Weight approx 4155B 4156B 21 kg 41501B 16 kg option 412 with HPSMU and 2 PGUs Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 29 Specifications Furnished Accessories Furnished Accessories The following are the furnished accessories for the 4155B 4156B Triaxial Cable 4 ea 4155B Kelvin Triaxial Cable 4 ea 4156B Coaxial Cable 4 ea Interlock Cable ea Keyboard ea User Manual set Sample Application Program Disk 1 ea VEE Sample Program Disk ea 4155B 4156B VXlplug amp play Drivers Disk lea E5250A VXIplug amp play Drivers Disk lea LAN Interface Test Adapter 1 ea 8 30 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 9 Accessories and Options Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Accessories and Options The following table lists accessories and options for Agilent 4155B 4
200. t 23074 SMU controller internal timer failed self test 23075 SMU controller timer does not operate with correct frequency 23076 SMU controller failed power on self test 23077 SMU controller test gets timeout 23080 Access to graphics system processor failed read and write test 23091 Graphic memories SRAM failed read and write test M MM M 10 16 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 23092 24017 24018 24021 24022 24041 24042 24051 24052 24062 24063 24064 24065 24071 24072 24073 24100 24120 24130 if You Have A Problem If Errors Occur Graphic memories VRAM failed read and write test Parallel interface failed data line test Parallel interface failed control line test Trigger output test failed or reached timeout Trigger input test failed Flexible disk drive controller test failed Flexible disk drive 5 V power line test failed Flexible disk drive failed diskette change test Flexible disk drive failed read and write test 12 V source on post regulator is not output 15 V source on post regulator is not output 3 V source on post regulator is not output LAN interface test failed A front panel key is stuck in pressed position Front key assembly may be disconnected Front panel key controller is not functioning properly External key controller failed self test Selector test reached timeout R Box test reached timeout Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Gu
201. t executed properly Host name must be lt 15 alphanumeric character The 4155B 4156B host name must be 15 or less alphanumeric characters System busy Cannot execute US US42 command Unabie to move to FLEX command control mode because the US or 0842 command cannot be executed while system is busy making measurement operating file functions executing calibration or diagnostics printing emergency and so on Change display page DISP OFF 0 is not allowed Unable to enter the DISP OFF or 0 command when the 4155B 4156B screen displays System screen group or KNOB SWEEP screen Enter DISP ON 1 to execute this command Unable to enter the PAGE KSW command group PAGE SCON KSW command or DIAG TEST fest no test no 201 to 413 command when the 4155B 4156B screen is set to the update disable state by the DISP OFF or 0 command Unable to transfer data Name buffer full Cannot maintain the buffer required for transferring data File operation was interrupted by system call The lpr driver received a signal from the system which interrupted an open read or write operation Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 352 353 354 357 358 363 364 365 366 367 if You Have A Problem lf Errors Occur Network is down after receiving a reset The network is down after receiving a reset Try again after network recovers Network is down No response from server N
202. t of paper set the FORM FEED entry field to DISABLE for all images except the last image Set ENABLE for the last image 4 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Printing Plotting Measurement Data Lists To print plot the measurement result list i 2 te Display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen then press Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER UPPER LEFT OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO fe ee MY 0 77 lie MAX CR 20e mls capo l LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT IPCL 75 DPI p ai means prose tO mE er coe tt ay OS PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT K v oe i e wAx j LOWER RIGHT x 100 Y 100 E B LANGUAGE n I MENT IHB QGO PRINT PLOT COMMENT eine oe HP GL u ja ii pe ee ee aus nd In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT PR PL SETUP EXIT Executes the printing plotting Displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen To close the PRINT PLOT SETUP screen select EXIT softkey Closes the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box and quits the print plot function To set the DESTINATION to the PRINTER PLOTTE
