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2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
Section 9: Sweep Operation
Series 2600A System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual
Sweeping using factory scripts
Factory script functions that perform linear staircase, logarithmic staircase, and list sweeps are
defined in
. You can use the factory script functions to perform and execute simple
sweeps or use them as examples on which to program your own custom sweeps.
Front panel
To run a sweep, press the
LOAD
key, then select
FACTORY
, and then the name of the test to run.
Press the
RUN
key, then follow the display prompts to complete the test See
for more
information on using factory scripts.
Press the
RECALL
key to access sweep data stored in dedicated reading Buffer 1. See
for more details on the buffer.
Sweep programming examples
Procedures for programming and running a sweep for three sweep types are given on the following
pages. Each of these procedures includes commands for a typical sweep example.
summarizes parameters for each of these examples.
Linear staircase sweep example
1.
Configure source functions.
Examples:
The following commands restore defaults and set the compliance to 1V:
-- Restore Series 2600A defaults.
smua.reset()
-- Set compliance to 1V.
smua.source.limitv = 1
2.
Configure and execute the sweep.
Example:
The following parameters configure a linear staircase current sweep from 1mA to
10mA with 10 points and a 0.1 second settling time:
-- Linear staircase sweep, Channel A, 1mA to 10mA, 0.1 second delay,
-- 10 points.
SweepILinMeasureV(smua, 1e-3, 10e-3, 0.1, 10)
Table 9-2
Sweep example parameters
Sweep type
Parameters for sweep examples
Linear staircase sweep
Start current: 1mA
Stop current: 10mA
# points: 10
Settling time: 0.1s
Pulse current sweep
Bias current: 1mA
On current: 10mA
Pulse on time: 10ms
Pulse off time: 50ms
# points: 10
List sweep
Five points: 3V, 1V, 4V, 5V, 2V
Settling time 0.1s
