User`s guide
Agilent 4155C/4156C User’s Guide Vol.2, Edition 6 5-19
Stress Force
Defining Stress Conditions
To Set up dc Output 
1. Press Stress key in the PAGE CONTROL key group. Confirm that the following 
is set on the STRESS: CHANNEL DEFINITION screen for the units that you 
want to set up for dc stress:
• V or I is set in the MODE field.
• SYNC is set in the FCTN field.
2. Select STRESS SETUP primary softkey.
3. In the SOURCE field for the desired unit in the CONSTANT area, enter the 
desired dc stress value.
4. In the COMPLIANCE field in the CONSTANT area, enter the compliance 
value.
The non-stress (NSYNC) constant units also appear in the CONSTANT area. You 
can set SOURCE and COMPLIANCE values for these units the same way as you 
set the dc stress units.
To set other areas of the STRESS: STRESS SETUP screen, see “To Set up Stress 
Condition/Timing” on page 5-15.
To modify the UNIT, NAME, and MODE fields
Modify the UNIT, NAME, and MODE fields on the STRESS: CHANNEL 
DEFINITION screen.
Example 
The following figure shows an example setup to set source (SMU1) to 5.00 V and 
compliance (SMU1) to 1.00 mA.










