System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 3:
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016 3-25
Solving for k and b provides the following formulas:
Where:
V
= The source value at the end point
V
= The source value at the start point
= The number of points in the sweep
The number of points in a sweep is one greater than the number of steps in the sweep.
The following figure is an example of a five-point logarithmic sweep from 1 V to 10 V.
Figure 56: Logarithmic staircase sweep (1V to 10V, five steps)