Section 2: Getting started
Model 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer User's Manual
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4200A-900-01 Rev. C / January 2019
Mounting preamplifiers in a probe station
You can mount the preamplifiers remotely on a probe station using an optional mounting kit. Follow
the steps below to mount and connect a remote preamplifier on a probe station. Details are provided
in the documentation provided with the mounting kit.
Three remote preamplifier mounting options are available:
•
4200-MAG-BASE:
A magnetic base for mounting a preamplifier onto a probe station platen.
•
4200-VAC-BASE:
A vacuum base for mounting a preamplifier onto a probe station platen.
•
4200-TMB:
A triaxial mounting bracket for mounting a preamplifier onto a probe station or onto
the triaxial mounting panel of a test fixture.
Each preamplifier is matched to the SMU it is connected to. When you disconnect the preamplifiers
to mount them to a probe station, make sure to reconnect each one to its matching SMU.
To mount a preamplifier onto a probe station:
1.
Turn off the system power for the 4200A-SCS from the front panel.
2.
Disconnect the preamplifiers from the rear panel of the 4200A-SCS. They are secured to the rear
panel by a mounting bracket.
3.
Mount the preamplifier at the remote location using the appropriate mounting kit.
4.
Connect the control cable between the preamplifier control connector on the preamplifier and the
PA CNTRL connector on the SMU.
5.
Make sure that the connecting cable is secure at both ends.
