Agilent E5270 TIS User’s Guide, Edition 1
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TIS Function Reference
set_iv
set_iv
This function sets the setup parameters for staircase sweep measurements that are
started by the sweep_iv or sweep_miv function.
The setup parameters
start
(voltage or current),
stop
,
hold
, and
delay
determine the
sweep measurement conditions as shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3
Staircase Sweep Setup Parameters
The start, stop, and step values in this figure are determined as shown in Table 2-12
and Table 2-13.
Table 2-12
start, stop, step values for linear sweep
Item Description
start value
resolution: depends on the output range setting.
stop value
a
a. The actual stop value may be slightly different from the specified value.
Because the step value may be rounded off, depending on the setting
resolution. See Table 2-5 on page 2-11 and Table 2-6 on page 2-12 for
setting resolution.
stop = start + step
´
(number of steps
-
1)
step value
step = (stop
-
start) / (number of steps
-
1)
resolution: depends on the output range setting.
maximum step value: stop
-
start
