Agilent B2201A - Manual

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In This Manual This manual is a user’s guide for Agilent B2200A/B2201A Switch Mainframe, and consists of the following chapters: • Introduction Describes an overview and specifications of the Agilent B2200 series. • Installation Describes how to install the Agilent B2200 and how to setup the input/o...

Contents Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1. Introduction Agilent B2200 Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Contents Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11 Output C...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Contents Using Couple Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14 Saving Input/Output Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16 Defining Comment for Internal ...

1- 4 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Introduction Front Panel Front Panel The Agilent B2200 series provides the front panel keys, the LCD, and the LED matrix display for the status monitor and connection setup. • Line switch Used to turn the Agilent B2200 on or off. • LCD Used to monitor the s...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 5 Introduction Front Panel Figure 1-1 Front Panel View

1- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Introduction Rear Panel Rear Panel The Agilent B2200 series has four card slots for the switch modules, the GPIB interface and so on. • Card slots For the Agilent B2200A mainframe, the Agilent B2210A cards are installed. For the Agilent B2201A mainframe, th...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 7 Introduction Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Rear Panel View

1- 8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Introduction Switch Modules Switch Modules The Agilent B2200A and B2201A support the dedicated switch module, Agilent B2210A and B2211A, respectively. By installing the modules, the module inputs will be connected internally to the front panel input connect...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 9 Introduction Switch Modules Figure 1-4 Switch Module Block Diagram Output Input 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CMH 14 CML 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1- 10 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Introduction Specifications Specifications This section lists specifications and supplemental information for the Agilent B2200 series. • “General Specifications” • “Switch Modules” • “Supplemental Information for B2200A/B2210A” • “Supplemental Information...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 11 Introduction Specifications General Specifications Temperature range: Operating: 5 ° C to 35 ° C Storage: − 20 ° C to 70 ° C Humidity range: Operating: 5 % to 70 % R.H., non-condensing Storage: < 80 % R.H. at 35 ° C, < 60 % R.H. at 65 ° C, non-conden...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 15 Introduction Accessories and Options Accessories and Options Agilent B2200 is furnished with the following accessories. • Power cable, 1 ea. • Operation summary sheet, 1 ea. • Manual CD-ROM, 1 ea. • Software CD-ROM, 1 ea. Stores the Agilent B2200 VXI plug&...

1- 16 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Introduction Accessories and Options Table 1-2 Options and Accessories Model Number Option Item Description B2200A fA Leakage Switch Mainframe B2200A-UK6 Commercial cal. certificate w/ test data B2200A-ABA Manual set, English B2200A-ABJ Manual set, Japanes...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 1- 17 Introduction Accessories and Options 16494A Triaxial cable 16494A-001 1.5 m length 16494A-002 3 m length 16494A-003 80 cm length 16494A-005 4 m length 16494B Kelvin triaxial cable (between B2200 inputs and 4142B, between B2210/B2211 outputs and 16495F/G) 1...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 3 Installation Requirements Requirements This section describes the following requirements for the Agilent B2200. • “Power Requirements” • “Power Cable” • “Operating Environment” • “Storage and Shipping Environment” Power Requirements CAUTION Before applying ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 5 Installation Requirements WARNING For protection from electrical shock, the power cable ground must not be defeated. Operating Environment The Agilent B2200 must be operated within the following environmental conditions: • Temperature: 5 ° C to 35 ° C • Hum...

2- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Inspection Inspection CAUTION Before Opening Packing Materials The Agilent B2200 contains the condensation sensitive electronic parts. The condensation will have a negative impact on the Agilent B2200 to operate normally. Do not open the packin...

2- 8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Installing the B2200 To Set the GPIB Address Every device on the GPIB bus must have a unique address. If you need to change the GPIB address, turn the Agilent B2200 on and perform the following procedure. The new GPIB address is recognized only...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 9 Installation Installing the B2200 To Install the Switch Module WARNING To prevent electrical shock, turn off the mainframe and remove the power cable before starting the instruction. CAUTION Be careful about the module pins used for internal connection to t...

