Keithley 2635 Reference Manual

2600S-901-01 Rev. C / January 2008 Return to Section Topics 5-9
Series 2600 System SourceMeter® Instruments Reference Manual Section 5: Sweep Operation
Custom sweep functions
Functions for list (custom) sweeps are listed in Table 5-4.
Table 5-4
Custom sweep functions
Command Description
SweepIListMeasureV(smu, ilist, stime,
points)
smu
ilist
stime
points
Define current list sweep:
Smu: smua for channel A or smub for channel B.
List of current values in amps.
Settling time (source-measure delay in seconds).
Number of points (≥2).
SweepVListMeasureI(smu, vlist, stime,
points)
smu
vlist
stime
points
Define voltage list sweep:
Smu: smua for channel A or smub for channel B.
List of voltage values in volts.
Settling time (source-measure delay in seconds).
Number of points (≥2).
Running sweeps
Front panel
To run a sweep, press the LOAD key, then select the test to run. Press the RUN key, then follow
the display prompts to complete the test (refer to
Table 5-2 through Table 5-4 for sweep
parameters). See Section 13 for more information on using factory scripts.
Press the RECALL key to access sweep data stored in Buffer 1. See Section 7 for more details on
the buffer.
Sweep programming examples
Procedures for programming and running a sweep for three sweep types are given on the following
pages. Each of these procedures includes commands for a typical sweep example.
Table 5-5
summarizes parameters for each of these examples.
Table 5-5
Sweep example parameters
Sweep type Parameters for sweep examples
Linear staircase sweep Start current: 1mA
Stop current: 10mA
# points: 10
Settling time: 0.1s
Pulse current sweep Bias current: 1mA
On current: 10mA
Pulse on time: 10ms
Pulse off time: 50ms
# points: 10
Custom (list) sweep Five points: 3V, 1V, 4V, 5V, 2V
Settling time 0.1s

Keithley 2635 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2635
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English