203. ta list l U Display the setup screen you want to print plot then press Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA dialog box PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA i DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 59 Y 09 ourpur pace CURRENT LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PEL I 75 DPI C e m A e e A e Ia Se a D i z iae A 2 uL secti j m AE 2 muc Sr m a eS X H F Ps P GT ae E d AY C TUN DERIT LE i PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA DESTINATION PRINTER PLOTTER i D arra OUTPUT REGION UPPER LEFT x 5 Y 0 ourPUT PAGE CURRENT LOWER RIGHT x 160 Y 1003 M LANGUAGE PRINT PLOT COMMENT IHP GL aan MP PAP Ne te P11 de O OVINE he rt et a i HE o ill In this dialog box three softkeys are available PRINT PLOT Executes the printing plotting PR PLSETUP 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 To set the DESTINATION to 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 pr
204. tatus is Displayed Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 11 If You Have A Problem If Errors Occur If Errors Occur when You Perform Self calibration or Diagnostics The following are the error codes that are displayed at the bottom of the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen if errors occur when you perform self calibration or diagnostics If errors occur write down the displayed error codes and contact the nearest Agilent Technologies Sales and Service office Up to seven error codes can be displayed at the bottom of the SYSTEM SELF CALIBRATION DIAGNOSTICS screen To display the error codes move pointer to a desired test item Error codes for measurement unit The following are the error codes for measurement units Error codes are 5 digit numbers lXxyy xx measurement unit 00 VSU1 2 and VMUI 2 e 61 to 06 SMUI to SMU6 e 07 PGU1 2 08 GNDU 09 AD converter yy error number 1xx05 AD converter failed ROM or RAM self test Measurement unit failed AD converter test as a pretest for calibration or self test 1xx06 Successive approximation AD converter failed Measurement unit failed AD converter test as a pretest for calibration or self test 1xx07 Integrating type AD converter failed Measurement unit failed AD converter test as a pretest for calibration or self test 1xx08 AD converter test reached timeout Measurement unit failed AD converter test as a pretest for calibration or se
205. ter in the FILE CATALOG area 5 20 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen DISK OPERATION Softkey This function allows you to initialize a diskette or to copy all the files on a diskette and is available when the DISK field is set to FLOPPY DISK This softkey displays the disk operation function screen which displays the following softkeys and fields EXECUTE Executes the specified operation for the diskette EXIT Exits the disk operation screen DISK OPERATION fieid The DISK OPERATION field selects the desired operation by using the following secondary softkeys DISK INIT Initializes the diskette Initialization prepares the diskette so that the 4155B 4156B can use it for storing data DISK COPY Copies the entire contents of one diskette to another This is typically used to make a backup copy The diskettes must have the same format and capacity FORMAT field The FORMAT field only for DISK INIT selects the DOS or HP LIF format VOLUME LABEL field The VOLUME LABEL field only for DISK INIT specifies a volume label for the diskette The default volume name is 4155 or 4156 You cannot specify a blank label The volume name can be up to 8 characters for DOS format or up to 6 characters for HP LIF format PROGRESS STATUS fieid The PROGRESS STATUS field displays the progress of the initialization or copy operation m EE uuuu A m P IMB
206. the graph RIGHT Places the setup data to the right of the graph 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 rre eel B PHI T T I HEP UX Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 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 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 settines 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 og Y 0 origin of printer LOWER RIGHT X 100 Y 50 7 Optional Enter a comment of up to 58 characte
207. this instrument Use extreme caution when handling testing and adjusting Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 insrument 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 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 WARNING CAUTION O O CAT I OFF Supply STANDBY Supply Means INSTALLATION CATEGORY 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 pr
