Agilent Technologies E5270 Series User manual

Agilent E5270 TIS User’s Guide
Agilent E5270 Series of Parametric Measurement Solutions
E5270-90030
December 2002
Edition 1

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In This Manual
The Test Instruction Set (TIS) is a set of powerful functions that facilitate
measurement programming for the Agilent E5270, and supports the following
applications:
•DC current/voltage output
•High speed spot measurement
•Multi channel spot measurement
•Pulsed spot measurement
•Staircase sweep measurement
•Pulsed sweep measurement
•Staircase sweep with pulsed bias measurement
•Breakdown voltage measurement
•Leakage current measurement
The Agilent E5270 TIS library is available for the C language users. Measurement
programs that include TIS functions are easier to maintain than programs written
solely in the C language.
This manual describes the installation and reference information of the Agilent
E5270 TIS, and consists of the following chapters:
•“Starting TIS Programming”
Describes the intallation information of the Agilent E5270 TIS library, and
general information for programming.
•“TIS Function Reference”
Describes the reference information of the Agilent E5270 TIS functions.
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Contents
Agilent E5270 TIS User’s Guide, Edition 1 Contents - 1
1. Starting TIS Programming
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Installing TIS Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
TIS Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Planning Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Debugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Migration to Agilent 4070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
2. TIS Function Reference
How to Use the Reference Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Function Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Synopsis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
See Also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Function Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
close_E5270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
connect_pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
disable_port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
disconnect_all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
error_info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
force_i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
force_v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
init_system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
measure_bdv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
measure_i, measure_it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

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measure_ileak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
measure_m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
measure_p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
measure_v, measure_vt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
port_status, port_status_t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
open_E5270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
reset_timestamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
set_adc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
set_bdv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40
set_ileak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
set_iv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
set_pbias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
set_piv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
set_smu_ch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-63
set_sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-64
set_timestamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67
status_miv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
sweep_iv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-69
sweep_miv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-71
vi_E5270 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-74

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Starting TIS Programming
This chapter describes the installation information of the Agilent E5270 TIS library,
and basic information for programming.
•“Installation”
•“TIS Programming”
•“Migration to Agilent 4070”

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Starting TIS Programming
Installation
Installation
This section describes the system requirements and installation procedure for the
Agilent E5270 TIS library.
•“System Requirements”
•“Installing TIS Library”
System Requirements
The following system environments are required.
•Operating system
Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or
Windows 95. It must be supported by the application development environment
and VISA I/O library.
•Application development environment (or programming environment)
Microsoft Visual C++ or Borland C++Builder. It must be supported by the VISA
I/O library.
•GPIB (IEEE 488) interface and 32-bit VISA I/O library
Agilent GPIB interface with Agilent IO Libraries or equivalent.
•Agilent E5270 VXIplug&play driver
The driver is required to use the Agilent E5270 TIS library. The Agilent E5270
TIS library and VXIplug&play driver are stored in the Software CD-ROM
furnished with the Agilent E5270.
•Computer and peripherals
Required specifications depend on the application development environment.
See manual of the application development environment. The CD-ROM drive is
required to install the VXIplug&play driver and TIS library.
•Minimum disk space
4 MB (2 MB for the Agilent TIS library and 2 MB for VXIplug&play driver)

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Installation
Installing TIS Library
The installation flow is shown below. If you have already installed the GPIB (IEEE
488) interface, VISA I/O library, and programming software (Microsoft C++ or
Borland C++Builder) on your computer, skip steps 1 through 4.
1. Install the GPIB interface to your PC.
See manual of the GPIB interface. Note the model number of the GPIB
interface, as you may need it to configure the interface (in step 3).
2. Install VISA I/O library.
Follow the setup program instructions.
3. Configure and check the GPIB interface.
See manual of the VISA I/O library.
4. Install the programming software.
Follow the setup program instructions.
5. Install the Agilent E5270 VXIplug&play driver.
a. Insert the Agilent E5270 Series Software CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive
connected to your computer.
b. Execute \Pnp\E5270.exe on the CD-ROM.
The setup program installs the driver. See Table 1-1 for the installed files. The
TIS library will refer the driver to control the Agilent E5270.
6. Install the Agilent E5270 TIS library.
a. Insert the Agilent E5270 Series Software CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive
connected to your computer.
b. Create a folder (e.g. C:\Agilent\E5270) on your computer.
c. Copy the Tis subdirectory on the Software CD-ROM to the created folder.
See Table 1-2 for the installed files.