2- 10 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Self-Test Self-Test NOTE To confirm the specifications The self-test and diagnostics checks the operation of the mainframe and the modules. However they cannot confirm if the Agilent B2200 satisfies its specifications. For verifying the specif...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 11 Installation Output Connections Output Connections This section describes how to connect the Agilent B2200 outputs to prober, connector plate, test fixture, and so on (DUT interface). • “Output Connectors” • “Connector Plates” • “To Make Connections to DUT...

2- 12 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Output Connections Connector Plates Connector plates (Table 2-2) are used for the connection between the Agilent B2200 outputs and the DUT interface (prober and so on). To connect to the connector plate, use the cable shown in Table 2-3. Table...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 13 Installation Output Connections For Kelvin connection, use Kelvin triaxial cable listed in Table 2-3. To make a Kelvin output port (1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11), couple two E5252A output ports as follows: To Make Connections to DUT Interface This section describe...

2- 14 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Output Connections Table 2-4 Connection to the DUT Interface CAUTION Never connect the guard terminal to any output, including circuit common, chassis ground, or the guard terminal of any other unit. Doing so may result in an emergency conditi...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 15 Installation Output Connections To Make Interlock Circuit The interlock circuit is to prevent electric shock when touching measurement terminals. You must install an interlock circuit on shielding box to prevent dangerous voltages when door of the shieldin...

2- 16 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Output Connections Figure 2-4 Dimensions of Interlock Switch (Agilent part number 3101-0302) Figure 2-5 Dimensions of Interlock Switch (Agilent part number 3101-3241) To Install LED Circuit To install LED circuit on your shielding box, do foll...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 17 Installation Output Connections The 4155/4156 semiconductor parameter analyzer's Intlk connector provides the interlock signal and a LED drive signal. If a LED is connected between pin 4 and pin 5 (or 6) of the interlock connector, the LED lights to indica...

2- 18 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Output Connections NOTE To Check Interlock Circuit If you use the 4155/4156, you can easily check the interlock circuit as follows: 1. Connect the Intlk connector of the 4155/4156 to your interlock circuit. 2. Press System front-panel key, the...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 19 Installation Output Connections Table 2-5 Recommended Parts Table 2-6 Dimensions of Connector Holes Description Agilent Part No. Interlock Connector (6 pin, female) 1252-1419C Switch 3101-0302 or 3101-3241 LED (V F @ 2.1 V @ I F = 10 mA) 1450-0641 Wire 815...

2- 20 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Installation Input Connections Input Connections This section explains how to connect instruments to the Agilent B2200. WARNING Turn off all instruments that will be connected to the Agilent B2200. And do not turn them on until the connection described in ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 23 Installation Measurement Cable Length Measurement Cable Length This section describes how to calculate the total guard capacitance when using an SMU (source monitor unit). When using an SMU, the length of measurement cables is limited by the guard capacita...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 2- 25 Installation Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance should be performed periodically to keep the B2200 in good condition. Calibration Calibration must be performed periodically so that the instruments satisfy the specifications, and keep a good condition. It ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 3 Front Panel Operation Operation Operation This section describes operations of the Agilent B2200. • “To Initialize Agilent B2200” • “To Enable Light Pen” • “To Change Channel Configuration Mode” • “To Change Connection Rule” • “To Change Connection Sequence...

3- 4 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Operation To Initialize Agilent B2200 1. Press the Shift key and the Local key. Then the LCD will display NO. 2. Press the arrow key to displays YES, then press the Enter key to initialize the Agilent B2200, or press the Exit key to ca...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 5 Front Panel Operation Operation To Change Connection Rule 1. Press the Rule key. The LCD displays the present setting (FREE or SINGLE). 2. Press the arrow key to select the connection rule, then press the Enter key. Or press the Exit key to cancel this oper...

3- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Operation To Open All Switches 1. Press the Open All key. 2. Press the arrow key to display YES, then press the Enter key. NOTE Status after this operation When the bias mode is ON, the bias-enabled output ports will be connected to th...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 7 Front Panel Operation Operation To Use Bias Mode Bias mode cannot be set to ON when the ground mode is ON. 1. Change the bias-enabled output ports. a. Press the Shift key and the Port Function key. b. Move the cursor to SET, then press the Enter key. c. Mov...

3- 8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Operation To Use Ground Mode Ground mode cannot be set to ON when the bias mode is ON. 1. Change the ground-enabled output ports. a. Press the Shift key and the Open All key. b. Move the cursor to SET, then press the Enter key. c. Move...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 9 Front Panel Operation Operation To Use Couple Mode 1. Press the Couple Mode key to set the couple mode ON. Pressing the key again sets the mode OFF. 2. Perform the input couple port detection. a. Press the Menu key. The setup menu will be displayed on the L...

3- 10 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Operation To Read Error Message 1. Press the Menu key. The setup menu will be displayed on the LCD. 2. Move the cursor to ERROR, then press the Enter key. 3. Move the cursor to DISPLAY, then press the Enter key to display the message....

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 11 Front Panel Operation Operation To Set Remote Display Mode This instruction enables or disables the data display in the GPIB remote condition. See “RMT_DSPL” on page 3-33. LCD 1. Press the Menu key. The setup menu will be displayed on the LCD. 2. Move the ...

3- 12 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Switch Control Functions This section introduces the switch control functions of the Agilent B2200. • “Channel Configuration Mode” • “Connection Rule” • “Connection Sequence” • “Bias Mode” • “Ground Mode” • “C...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 13 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Channel Configuration Mode The Agilent B2200 provides the two channel configuration modes, Normal and Auto. The configuration mode defines the way to control multiple switch modules installed in the mainframe....

3- 14 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Connection Rule Connection rule is used to specify if an input or output port can have multiple connections. For each module installed in the mainframe (for auto configuration mode, installed modules are treat...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 15 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Connection Sequence NOTE This is only for modules that are set to the single connection rule. Refer to “Connection Rule” on page 3-14. Connection sequence specifies the open/close sequence of the relays when c...

3- 16 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Bias Mode Bias mode is useful for connecting the same input to multiple channels (output ports) simultaneously. And the connections will be kept until the other input port connection will be changed. When the ...

3- 18 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Ground Mode Ground mode operation is similar to the bias mode operation. The ground mode is useful for connecting the same input to multiple channels (output ports) and the unused input ports simultaneously. A...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 19 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions CAUTION Opening the ground enabled input ports Open the ground enabled input ports (unused input ports). If any equipment is connected to the ground enabled input ports, turning the ground mode ON may cause da...

3- 20 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions Couple Mode Couple mode is useful for making the Kelvin connections. When the couple mode is ON, the input couple ports will be connected to the output couple ports. For the available couple ports, see Table 3...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 21 Front Panel Operation Switch Control Functions NOTE Couple Port Detection Function The Agilent B2200 provides the function to detect the input ports that connect the Kelvin triaxial cable and set the ports as the couple port automatically. See “SCAN” on pa...

3- 22 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Display Functions Display Functions The Agilent B2200 provides LED matrix, LCD, and 18 front panel keys for front panel operation. This section explains the display of the LED matrix and the LCD. • “LED Matrix” • “LCD” LED Matrix Agil...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 23 Front Panel Operation Display Functions LCD The LCD displays the setup information and the status information as shown in Table 3-5. Display example is shown in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 LCD Display Example The first line shows the input port status, couple p...

3- 24 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Display Functions Table 3-5 LCD Display Items NOTE In the remote mode and the default setting, only the Remote, Lock, and Error indicators are available. To display all information, set the RMT_DSPL function ON. Refer to “RMT_DSPL” on...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 25 Front Panel Operation Front Panel Keys Front Panel Keys The Agilent B2200 provides LED matrix, LCD, and 18 front panel keys for front panel operation. The front panel keys are used to change the instrument settings, the switch conditions, and so on. Local ...

