Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7: TSP command reference
2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012 7-325
SweepILogMeasureV()
This KISweep factory script function performs a logarithmic current sweep with voltage measured at every step
(point).
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function No
Usage
SweepILogMeasureV(smu, starti, stopi, stime, points)
smu
System SourceMeter
®
instrument channel (set to smua)
starti
Sweep start current in amperes
stopi
Sweep stop current in amperes
stime
Settling time in seconds; occurs after stepping the source and before performing a
measurement
points
Number of sweep points (must be ≥2)
Details
Data for voltage measurements, current source values, and timestamps are stored in smuX.nvbuffer1.
If all parameters are omitted when this function is called, this function is executed with the parameters set to the
default values.
Performs a logarithmic current sweep with voltage measured at every step (point):
1. Sets the smu to output starti amperes value, allows the source to settle for stime seconds, and then
performs a voltage measurement.
2. Sets the smu to output the next amperes step, allows the source to settle for stime seconds, and then
performs a voltage measurement.
3. Repeats the above sequence until the voltage is measured on the stopi amperes step.
The source level at each step (SourceStepLevel) is automatically calculated as follows:
MeasurePoint = The step point number for a measurement
For example, for a five-point sweep (points = 5), a measurement is performed at MeasurePoint 1, 2, 3, 4,
and 5.
LogStepSize = (log10(stopi) – log10(starti)) / (points – 1)
LogStep = (MeasurePoint – 1) * (LogStepSize)
SourceStepLevel = antilog(LogStep) * starti
Figure 118: SweepILogMeasureV()
starti
= Voltage measurement
stopi
stime
stime
stime