208. tkey sere aeRO TEPC MM EM AM DE Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 4 27 Print Piot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists Saving Measurement Data Lists This section describes how to save the list of measurement results displayed on the GRAPH LIST 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 SYSTEM FILER screen in Chapter 5 SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen This screen specifies the information to save paper size and so on Set all the entry fields properly See SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen in Chapter 5 The following entry fields must be set 4 28 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Print Plot Function Saving Measurement Data Lists To save the measurement result list 1 Display the GRAPH LIST LIST screen then press Plot Print key The 4155B 4156B displays the PRINT PLOT DATA LIST dialog box PRINT PLOT DATA LIST i DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME IRSE tla ll OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO ey MAX LANGUAGE RESOLUTION PRINT PLOT COMMENT PCL 75 DPI PRINT PLOT DATA LIST DESTINATION FILE FILE NAME OUTPUT REGION OUTPUT DATA INDEX NO UPPER LEFT x 5i Y 0 l ij
209. tor Selector 8 83 2nd SMU Pulse Generator Selector 3 0 m R Box 3 0 m cable 301 Add 16495H w opt 001 Connector Plate Add 16495H w opt 002 Connector Plate Add 16495J w opt 001 Connector Plate Add 16495J w opt 002 Connector Plate Adi4ISOIBWih2TGUS Add 41501B with HPSMU Add 41501B with HPSMU and 2 PGUs 420 Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUs 412 Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUs THO ABA U S English localization ABJ Japan Japanese localization Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 9 3 Accessories and Options Product Options Number Number Description 4156B UK6 Commercial cal certification w test data 41501B SMU and Pulse Generator Expander 201 Substitute 1 5 m length cables for 41501B 402 Add 41501B with 2 PGUs 410 Add 41501B with HPSMU 412 Add 41501B with HPSMU and 2 PGUs 420 Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUs Add 41501B with 2 MPSMUS and 2 PGUs Standard resistor set 16441A R Box Da 011 Add 3 0 m triax cables for 4156B 800 Extra Blank Teflon Board 801 0 1 inch pitch universal socket module 802 0 075 inch pitch universal socket module 803 0 05 inch pitch universal socket module E i RN t2 nN 16442A 810 Extra connection pin set 811 812 Extra wire set Extra wire set 9 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 Accessories and Options Product Options Number Number Pescripace 16442A 813 Extra wire set 82 Socket module
210. try Field Description HOST NAME Host name of the 4155B 4156B IP ADDRESS IP address of the 4155B 4156B GROUP ID Your group ID 2 44 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 installation Connecting instruments or Peripherals Using the 4155B 4156B as an NFS client To use the 4155B 4156B as an NFS client 1 Enable NFS service on your NFS server 2 Export a directory on the NFS server to be mounted by the 4155B 4156B 3 Press System key then select MISCELLANEOUS softkey to display the SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen 4 Complete the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table by entering the followmg parameters Description Entry Field i LABEL Label or name for the setup information on the NETWORK DRIVE SETUP table IP address of NFS server IP ADDRESS DIRECTORY Name of the directory to be mounted by the 4155B 4156B 5 Select ADD softkey to register the setup in the internal memory 6 To mount the directory and to perform file operations refer to Chapter 3 etes eee er AA M H M P M Hi Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 2 45 installation Connecting Instruments or Peripherals Using a remote printer To use a remote printer l Connect a printer to your printer server and set your printer server to use the printer as an remote printer Then Ipd Ipr must be enabled on the printer server Press System key then select MISCELLANEOUS softk
211. turn on the 4155B 4156B measurement setup files MEM MES Stress setup files MEM STR measurement setup result files MEM DAT Where MEM means MEMI MEM2 MEM3 or MEMA 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 muitiple files for example MEM I MES MEMI DAT and MEMI STR the priority is l DAT 2 MES 3 STR M M M M 7 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 initial Settings Default Initial Settings Default Initial Settings When you turn on the 4155B 4156B without a diskette the 4155B 4156B 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 SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS screen 4155 or 4156 is System Controller or not
