Section 7: TSP command reference
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
7-210
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
Also see
(on page 2-45)
(on page 7-212)
(on page 7-242)
smuX.contact.r()
This function measures aggregate contact resistance. This function is not available on the Models
2604B/2614B/2634B.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
rhi
,
rlo
= smu
X
.contact.r()
rhi
The measured aggregate contact resistance on the HI/sense HI side
rlo
The measured aggregate contact resistance on the LO/sense LO side
X
Source-measure unit (SMU) channel (for example,
smua.contact.r()
applies to
SMU channel A)
Details
If you attempt to perform a contact resistance measurement when any of the following conditions
exist, an error will be generated.
When the output is on and any of the following:
•
SMU is a current source with current range set to less than 1 mA (error code 5065, "I range too low for
contact check")
•
SMU is a voltage source with current limit set to less than 1 mA (error code 5050, "I limit too low for
contact check")
When the output is off and any of the following:
•
The output off mode is High-Z (error code 5048, "Contact check not valid with HIGH-Z OUTPUT off")
•
The output off mode is Normal with the
smu
X
.source.offfunc
attribute set to
smu
X
.OUTPUT_DCVOLTS
and the off current limit set to less than 1 mA (error code 5066,
"source.offlimiti too low for contact check")
•
The output off mode is Normal with the
smu
X
.source.offfunc
attribute set to
smu
X
.OUTPUT_DCAMPS
and the source range is less than 1 mA (error code 5065, "I range too low for
contact check")
Example
if not smua.contact.check() then
smua.contact.speed = smua.CONTACT_SLOW
rhi, rlo = smua.contact.r()
print(rhi, rlo)
exit()
end
Check contacts against threshold.
Set speed for SMU channel A to slow.
Get resistance readings.
Output contact resistances to the host.
Terminate execution.