Technical data

Agilent B1500A/B1505A Programming Guide, Edition 11 4-45
Command Reference
BC
Remarks Set the function to OFF in cases that the measurement speed is more important than
the measurement accuracy. This roughly halves the integration time.
Example
Statements
OUTPUT @B1500;"AZ 0"
BC
The BC command clears the output data buffer that stores measurement data and
query command response data. This command does not change the measurement
settings.
NOTE Multi command statement is not allowed for this command.
Syntax BC
Example
Statements
OUTPUT @B1500;"BC"
BDM
The BDM command specifies the settling detection interval and the measurement
mode; voltage or current, for the quasi-pulsed measurements.
Syntax BDM interval[,mode]
Parameters interval : Settling detection interval. Numeric expression.
0: Short. Initial setting.
1: Long. For measurements of the devices that have the stray
capacitance, or the measurements with the compliance less than 1 μA
mode : Measurement mode. Numeric expression.
0: Voltage measurement mode. Default setting.
1: Current measurement mode.
Remarks The following conditions must be true to perform the measurement successfully:
When interval=0: A > 1 V/ms and B ≤ 3 s
When interval=1: A > 0.1 V/ms and B ≤ 12 s
where A means the slew rate when source output sweep was started, and B means
the settling detection time. See “Quasi-Pulsed Spot Measurements” on page 2-18.
These values depend on the conditions of cabling and device characteristics. And
you cannot specify the values directly.