-SCS Pulse Card (PGU and PMU) User's Manual  Table 
 
 
Pulse measurement types (PMU) ............................................................................................. 4-3
 
Measure modes ........................................................................................................................ 4-4 
4200A-SCS power supply limitations ................................................................................... 4-5 
Pulse source-measure concepts .......................................................................................... 4-8 
Ultra-fast I-V tests ..................................................................................................................... 4-8 
Sample rate ............................................................................................................................. 4-10 
Segment Arb waveform ........................................................................................................... 4-11 
Full arb waveform .................................................................................................................... 4-15 
Pulse waveforms for nonvolatile memory testing .................................................................... 4-16 
Waveform capture ................................................................................................................... 4-17 
DUT resistance determines pulse voltage across DUT ........................................................... 4-17 
Triggering ................................................................................................................................ 4-22 
Measurement types ............................................................................................................ 4-25 
Spot mean measurements ...................................................................................................... 4-26 
Spot mean discrete readings................................................................................................... 4-26 
Spot mean average readings .................................................................................................. 4-27 
Waveform measurements ....................................................................................................... 4-27 
Waveform discrete readings.................................................................................................... 4-28 
Waveform average readings ................................................................................................... 4-29 
Measurement timing ................................................................................................................ 4-30 
  KPulse (for Keithley Pulse Cards)........................................................................... 5-1 
Keithley Pulse Application .................................................................................................... 5-1 
Starting KPulse ......................................................................................................................... 5-1 
KPulse setup and help .............................................................................................................. 5-2 
Triggering ............................................................................................................................. 5-3 
Standard pulse waveforms .................................................................................................. 5-4 
Segment Arb waveforms ...................................................................................................... 5-6 
Exporting Segment Arb waveform files ..................................................................................... 5-8 
Custom file arb waveforms (full arb) .................................................................................... 5-9 
Custom Arb file operation: Select and configure waveforms ................................................... 5-10 
Custom Arb file operation: Copy waveforms into Sequencer .................................................. 5-11 
Custom Arb file operation: Load waveform and turn on output ............................................... 5-12 
Waveform types ...................................................................................................................... 5-13 
  Use the RPM to switch the SMU, CVU, and PMU ................................................... 6-1 
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6-1 
Included accessories ............................................................................................................ 6-2 
Equipment required .............................................................................................................. 6-3 
Update the RPM configuration in KCon ............................................................................... 6-3 
Device connections .............................................................................................................. 6-4 
Connection schematic ............................................................................................................... 6-4 
Connect the 4200A-SCS to the DUT ......................................................................................... 6-5 
Set up the measurements in Clarius .................................................................................... 6-6 
Create a new project ................................................................................................................. 6-6 
Add a device ............................................................................................................................. 6-7 
Search for and select existing tests in the Test Library ............................................................. 6-8 
Configure the vfd test ................................................................................................................ 6-9 
Configure the cv-diode test ..................................................................................................... 6-11 
Configure the pulse-diode test ................................................................................................ 6-13