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Installation
Table 1-1 Agilent E5270 VXIplug&play Driver Files
File Name ab
a. <visa path> indicates the folder specified when you install the VISA I/O
library. In the default setting, <visa path> is \Program Files\Visa. If you
use the Agilent IO Library, you can verify <visa path> from the Agilent
IO Libraries Installation and Path dialog box. To open the dialog box,
click the Agilent IO Libraries Control icon on the Windows task bar, click
View Documentation, and click Installation and Path Information.
b. Winxx depends on the OS of your computer, Winnt for Windows XP,
Windows 2000, or Windows NT, or Win95 for Windows 95.
Description
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.bas Driver for Microsoft Visual Basic.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.c Driver source code.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.def DLL export definition file.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.fp Front panel file.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.h Driver header file.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\age5270.hlp Online help file.
<visa path>\Winxx\Age5270\readme.txt Read me file.
<visa path>\Winxx\bin\age5270_32.dll Driver DLL file.
<visa path>\Winxx\include\age5270.h Driver header file.
<visa path>\Winxx\lib\bc\age5270.lib Library for Borland C++Builder.
<visa path>\Winxx\lib\bc\age5270_32.lib Library for Borland C++Builder.
<visa path>\Winxx\lib\msc\age5270.lib Library for Microsoft C++.
<visa path>\Winxx\lib\msc\age5270_32.lib Library for Microsoft C++.

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Table 1-2 Agilent E5270 TIS Library Files
File Name a
a. <user path> indicates the folder created when you install the TIS library
(e.g. C:\Agilent\E5270).
Description
<user path>\lib\msc\E5270_TIS.lib TIS library for Microsoft Visual C++.
<user path>\lib\bc\E5270_TIS.lib TIS library for Borland C++Builder.
<user path>\E5270_TIS.h TIS library header file.
<user path>\E5270_TIS.c TIS library source code.
<user path>\Tis_gd.pdf TIS User’s Guide. Electronic manual.
<user path>\sample\sample.c Sample program source code. This is just
example program.
<user path>\sample\makefile Sample program makefile for Microsoft
Visual C++.

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TIS Programming
TIS Programming
This section provides the basic information for programming.
•“Planning Measurement”
•“Programming”
•“Debugging”
Planning Measurement
Before starting programming, decide the following items:
•Measurement devices
Discrete, packaged, on-wafer, and so on.
•Characteristics to be measured
hFE, Vth, sheet resistance, and so on.
•Measurement method
Spot measurement, staircase sweep measurement, and so on.

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TIS Programming
Programming
The measurement program should be created as shown below. For programming
example, see Figure 1-1.
1. Include the header files.
To use the TIS library, the header file E5270_TIS.h must be included at the
beginning of measurement program. The header file contains various necessary
information for the function, such as function declaration and macro definitions.
The header file has been stored in the folder created when you install the TIS
library. The following example includes the header file in the \Agilent\E5270
folder.
Example:
#include "\Agilent\E5270\E5270_TIS.h"
2. Define the open_E5270 function to establish the connection with the Agilent
E5270. The following example connects the Agilent E5270 of GPIB address 17.
Example:
main()
{
int ret;
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
ret = open_E5270( "GPIB0::17::INSTR" , ERR_DETECT_ON,NULL);
if ( ret != 0 ) {
printf( "E527x device open failed. Exit program.\n" );
return( -1 );
}
#endif
3. Create measurement routine. Then use TIS functions:
•to initialize the Agilent E5270,
•to connect device under test or to enable source/measurement channels,
•to set source outputs,
•to perform measurements, and
•to disconnect device under test or to disable source/measurement channels.
Also, program lines to display, store, or calculate data should be added.
For programming example, see Figure 1-1. This example performs resistance
measurement.

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TIS Programming
4. Define the close_E5270 function to disable the connection with the Agilent
E5270.
Example:
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
close_E5270();
#endif
return( 0 );
}
NOTE E5270_TIS_H macro
The E5270_TIS_H is a macro that is effective after the header file E5270_TIS.h is
included. The macro can be used to judge whether the E5270 TIS library is available
or not, and switch a program operation as the following example.
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
/* codes for E5270 */
#else
/* codes for 4070 */
#endif
This example is used to switch codes to be performed. If the E5270_TIS_H is
effective, the codes for E5270 will be performed. Else, the codes for 4070 will be
performed.
An example shown in Figure 1-1 uses this macro to open and close the connection to
the Agilent E5270 if the E5270_TIS_H macro is effective.