3- 26 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Front Panel Keys Function key group The Function key group is used to change the input ports and modes. Port Function Enters into the port function selection mode. In this mode, the arrow keys, Fast key, Exit key, and Enter key are av...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 29 Front Panel Operation Front Panel Keys Edit key group The Edit key group is used to select the switch module to be monitored, move the cursor in the display, make the setup value effective, return to the previous menu or display, and so on. Card Selection ...

3- 30 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus Setup Menus This section explains the following setup menus displayed by pressing the Menu key or Selftest key. • “Setup Menu” • “Selftest Menu” Setup Menu Press the Menu key. The setup menu will be displayed on the LCD as...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 31 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus Function Tree The setup menu provides the following functions. • CONFIG • ADDRESS Sets the GPIB address. • REVISION Displays the firmware revision. • UNIT Displays the module information of each slot. • SCAN Detects and se...

3- 32 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus CONFIG Displays the sub menu that provides the following functions. • ADDRESS Displays the following message. GPIB Address = Address Press the arrow key to set the desired GPIB address. Then, press the Enter key to make th...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 33 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus ERROR Displays the sub menu that provides the following functions. • DISPLAY Displays the error code and error message, or No Error . To return to the previous menu, press the Exit key. • CLEAR Displays the following messa...

3- 34 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus Selftest Menu Press the Shift key and the Menu key. The selftest menu is displayed. The menu is used to execute the selftest and diagnostics. Press the arrow key to move the cursor to the desired function name. Then, press...

3- 36 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus KEY Displays the sub menu that provides the following functions. • EXECUTE Displays the following message. DIAG:KEY Press any key. Press any front panel key and confirm the LCD display. For example, if you press the Port F...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 3- 37 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus LED Displays the sub menu that provides the following functions. • EXECUTE Starts the LED matrix test, and displays the following message. DIAG:LED All LED in Orange? Press the Enter key if the all LEDs are lighted in oran...

3- 38 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Front Panel Operation Setup Menus GPIB Displays the sub menu that provides the following functions. • EXECUTE Displays the following message. Open GPIB, then press [Enter] Disconnect the cable from the GPIB connector on the rear panel, and open it. Press t...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 3 Programming Programming Basics Programming Basics This section explains the commands used for the fundamental switch control of the Agilent B2200. • “SCPI Command Hierarchy” • “Fundamental Commands” • “Switch Control” SCPI Command Hierarchy The SCPI command...

4- 4 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Basics Fundamental Commands The following commands are used to set the fundamental switch control functions of the Agilent B2200. The commands should be entered before performing the open/close operation. For the functions, see “Swit...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 5 Programming Programming Basics Switch Control The following commands are used to control open/close of the specified switch. Table 4-2 Switch Control Commands The channel_list is the parameter which determines the input-output cross points to open/close. Fi...

4- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Basics In the channel_list , you can specify multiple channels by using comma (,) or colon (:) as follows: Comma: use between each specified channel as in following examples: • (@10101,10102,10103) means 10101, 10102 and 10103. • (@1...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 7 Programming Programming Examples Programming Examples This section provides examples of control programs for the Agilent B2200. • “Connecting Input-Output Paths” • “Using Bias Mode” • “Using Ground Mode” • “Using Couple Mode” • “Saving Input/Output Labels” ...

4- 8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Connecting Input-Output Paths The following example connects instrument output to DUT as shown in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 Input-Output Connection Example Setup: • Channel configuration mode: Normal • Connection rule: Single •...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 9 Programming Programming Examples Table 4-3 Input-Output Connection Example Imports Agilent.TMFramework '1 Imports Agilent.TMFramework.InstrumentIO Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim B2200 As New DirectIO("GPIB0::22::INSTR") '6 Dim channels As String = &#...

