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Remote Mode Functions
Measurement Modes
Staircase Sweep with Pulsed Bias Measurements
Staircase sweep with pulsed bias measurement is performed as shown below. The
source channel forces staircase sweep voltage or current, the pulse channel forces
pulsed bias, and the measurement channel performs one point measurement at each
sweep step.
Figure 2-8 Staircase Sweep with Pulsed Bias Measurements
1. The staircase sweep source sets output by the WM, and WV or WI commands.
Only one channel can be used for the sweep source.
2. The pulsed source sets output by the PT, and PV or PI commands. Only one
channel can be used for the pulsed source.
3. The source channels start output by a trigger, such as the XE command.
4. After the hold time, the measurement channel starts measurement as shown in
Figure 2-8 . The channel performs measurement so that the pulse width and pulse
period are kept (the integration time setting is ignored). Only one channel can be
used for measurement.
5. After the measurement, the sweep source changes the output value. Then the
pulsed source forces the pulse base value, and waits for the rest of the pulse
period until the next pulse output.
6. The E5260/E5270 repeats 4 and 5 for all sweep steps.
Voltage or current
Start value
Time
Stop value
Pulse base value
Pulse peak value
Pulsed bias
Staircase sweep
Previous value
Trigger (e.g. XE)
WM/WV/WI
PT/PV/PI
Previous value
Voltage or current
: Measurement
Hold time
Pulse width
Pulse period