4601 I-V Meter Operation Manual
5.2.2 Sweep Source Mode
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5.2.2
Sweep Source Mode
There are the following types of the sweep source mode: linear sweep for simple source measurement, 2-
slope linear sweep and 3-slope linear sweep that allow fine-step source measurement at necessary points,
fixed level sweep that sweeps a constant value the specified number of sample count, and memory sweep
that sweeps arbitrary values stored in the memory from the start address to the stop address.
In addition, the 4601 has the reverse function that can switch between one-way sweep and round sweep.
The following table shows the operational descriptions of the sweep source mode with reverse OFF (one-
way sweep).
Table 5-3 Operational Descriptions of Sweep Source Mode (1 of 2)
Sweep type
Operational description
Waveform
Linear sweep
1SWP
Sweeps by staircase waveforms of the
step count between the first value and the
last value.
2-slope linear sweep
2SWP
Sweeps by staircase waveforms of the 1st
step count between the first value and the
second value, and sweeps by staircase
waveforms of the 2nd step count between
the second value and the last value.
3-slope linear sweep
3SWP
Sweeps by staircase waveforms of the 1st
step count between the first value and the
second value, sweeps by staircase wave-
forms of the 2nd step count between the
second value and the third value, and
sweeps by staircase waveforms of the 3rd
step count between the third value and the
last value.
