Probesites Clarius Project Example - Keithley 4200A-SCS Reference Manual

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Appendix I: Using a manual or fake prober

The default prober configuration file for a fake prober is represented below. The only relevant line for

this prober type is PROBER_1_PROBTYPE=FAKE.

# prbcnfg.dat

# The following tag, "PRBCNFG", is used by the engine in order to determine

# the MAX number of SLOTS and CASSETTES for a given prober at runtime.

# for OPTIONS "" == NULL, max 32 chars in string

#PROBER_1_OPTIONS=1,1,1,1,1,1

AutoAlnPresent

ProfilerPresent

HotchuckPresent

HandlerPresent

Probe2PadPresent

# The PROBER_x_PROBTYPE fields needs to be set to one of the following names.

# Configuration for serial probers:

PROBER_1_PROBTYPE=FAKE

PROBER_1_OPTIONS=0,0,0,0,1,0

PROBER_1_IO_MODE=SERIAL

PROBER_1_DEVICE_NAME=COM1

PROBER_1_BAUDRATE=9600

PROBER_1_TIMEOUT=300

PROBER_1_SHORT_TIMEOUT=5

PROBER_1_MAX_SLOT=25

PROBER_1_MAX_CASSETTE=1

As shown, the manual configuration file is configured for use with GPIB prober communications, while

the fake configuration file is configured for serial prober communications. To make changes, use a

text editor such as Microsoft

Configuration file locations:

Fake: C:\s4200\sys\dat\prbcnfg_FAKE.dat

Manual: C:\s4200\sys\dat\prbcnfg_MANL.dat

Probesites Clarius project example

The following is a step-by-step procedure to configure the manual prober so the probesites Clarius

project executes successfully. The user is responsible for the probe station setup.

- EXAMPLE Prober Configuration File, FAKE prober

Model 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer Reference Manual

4200A-901-01 Rev. C / February 2017