Section 4: Sourcing and measuring Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
4-84 2601B-PULSE-901-01A April 2020
Script example
Use the smua.source.highc attribute to set and control the options for high-capacitance mode.
The programming examples and figure below illustrate how to enable high-capacitance mode.
1. To enable high-capacitance mode, send:
-- Enables high-capacitance mode.
smua.source.highc = smua.ENABLE
2. To run the i_leakage_measure() function in the KIHighC factory script, send:
-- Charges the capacitor.
smua.source.levelv = 5
smua.source.output = smua.OUTPUT_ON
delay(1)
imeas = i_leakage_measure(smua, 0, 1, 300e-3, 10e-6, 100e-3)
-- The parameters in the i_leakage_measure() function represent
-- the following:
-- smu = smua
-- levelv = 0 V
-- limiti = 1 A
-- sourcedelay = 300 ms
-- measurei = 10 uA range
-- measuredelay = 100 ms
Adjust the voltage level and source delays based on the value and type of capacitor along with the
magnitude of the voltage step and the current measure range.
Figure 72: Enabling high-capacitance mode