4- 10 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Using Bias Mode The following example uses the bias mode. Figure 4-3 Bias Mode Example Setup: • Channel configuration mode: Auto • Connection rule: Single. Multiple connection is available for the bias port. • Connection se...

4- 12 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Using Ground Mode The following example uses the ground mode. Figure 4-4 Ground Mode Example Setup: • Channel configuration mode: Auto • Connection rule: Single. Multiple connection is available for the ground port. • Conne...

4- 14 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Using Couple Mode The following example uses the couple mode. Figure 4-5 Couple Mode Example Setup: • Channel configuration mode: Auto • Connection rule: Single • Connection sequence: Break_Before_Make • Used module: All sw...

4- 16 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Saving Input/Output Labels You can define labels to use for the input/output ports when you control the switch in the GPIB local mode. The labels are cleared by *RST. So it is recommended to save the labels into the interna...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 17 Programming Programming Examples Table 4-7 Label Definition and Data Save Example Imports Agilent.TMFrameworkImports Agilent.TMFramework.InstrumentIOModule Module1 Sub Main() Dim B2200 As New DirectIO("GPIB0::22::INSTR")B2200.WriteLine("*RST...

4- 18 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Programming Examples Defining Comment for Internal Memory You can define comments for the internal memories. You can see the comment when you load/save the memory data in the GPIB local mode. Setup: • Channel configuration mode: Auto • Comment ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 19 Programming Programming Examples Table 4-8 Memory Comment Definition Example Imports Agilent.TMFramework Imports Agilent.TMFramework.DataAnalysis Imports Agilent.TMFramework.DataVisualization Imports Agilent.TMFramework.InstrumentIO Module Module1 Sub Main...

4- 20 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Capacitance Compensation Capacitance Compensation When the capacitance/conductance measurement is performed through the Agilent B2200, LCR meter measures the capacitance/conductance of the path including a device under test (DUT), matrix switch...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 21 Programming Capacitance Compensation Required Conditions The following conditions must be satisfied to use the capacitance compensation function. For the instrument connections, see Figure 4-6. • Setting of the 4284A • Option required: 4284A-006 • Range of...

4- 22 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Capacitance Compensation In Figure 4-6, C2H, C2L, C3H, C3L are the compensation coefficients defined in the compensation data file. where, CxH is for the path connected to the Agilent 4284A Hc-Hp terminal, and CxL is for the path connected to t...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 23 Programming Capacitance Compensation To Create Compensation Data File This section explains how to create the compensation data file. 1. Select one of the compensation data files (template, 20 files) installed when the Agilent B2200 VXI plug&play drive...

4- 26 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Capacitance Compensation To obtain compensation coefficients Obtain the compensation coefficients as shown below. 1. Select the measurement frequency (Fmeas) used for the capacitance measurement of a device under test (DUT), and set it to the A...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 4- 27 Programming Capacitance Compensation To Perform Measurement and Compensation Perform the capacitance measurement and compensation as shown below. 1. Set the Agilent 4284A measurement condition. Then the frequency must be the value (Fmeas) used when the com...

4- 28 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Programming Capacitance Compensation Table 4-13 Capacitance Compensation Program Example Imports Agilent.TMFramework Imports Agilent.TMFramework.DataAnalysis Imports Agilent.TMFramework.DataVisualization Imports Agilent.TMFramework.InstrumentIO Imports Agi...

5- 2 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference This chapter describes the following for Agilent B2200: • SCPI commands available to control the B2200 via GPIB interface. SCPI is a universal programming language for electronic test and measurement instruments, and is based on IEEE ...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 3 SCPI Command Reference Textual Notation for Subsystem Commands CAPITAL LETTERS Capital letters are the minimally required letters of the command header. Lowercase letters are the long form (complete spelling), which you can omit if desired. For example, for...

5- 4 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Commands Summary Common Commands This section describes common commands and queries, which are commands defined by IEEE 488.2 . Commands Summary The following table shows some common commands that are supported for the B2200. Mnemonic...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 5 SCPI Command Reference *CLS *CLS This command clears the Status Byte Register, the Standard Event Status Register, and the Error Queue. This command does not clear the enable registers. See “Status Reporting Structure” on page 5-53. Also, this command stops...

5- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference *ESR? The following table shows the bits of the Standard Event Status Register and binary-weighted decimal value of each bit. Example The following four lines enable the same bit (CME bit): OUTPUT @Agb2200;"*ESE 32" using deci...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 9 SCPI Command Reference *RST *RST This command performs an instrument reset. Status after *RST is shown below: Channel Configuration: Auto configuration mode Connection Rule: Free Connection Sequence: Break Before Make Bias Mode: Off Bias Input Port: 10 Bias...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 11 SCPI Command Reference *STB? The following is example for query: OUTPUT @Agb2200;"*SRE?" ENTER @Agb2200;A *STB? This query command reads the Status Byte Register (reads Master Summary Status bit, not Request for Service Message). For bit6, this com...

5- 12 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference *TST? *TST? This query command executes an internal self-test, then returns the result. After this command execution, the B2200 becomes same status as after *RST command execution. Syntax *TST? Query response test_result <newline&...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 13 SCPI Command Reference Command Summary Subsystem Commands Command Summary ROUT subsystem :ROUTe subsystem has commands for controlling the signal routing. “ Open a channel ”: opens relays to disconnect the channel (that is, disconnects input port from outp...

5- 14 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Command Summary [ :ROUT ] :SYMB:CHAN card_number , channel ,' string ' [ :ROUT ] :SYMB:CHAN? card_number , channel Defines a string for the specified channel. card_number : 0 or ALL for Auto Config, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , or ALL for Normal ...

5- 16 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Command Summary Ground Mode Commands [ :ROUT ] :AGND:CHAN:DIS:CARD card_number Ground-disables the specified card. card_number : 0 or ALL for Auto Config, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , or ALL for Normal Config [ :ROUT ] :AGND:CHAN:DIS[:LIST] (@ ch...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 17 SCPI Command Reference Command Summary [ :ROUT ] :AGND:UNUSED card_number ,' enable_port ' [ :ROUT ] :AGND:UNUSED? card_number Ground-enables the specified input ports for the specified card. card_number : 0 or ALL for Auto Config, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , or ALL f...

5- 18 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Command Summary DIAG subsystem :DIAGnostic subsystem has commands for executing the self-test function. For more info, see “Selftest Menu” on page 3-34. The :DIAGnostic subsystem commands ignore the B2200 channel configuration mode. ...

5- 28 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference [:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe] [:ROUTe]:AGND[:STATe] NOTE You cannot set the Ground Mode to ON when the Bias Mode is ON. This command controls the Ground Mode for the specified card. When the Ground Mode is ON, the input Ground Port is connec...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 53 SCPI Command Reference Status Reporting Structure Status Reporting Structure This section describes the status reporting structure used in the B2200. These are IEEE 488.2 status structures that can be set and read by the SCPI Common Commands as described i...

5- 54 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Status Reporting Structure Figure 5-1 Status Reporting Structure of B2200 The above figure shows Service Request Generation. When a condition occurs that requires service, the instrument sets Request Service bit (RQS − bit6) of Statu...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 55 SCPI Command Reference Status Byte Register Status Byte Register The B2200 Status Byte Register contains bits (ESB and MAV) for status summary messages from other registers. The status of these bits depends on the condition of the Standard Event Status Reg...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 57 SCPI Command Reference Service Request Enable Register Service Request Enable Register The Service Request Enable Register is an 8-bit register that can be used by the programmer to select which summary messages in the Status Byte Register may cause servic...

5- 58 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Standard Event Status Register Standard Event Status Register The Standard Event Status Register has specific events assigned to specific bits. See Figure 5-4 and Table 5-2. Figure 5-4 Standard Event Status Register of B2200

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 5- 59 SCPI Command Reference Standard Event Status Enable Register Table 5-2 Standard Event Status Register of B2200 Standard Event Status Enable Register The Standard Event Status “Enable” Register is an 8-bit register that can be used by the programmer to sele...

