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Series 2600 System SourceMeters Reference Manual Sweep Operation 5-3

Return to Section 5 topics 2600S-901-01 Rev. A / May 2006

Figure 5-1

Comparison of staircase sweep types

Start

Stop

A: Linear Staircase Sweep

Start

100

B: Logarithmic Staircase Sweep

First Point

C: Custom Sweep

Last Point

0.1

Stop

Logarithmic scale

shown for staircase

Sweep characteristics

Linear staircase sweeps

As shown in Figure 5-2, this sweep type steps from a start voltage or current value

to an ending (stop) value. A measurement is made at each step after a specified

delay period (settling time). Programmable parameters include the source

function, channel, start and stop levels, the number of sweep points, and the

delay (the time between source and measure at each step). The step size is

determined by the start and stop levels, and the number of sweep points:

step = (stop - start) / (points - 1)

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