Section 3: Setting up SMUs in Clarius
Model 4200A-SCS Source-Measure Unit (SMU) User's Manual
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4200A-SMU-900-01 Rev. A December 2020
Figure 36: Stepping and sweeping example
Open operation mode - SMU
Open operation mode maintains a zero-current state at the terminal, subject to the maximum voltage
compliance of the connected SMU.
You cannot set any parameters when the Open operation mode is selected.
Voltage Bias operation mode
The Voltage Bias operation mode maintains a selected constant-voltage state at the terminal, subject
to a user-specified current compliance of the connected SMU.
Voltage Linear Sweep operation mode - SMU
When you select the Voltage Linear Sweep operation mode, the test increments through a series of
constant voltage steps. You define the start and stop voltages and the voltage size between each
step. An example is shown in the next figure.