5- 60 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 SCPI Command Reference Output Queue Output Queue The Output Queue stores response messages until they are read. If an unread message exists, Bit4 (Message Available − MAV) of the Status Byte Register is set to 1. So, Bit4 is used to synchronize information...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 6- 3 VXI plug&play Driver System Requirements System Requirements The following system environments are required. • Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 95. It must be supported by the application devel...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 6- 5 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions Driver Functions Table 6-1 lists all the functions for the Agilent B2200. You will see a brief description of the functions in the table. For the description, syntax and parameters of the function, refer to the refe...

6- 6 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions Ground Mode agb220xa_groundPort Selects the input ground port of the specified card. agb220xa_groundChanCard Ground-enables all output ports of the specified card. agb220xa_groundChanList Ground-enables all output p...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 6- 7 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions agb220xa_biasChanCard This function bias-enables or disables all the output ports of the specified card. Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb220xa_biasChanCard(ViSession vi, ViInt16 disable_enable, ViInt16 bias_cardno); Par...

6- 14 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions agb220xa_cmdInt16Arr_Q This function passes the cmd_str string to the instrument. This command expects a response that is a definite arbitrary block of 16 bit integers. You specify the cmd_str and size parameters, ...

6- 20 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions port13 Couple port by the input ports 13 and 14. 0 (disable) or 1 (enable). agb220xa_coupleState This function controls the couple mode for the specified card. Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb220xa_coupleState(ViSessio...

6- 22 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions agb220xa_errorQueryDetect This function enables or disables automatic instrument error checking. If automatic error checking is enabled then the driver will query the instrument for an error at the end of each func...

6- 24 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions agb220xa_groundChanCard This function ground-enables or disables all the output ports of the specified card. Syntax ViStatus _VI_FUNC agb220xa_groundChanCard(ViSession vi, ViInt16 disable_enable, ViInt16 gnd_cardno...

6- 30 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 VXI plug&play Driver Driver Functions agb220xa_reset This function places the instrument in a default state. Before issuing this function, it may be necessary to send a device clear to ensure that the instrument can execute a reset. A device clear can ...

7- 2 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Error Messages This chapter lists and describes the error messages for Agilent B2200. An error message consists of an error number and message. There are two types of error messages: • Standard SCPI Error Messages Negative error numbers (Command Error, Exec...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 7- 3 Error Messages Standard SCPI Error Messages Standard SCPI Error Messages Standard SCPI error messages have negative error numbers. The following are the standard SCPI error messages for the B2200: Command Error If syntax of SCPI command is not valid, a -1 X...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 7- 7 Error Messages Standard SCPI Error Messages Execution Error If syntax of a SCPI command header and parameter is valid, but the command cannot be executed due to some condition of the B2200, a -2 XX error occurs. The error number and message are placed in th...

7- 8 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Error Messages Standard SCPI Error Messages Device-Dependent Errors -3 XX errors indicate that an B2200 operation did not properly complete, possibly due to an abnormal hardware or firmware condition. These negative codes are SCPI defined. For the device-de...

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 7- 9 Error Messages Standard SCPI Error Messages Query Errors If the output queue control of the B2200 detects one of following problems, a -4 XX error occurs:. • An attempt was made to read data from the output queue when no output data is present or pending. •...

7- 10 Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 Error Messages B2200 Specific Error Messages B2200 Specific Error Messages These are the B2200-specific errors that are not defined by SCPI. These errors indicate that an B2200 operation did not properly complete due to card, channel, port, or mode errors....

Agilent B2200 User’s Guide, Edition 2 7- 11 Error Messages B2200 Specific Error Messages B2200 Channel Related Errors Error Number Error Message and Description 2000 Invalid card number Wrong card number is specified in card number or channel list parameter. Make sure card is properly installed in t...