212. twork connection to destination failed Verify the destination address is set correctly Address family not supported Pa ae address family is not supported for the currently used socket Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 10 35 If You Have A Problem if Errors Occur If a Measurement Data Status is Displayed If measurement or stress force cannot be performed correctly the measurement data status is displayed at the bottom of the GRAPHICS LIST KNOB SWEEP or STRESS FORCE screen The status indicates hardware and calculation errors The status format depends on the displayed screen as follows GRAPH LIST GRAPHICS and KNOB SWEEP screen Status is displayed in following format STATUS AB ABAB AAAAAAAAC AB AB AB is for X Yl and Y2 axis respectively No Y2 for KNOB SWEEP AAAAAAAA Cis for SMU to SMU6 VMUI VMU2 and PGU1 2 respectively Where 4 B and C mean as follows A hardware status error If multiple errors occur numbers are added and displayed as a hexadecimal number i1 AD converter overflow 2 Oscillation 4 Other channel reached compliance limit 8 This channel reached compliance limit B data error If multiple errors occur numbers are added and displayed as a hexadecimal number stack register overflow e 2 calculation error 4 only one data for delta measurement At least 2 data needed PGU status PGU average output current exceeds
213. u 2 Selects the internal memory MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 or MEM4 for getting data On the softkey label a notation in the upper right corner shows the data type M MES data or PRO data S STR data D DAT data Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed Changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 1 Selects the file to get The file is specified by the pointer in the FILE CATALOG area etic EH itti aru HH TET TIAA een Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 13 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen PURGE Softkey To start the purge function press PURGE The following entry box and softkeys are displayed Entry box FUNCTION PURGE NAME L LLL j TYPE i Softkeys EXECUTE Purges deletes the specified data EXIT Exits the PURGE function TYPE field The TYPE field specifies the data type In this field select ui Specifies all types of data MES Specifies the measurement setup data STR Specifies the stress setup data DAT Specifies the measurement setup and result data CST Specifies the customized system data PRO Specifies the 4145B setup data M MM 5 14 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 NAME field System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen The NAME field specifies the file name or directory name to purge delete The directory to be purged must be empty When the po
214. ue magenta purplish red then back to red again 0 and are both red SATURATION Ratio of pure color to white where 0 is no pure color all white and 1 is 10096 pure color no white If this field is set to 0 the color is always white LUMINOSITY Brightness where 0 is no brightness 1 is 100 brightness If this field is set to 0 the color is always black To set a row to the desired color select one of the following softkeys DEFAULT COLOR sets all rows in the table to the default colors BLACK GREY WHITE RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN CYAN greenish blue BLUE MAGENTA purplish red COLOR SAMPLE This field displays the color the item will appear according to the selected HUE SATURATION and LUMINOSITY fields em ig e P i EN NNN LETT TRACT NCI A Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 37 System Page Organization SYSTEM COLOR SETUP screen PLOTTER PEN NO This field is used for fixed color mode hard copies only See the COLOR B W field in SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen on page 5 32 Foran HP GL pen plotter this field specifies which pen the plotter uses to draw each screen item The appropriate pens should be loaded in the pen carousel Fora color printer this field specifies which color the printer uses to print each screen item The values and corresponding colors available are I Black Red Green Yellow Blue Magenta Cyan White eo CO th Aa R N BRI
215. 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 reve A r Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 8 19 Specifications Functions Measurement Capability The 4155B 4156B 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 VAR1 synchronous sweep or CONST constant output VAR 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 with 10 ms resolution Delay time Wait time from VAR 1 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 completed the VAR2 unit output is incremented Maximum number of steps is 128 VARI Staircase or pulsed sweep synchronized with the VAR1 sweep Sweep is made with a user specified ratio and offset value VART output is calculated as VAR
