3Verifying System Functionality

To perform the system functional verification test (continued)

Step

Action

Notes

 

 

 

3 Start the IC-CAP

PC version:

• This starts IC-CAP and opens the

software.*

a Select Start > Programs > IC-CAP 2004 >

IC-CAP/Status and IC-CAP/Main

 

IC-CAP.

windows.

 

UNIX version:

 

 

a Open a UNIX terminal window.

 

 

b At the prompt, type iccap.

 

 

c Press Enter.

 

4Add the system interface and components to the IC-CAP Hardware Setup.

aFrom the IC-CAP/Main window menu bar, choose Tools > Hardware Setup... .

bIf you have not added an interface, click Add Interface, enter the system interface (hpib or other), and click OK.

cIn the Instrument List, click Rebuild.

dVerify that all system components appear in the Instrument List.

•This opens the IC-CAP/Hardware Setup window.

•This polls the GPIB and adds all connected and activated system instruments to the Instrument List.

•Disregard error messages on the system instrument displays. The errors are a by-product of the GPIB polling process.

5For 4156C systems, change the Agilent 4156C precision semiconductor parameter analyzer HRSMU names in IC-CAP.

aIn the Instrument List, select HP4156 (hpib, 19) and click Configure... .

bIn the Configuration of HP4156 window Unit Table group box, highlight the characters in the HRSMU1 entry box and type VG.

cIn the Unit Table group box, highlight the characters in the HPSMU entry box and type VD.

dClick OK.†

eClose the Hardware Setup window.

•This opens the Configuration of HP4156 window where the Unit Table dialog box is used to change the names of the HRSMUs.

•Actions b, c, and d change the name of HRSMU1 to VG and HPSMU to VD.

•Renaming the SMUs is necessary for proper execution of the example model file.

6For E5260A/70B systems, change the Agilent 4156C precision semiconductor parameter analyzer SMU names in IC-CAP.

aIn the Instrument List, select Agilent E5270 (hpib, 19) and click Configure... .

bIn the Configuration of E5270 window Unit Table group box, highlight the characters in the MPSMU<slot number> entry box and type VG.

cIn the Unit Table group box, highlight the characters in the HPSMU<slot number> entry box and type VD.

dClick OK.‡

eClose the Hardware Setup window.

•This opens the Configuration of E5270 window where the Unit Table dialog box is used to change the names of the SMUs.

•Actions b, c, and d change the name of MPSMU<slot number> to VG and HPSMU<slot number> to VD.

•Renaming the SMUs is necessary for proper execution of the example model file.

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