1. Overview The Ossila Source Measure Unit (SMU) incorporates two voltage sources for measuring current and two voltage meters for measuring voltage. With it, you can measure a wide range of research devices including photovoltaics, LEDs and OLEDs, transistors, and more.
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The absolute maximum input voltage for the Vsense channels is ±12 V. DO NOT apply input while not powered. 3.2 Use of Equipment The Ossila Source Measure Unit is designed to be used as instructed. It is intended for use under the following conditions: •...
4. Software Requirements The Ossila SMU is compatible with our Front Panel software which is included with the system. It allows for simple operation of the SMU and precision voltmeter channels. Table 4.1 details the minimum computer specifications for the Ossila Front Panel software Table 4.1.
6.1 Specification Conditions The specifications and information in this document are for the Ossila Source Measure Unit. All units meet these standard specifications when dispatched to the end-user. The accuracy of both source and measurement of the unit are specified under the following conditions: •...
6.2 Source Measure Units (SMU 1 and SMU 2) The source measure units output a voltage and then measure both the voltage and current. The output voltage is always measured at the output of the BNC (rather than assuming it is at the set voltage) in case of any load effects (for example short circuiting the output or low impedances causing a small drop in voltage).
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6.2.2 Measurement Speed The Ossila Source Measure Unit utilises a high-speed, 24-bit no Latency ∆Σ™ ADC. It provides ten speed/ resolution combinations (6.9 Hz/200 nV RMS noise to 3.5 kHz/25 µV RMS noise) which can be selected, with no latency between conversion results.
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6.2.4 Current Measurement Specifications The current measurement of the Ossila Source Measure Unit is spread over 5 ranges. Each range has a different maximum current, accuracy, and resolution. As the range number increases, the maximum measurable current decreases, but the accuracy and resolution increase.
50 μV 1.0E-5 6.4 Measurement Non-Linearity The non-linearity in the measurement of the Ossila Source Measure Unit is kept well below the measurement accuracy of every range. Such non-linearity is common due to different amplification stages and analogue digital conversion processes.
0.55 kg Power supply 24VDC/2A 7. System Components The Ossila Source Measure Unit P2005A comprises three items: the Ossila Source Measure Unit (Figure 7.1), power adapter (Figure 7.2), and the Ossila Front Panel software (Figure 7.3). Figure 7.1. Source Measure Unit.
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Figure 7.2. The 24 VDC power adapter Figure 7.3. The Ossila Front Panel PC software.
I. The unit will appear in the Device Manager under the Ports (COM & LTP) section as USB Serial Device (COMX) as shown in Figure 8.1. Figure 8.1. Ossila Source Measure Unit in the Device Manager. Alternatively, the USB drivers can be installed by running the 32-bit or 64-bit installation file found on...
8.3 Connecting to a Network The Ossila Source Measure Unit is designed to work with any network that supports DHCP. When the ethernet cable is plugged in, the unit will automatically detect and identify the network and register itself within a few seconds.
Note: The Ossila Front Panel and Source Measure Unit USB drivers can also be downloaded from ossila.com/pages/software-drivers 9. Front Panel Software Start the program “Ossila Front Panel” and the window shown in Figure 7.3 will open. There are 6 main areas of the UI which are detailed below: I.
(IV) Disconnect • Safely disconnects from the connected Source Measure Unit. I. SMU 1, SMU 2, Vsense 1, and Vsense 2 will also be disabled. 9.2 Utility Controls Figure 9.2. Utility controls. (I) Fan • Toggles the fan of the connected Source Measure Unit on and off. (II) SMU Lights •...
9.3 Front Panel Figure 9.3. The Front Panel tab. The Front Panel tab consists of a control panel for each of the channels on the Source Measure Unit: SMU 1, SMU 2, Vsense 1, and Vsense 2. Figure 9.4. Control and output panel for the SMUs. Each SMU panel contains an on/off toggle button, voltage (left) and current (right) measurement displays, and the settings, which are detailed below.
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(II) Current Range • Sets the current range of the SMU to be used. I. This defines the upper limit and sensitivity of current measurements that can be performed by the SMU. These values for each range are given in Table 6.4. (III) Samples per Point •...
(VI) Samples per Point • Select the number of samples to be taken for each data point. I. A higher number of samples per point will improve the accuracy of a measurement but will increase the time taken for it to be performed. 9.4 Data Plots Figure 9.6.
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Each SMU panel contains an on/off toggle button, a legend line indicating the line colour for the device data, checkboxes for toggling whether SMU data are displayed in the plots, and controls for Set Voltage and Current Range as described in Section 9.3. Vsense panels contain an on/off toggle, a legend line, and a checkbox for toggling Vsense data display.
Figure 9.8. Button to reset the plot axes. 9.5 Logged Data Figure 9.9. The Logged Data tab. The Logged Data tab contains a table which stores the data recorded when the ‘Log Data’ button is clicked. There are two buttons to the left of the table. (I) Saving Data •...
(II) Copying Data • Select the data to be copied. • Then either: I. Right-click on the highlighted data and select ‘Copy’ from the menu. II. Alternatively, the keyboard shortcut CTRL+C can be used. (III) Deleting Data • The entire table can be cleared by clicking the lower red button. •...
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(II) Current Range • Set the current range of the SMU to be used. I. This defines the upper limit and sensitivity of current measurements that can be performed by the SMU. These values for each range are given in Table 6.4. (III) Samples per Point •...
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(IX) Secondary Voltage • Set the voltage in volts to be output by the SMU not selected in the Voltage Source field. I. This can be set between -10 V and +10 V. II. If the voltage is set to 0 V, the secondary SMU will not be used. There are 2 buttons to the left of the plot, these allow for data to saved and the plot to be cleared.
If you want to perform a measurement that is not covered by the Front Panel software, you can control the Source Measure Unit directly using a variety of programming languages. More information and the available commands can be found in the Programming Documentation: downloads.ossila.com/manuals/source-measure-unit-programming-documentation-v2-4.pdf...
Most of the issues that may arise will be detailed here. However, if you encounter any issues that are not detailed here, then contact us by email at info@ossila.com. We will respond as soon as possible. Table 11.1. Troubleshooting guidelines for the Ossila Source Measure Unit...
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