2-10 Agilent E5250A User’s Guide, Edition 9
Installation
Installing the E5250A
To Configure E5255A
The Agilent E5255A has three 2-input 8-output multiplexers. You can configure
several multiplexers by modifying some internal connections. Component locations
on the E5255A are shown in Figure 2-2, and the relationship of the multiplexer
blocks and the components is shown in Table 2-1. Table 2-2 shows the initial setting
of the E5255A internal connections. The setting does not depend on the slot in
which the module is installed.
Table 2-1 Multiplexer Blocks and Components
Table 2-2 Agilent E5255A Initial Setup

To Modify IV Input

IV input connection is defined by the connection of IVin cable and the setting of
DIP switch shown in Figure 2-2. For actual examples of modifications, see
“E5255A Configuration Examples”.
Each DIP switch has four bit switches. Bits 1 to 3 are used to specify which SMU
input connector is connected to the IV input. Bit 4 of DIP switch is used to specify
whether the protective resistors are 0 Ω or not. The DIP switches must be set
properly after you complete the internal connection. Make sure you set the DIP
switches correctly. If not, dangerous voltages may be applied to unexpected output
connectors.
Multiplexer
block Resistor
holder BIASin BIASout IVin
cable IVout
connector DIP SW
Block 1 holder 1 -BIASout1 IVin1 IVout1 DIP SW1
Block 2 holder 2 BIASin2 BIASout2 IVin2 IVout2 DIP SW2
Block 3 holder 3 BIASin3 -IVin3 IVout3 DIP SW3
Block number IVin cable connection BIASin/BIASout Protective resistor
1 SMU1 BIAS INPUT 51 0 Ω
2 SMU2 BIAS INPUT 52 0 Ω
3 SMU3 BIAS INPUT 53 0 Ω