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SMU4000 measurement speed


SMU Pulse timing diagram

Built for Speed

  • Measurement period user settable down to 200µs
  • Minimum pulse width 200µs
  • Variable slew rates up to 12V/ms (SMU4001) or 1.2V/µs (SMU4201)
  • Voltage Source settling time as low as 300µs
  • Current Source settling time as low as 200µs
  • Measure to memory at 5k/s sustained
  • Remote command reaction time typically <5ms

Auto Delay

The SMU4000 can implement an automated measurement delay to wait only as long as is necessary for the measurement to settle before recording a measurement. In most applications this will be the fastest way to measure.

Measurement Period

The measurement period defines the amount of time that each measurement is averaged for and is a trade-off between measurement accuracy and measurement speed. In the absence of noise, an accurate measurement of a stable system can be made in as little as 200µs.

Triggering

Measurements that depend on external processes can be triggered by remote commands or the Digital IO port and can report pass/fail results back extremely fast for fully automated tests.