Agilent Technologies B1500A Self-Paced Training Manual page 134

To Define Channels and Variables
Channel Setup
Variable name for time stamp data
Click the I/V-t Sampling icon and open the setup editor. Then click the Channel Definition tab to
display the channel definition screen.
•Enter the Setup Name for the test setup to be defined on the setup editor.
•List SMUs used for source output or measurement, and set the following parameters.
•Unit: SMU name or number
•V Name: Variable name for the voltage measurement or source data
•I Name: Variable name for the current measurement or source data
•Mode: Source output mode, V (voltage), I (current), or COMMON (ground)
•Time Stamp Name: Variable name for the time stamp data
•Index Name: Variable name for the data index
You can read measurement data by using the Data Display window. Parameters displayed on the
window are selected on the Display Setup tab screen. If you enter the variable name in the V
Name, I Name, Time Stamp Name, and/or Index Name entry fields, you can choose the variables
as the display parameters.
•The time stamp is the time the measurement is started for each measurement point.
•The index is the index number for each measurement data.
Setup Name
Channel Definition
-SMU
-V name/I name
-I/V/COMMON
-CONST
Variable name for data index
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SMU5
GNDU