Model 4200A-SCS Source-Measure Unit (SMU) User's Manual
Section 4: Source-measure hardware
4200A-SMU-900-01 Rev. A December 2020
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Using minimum compliance
The minimum compliance value is particularly applicable when measurement autorange is disabled.
When measurement autorange is disabled, the compliance value cannot be set below the minimum
value that is specified in the previous tables indicating 4200-PA compliance limits. When autorange is
enabled, the programmed compliance value cannot be set below 100 fA when sourcing voltage, or
below 20 mV when sourcing current.
Operating boundaries
The four quadrants of operation for the 4200-PA with a SMU are shown in the following figures.
4200-SMU or 4201-SMU with 4200-PA:
In the general operating boundaries in the following figure,
the 100 mA, 20 V and 10 mA, 200 V magnitudes are nominal values. The actual maximum output
magnitudes of the 4200-SMU or 4201-SMU and 4200-PA are 105 mA, 21 V and 10.5 mA, 210 V.
Note that the boundaries are not drawn to scale.
Figure 57: 4200-SMU or 4201-SMU with a 4200-PA operating boundaries