Technical data
Agilent B1500A Configuration and Connection Guide, Edition 5 1- 21
B1500A Product Configuration
Upgrade products for the B1500A series
B1500AU-089 Addition of E5288A Atto sense and 
switch unit (ASU. B1511B 
MPSMU is required.)
0.1 fA (100 aA) resolution which is used with B1511B 
MPSMU. 1 Triaxial, 2 BNC input ports and 1 
communication D-sub input between ASU and SMU. 
BNC inputs terminal can be used for CMU, PGU or 
other instrument.
B1500AU-141 Addition of B1514A Medium 
current source/monitor unit 1ea w/ 
connection box
1 A(Pulse), 100 mA(DC)/30 V, 10 pA/0.2 V 
resolution 50 s pulse Medium current source/monitor 
unit module for use in the B1500A mainframe. 
Oscilloscope view for voltage/current waveform 
monitoring with minimum 2 s resolution. This 
module consumes 1 slot. N1255A Connection box is 
included, however, it requires two Triaxial cables.
B1500AU-142 Addition of B1514A Medium 
current source/monitor unit 1ea w/o 
connection box
1 A(Pulse), 100 mA(DC)/30 V, 10 pA/0.2 V 
resolution 50 s pulse Medium current source/monitor 
unit module for use in the B1500A mainframe. 
Oscilloscope view for voltage/current waveform 
monitoring with minimum 2 s resolution. This 
module consumes 1 slot. This option is available for 2 
channels configuration with option 141. This does not 
include N1255A Connection box and Triaxial cables. It 
requires two Triaxial cables.
B1500AU-020 Addition of B1520A Multi 
frequency capacitance 
measurement unit module
1 kHz to 5 MHz frequency range, 25 V dc bias (when 
N1301A SCUU is used with SMU, 100 V dc bias can 
be applied to DUT.), Multi frequency capacitance 
measurement unit module for use in the B1500A 
mainframe. This module consumes 1slot. MFCMU can 
be installed maximum 1 module per mainframe.
B1500AU-025 Addition of B1525A High voltage 
semiconductor pulse generator unit 
module
2 channels, 3 level pulse per channel, 40 V output, 12.5 
ns minimum pulse width, 2 ns minimum transition time 
resolution, High voltage semiconductor pulse 
generator unit module for use in the B1500A.This 
module consumes 1 slot.
B1500AU-030 Addition of B1530A Waveform 
generator/fast measurement unit 
module with two RSUs
2 channels, Fast and flexible waveform generation with 
10 ns programmable resolution. Each channel has Fast 
IV mode and PG mode. This module consumes 1 slot. 
Two RSU and related cables are includes on B1530A. 
WGFMU module can be installed maximum 5 
modules per mainframe.
Cable option between B1530A WGFMU and B1531A RSU
B1500AU-W01 0.6m/2.4m cable set between 
WGFMU and RSU(2ea). Require 
prober I/F with adapter
WGFMU-to-RSU cable, 0.6 m / 2.4 m cable set (2 ea). 
This option requires prober I/F and connection adapter.
B1500AU-W02 3m Cable between WGFMU and 
RSU (2ea)
WGFMU-to-RSU cable, 3 m (2 ea)
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