216. ut information Agilent 4156B SETUP DATA Agilent 4156B DATA LIST Agilent 4156B GRAPH PLOT DATE amp TIME The current date and time from the built in clock PAGE NO The page number of the printout USER COMMENT The user defined comments from the MEASURE or STRESS screens PRINT PLOT COMMENT The user defined comments from the PRINT PLOT SETUP DATA PRINT PLOT DATA LIST or GRAPH PLOT screens GRAPH TRACE The graphics plot curve from the GRAPH LIST GRAPH screen for HP GL HR PCL HR TIFF GRAPH FRAME amp GRID The frame and grid from the GRAPH LIST GRAPH screen for HP GL HR PCL HR TIFF GRAPH AXIS TEXT The names units and scale of the graph axis for HP GL HR PCL HR TIFF GRAPH TEXT The marker and cursor coordinate fields data variables and gradient and intercept line parameters for HP GL HR PCL HR TIFF In the above fields the following softkeys are available ENABLE Enables the item specified by the pointer DISABLE Disables the item specified by the pointer Ie ee ee ee ae eee 34 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 System Page Organization SYSTEM PRINT PLOT SETUP screen INIT STRING TRAILER STRING To send an initialization command to the printer or plotter enter the printer plotter command in the INIT STRING field To send a command after printing or plotting is finished enter the printer plotter command in the TRAILER STRING field
217. utput 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 Position size and aspect ratio are defined by OUTPUT REGION All fonts are scaled with the output region Print speed is faster than PCL 4 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 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 4 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 l Inthe RESOLUTION field select one softkey 75 DPI to 600 DPI A high RESOLUTION setting allows you to select various output sizes 2 In the UPPER LEFT field specify the upper left corner position of the output image using the front panel keys rotary knob or
218. utput voltage or current to prevent damaging the device under test Voltage 0V to 100 V Current 100 fA to 100 mA Compliance accuracy Same as current voltage set accuracy HRSMU supplemental information Allowable cable resistance maximum 10 Q for both Force and Sence Kelvin connection Voltage source output resistance typical 0 2 Q Force line Non Kelvin connection Voltage measurement input resistance 21070 Current source output _ resistance 10 o 10 pA range 8 4 Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 4 Edition 3 Specifications Hardware 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 setting accuracy 2 5 of range Tabie 8 1 HRSMU Voltage Range Resolution and Accuracy Voltage Set Accuracy Meas Meas Accuracy Max Current Range Reso 2V 100uV 0 02 400 uV 2 pV 0 01 200 pV 20 V mV x 0 02 3 mV 0 01 1mV 100 mA j 240 V 2mV 0 025 6 mV 0 015 2 mV 100 mA Vout lt 20 V 100 V 5mV 50 mA 20 V Vout x 40 V 0 03 15 mV 100 nV 0 02 5 mV 100 mA Vout 20 V 50 mA 20 V Vout 40 V 20 mA 40 V Vout x 100 V Table 8 2 HRSMU Current Range Resolution and Accuracy Current Set Measurement Range Reso t 496o 20fA 1 10 pA 10 fA 4 400 fA 4 1 fA x Vout 100 2 100 pA 10 fA 4
219. ype In this field select MES Specifies the measurement setup data STR Specifies the stress setup data DAT Specifies the measurement setup and result data CST Specifies the customized system data This softkey is nor available for internal memory MEM For internal memory MEM the first character of the TYPE M S or D will be displayed in the upper right corner of the MEM softkey COMMENT field The COMMENT field is used to enter file comments which will be displayed in the FILE CATALOG area A maximum of 16 characters are allowed For internal memory MEM the comments are displayed on the MEM softkey A maximum of 14 characters are allowed aan OO NN ne EE NL ed Agilent 4155B 4156B User s Guide Vol 1 Edition 3 5 9 System Page Organization SYSTEM FILER screen NAME field The NAME field specifies the file name of data to be saved The file name must be 6 characters maximum for HP LIF format Do not use as the last character of the filename Scharacters maximum for DOS format 36 characters maximum for a network file system and 58 characters maximum including the directory path When the pointer is in the NAME field the softkeys shown in Menu 1 and Menu 2 are available Menul FILE CATALOG Reads and displays the file catalog A maximum of 199 files can be listed This softkey also changes the secondary softkeys to those shown in Menu 2 MEM Selects the internal memory MEMI MEM

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents

OWNER`S MANUAL  KX1DIUP Attuatore dimmer universale KNX 500VA - da guida  Brief User`s Guide Kinesis® Advantage™ Keyboard  JBWave Controller User`s Manual  courrier ci-joint (15/02/2011) (108 ko)  MIMOSA user's manual (Draft version 1.4.0) - UR Green  

Copyright © All rights reserved. Failed to retrieve file