
8 - Manual setup
Source shape
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SMU4000 Series Instruction Manual
List
When a List Shape is selected, the SMU provides a source level that is swept through a user
defined list of levels.
The list manage menu allows for user configured arbitrary lists to be recalled from non-volatile
internal memory and from the USB flash drive.
The arbitrary list is imported as a .CSV file which can be manually created or created via the Test
Bridge application (available to download from
).
Arbitrary lists are not linked to a mode, nor do they contain any timing information. They are a
list of arbitrary levels up to a maximum length of 100k points. All timing is based upon the
settling delay, measurement period and measurement count as defined in the manual setup.
The list will be transferred as points into the selected mode, for example if the SMU is in SV the
points will be converted to voltage.
NOTE
Due to the fact that a list can be imported into any mode with sourcing capability, the
instrument checks each level against the allowable limits given the mode and ranges selected,
to ensure each level is within the specified limits. This is not done on import but upon running
the output. If a limit breach is detected, a warning is generated, and the output fails to run.
If a setup containing a list is copied internally or externally from the SMU ( .STP & .CSV file) both
files will be copied. The associated files will need to be present to run the setup, if the
associated .CSV file is missing the setup will fail to run.
Loading a List
CNFG >
[Source Measure Action] Manual Setup
>
[Source] Shape > (List) > List Manage
The List Manage menu allows for Lists, in the form of a .CSV file, to be:
·
Imported from a USB Flash Drive.
·
Loaded from the Internal Memory.
·
Deleted from the Internal Memory.
·
Exported to a USB Flash Drive.
NOTE
SMU measurement data stored on a USB Flash Drive can be recalled as a list of points, once
stored internally.