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TIS Programming
Figure 1-1 Example of main program
#include "E5270_TIS.h"
main()
{
int ret;
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
ret = open_E5270( "GPIB0::17::INSTR" , ERR_DETECT_ON,NULL);
if ( ret != 0 ) {
printf( "Failed to open E5270. Exit program.\n" );
return( -1 );
}
#endif
int h_pin, l_pin;
double v_force, comp, current;
v_force = 0.5;
comp = 1e-3;
h_pin = 12;
l_pin = 16;
init_system();
connect_pin(SMU3, h_pin);
connect_pin(GNDU, l_pin);
force_v(h_pin, v_force, 0, comp);
measure_i(h_pin, &current, comp);
disable_port(h_pin);
disconnect_all();
printf("I = %8.5f amp (at %8.5f volt)\n", current, v_force);
printf("R = %8.3f ohm\n", v_force / current);
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
close_E5270();
#endif
return( 0 );
}

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TIS Programming
Debugging
The port_status function returns measurement status of specified port. The
following table shows all statuses returned by port_status or status_miv function.
NOTE If the port_status function is executed for a measurement port that just finished a
sweep measurement (sweep_iv or sweep_miv), only the status for last sweep step is
returned.
Monitoring if SMU
Reaches
Compliance
You can use the port_status function to monitor whether an SMU reached saturation,
that is, the compliance value set by force_i, force_v, set_iv, and so on.
Figure 1-2 shows an example in which the compliance value was set to 8 mA for the
SMU. As shown in the graph, the top curve is flat and does not increase because the
compliance is set to 8 mA.
Unit Returned Value Condition
SMU NORMAL_MEAS(=0) Normal
DCS_COMP_OTHER(=1) Another unit has reached compliance
DCS_COMP(=2) This unit has reached compliance
DCS_OSC(=3) This unit is oscillating.
DCS_OVERFLOW(=4) Measurement data exceeds the
measurement range.
DCS_SWP_STOPPED (=5) Sweep was aborted by compliance
condition. (stop mode = 2 in set_iv or
set_piv)
GNDU NORMAL_MEAS(=0) Normal

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Figure 1-2 Reaching Compliance (8 mA): Ic-Vce Characteristics
Monitoring if SMU
Oscillates
You can use the port_status function to monitor if an SMU oscillated.
Figure 1-3 shows an example graph for oscillation.
Figure 1-3 Oscillation: Ic-Vce Characteristics

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Migration to Agilent 4070
Migration to Agilent 4070
The Agilent E5270 TIS library is a set of functions that provide the same synopsis as
the Agilent 4070 TIS functions. So, if you create programs using the Agilent E5270
TIS library, the programs can be used to control the Agilent 4070 tester with small
change.
To migrate from the Agilent E5270 to Agilent 4070 successfully, perform the
following procedure.
1. Open the program on the Agilent 4070 system controller (HP-UX computer).
2. Change the header file. The header file E5270_TIS.h is not required. Include
the tis.h file instead.
#include "/opt/hp4070/include/tis.h"
3. Remove the following functions. They are not required for the Agilent 4070.
•open_E5270
•close_E5270
4. Remove the VXIplug&play driver functions for Agilent E5270 if they are used
in the program. The driver cannot be used to control the Agilent 4070. This part
of program should be created and added to the program for the Agilent 4070.
5. Remove the vi_E5270 function if it is used in the program. The function
cannot be used to control the Agilent 4070. This part of program should be
created and added to the program for the Agilent 4070.
6. Refer to Table 1-3 and correct differences between the E5270 TIS and 4070 TIS.
NOTE E5270_TIS_H macro
If the program includes the E5270_TIS_H macro as shown below, this part of
program does not have to be deleted.
#ifdef E5270_TIS_H
/* codes for E5270 */
#else
/* codes for 4070 */
#endif
Codes for 4070 will be performed if the E5270_TIS_H macro is not effective.

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Table 1-3 Differences between E5270 TIS and 4070 TIS
Function or
Item Explanation
connect_pin The pin value must be a pin number actually available for the
switching matrix of the 4070.
set_adc The parameter values are compatible. But the actual setup
value is different for INTEG_SHORT.
set_bdv and
set_ileak
Followings are different between the E5270 and 4070.
•Resolution of hold (0.001 for 4070, 0.01 for E5270)
•Maximum delay (65.535 s for 4070, 6.5535 s for E5270)
set_pbias and
set_piv
Followings are different between the E5270 and 4070.
•Restrictions of setting period and width values
•period and width values automatically set when you
specify period=0
set_piv Logarithmic sweep is available for 4070.
set_sync The offset value is effective for logarithmic sweep using 4070.
set_timestamp For 4070, this function must be executed before the
port_status or status_miv function.
sweep_iv and
sweep_miv
Returned data when a sweep abort condition occurred is
different as shown in Table 1-4 and Table 1-5. The tables show
an example that an abort condition occurs at step=N.
Current range
value
200 mA range is not supported by the 4070. Use 1 A range of
HPSMU instead.
For 4070, 100 pA range is also available.
Initial settings They are not the same because of the differences of hardware.
If your program includes error handling part, check the error
code, and correct the program.
Error codes and
messages