User`s guide

3-2 Agilent B1500 VXIplug&play Driver User’s Guide, Edition 3
Programming Examples for Visual Basic Users
This chapter explains programming examples to perform the following
measurements using the Agilent B1500 and the B1500 VXIplug&play driver, and
consists of the following sections.
•“Programming Basics”
• “High Speed Spot Measurement”
• “Multi Channel Spot Measurement”
• “Pulsed Spot Measurement”
• “Staircase Sweep Measurement”
• “Multi Channel Sweep Measurement”
• “Pulsed Sweep Measurement”
• “Staircase Sweep with Pulsed Bias Measurement”
• “Breakdown Voltage Measurement”
• “Leakage Current Measurement”
NOTE About Program Code
Programming examples are provided as subprograms that can be run with the
project template shown in Table 3-1. To execute the program, insert the
subprograms instead of the perform_meas subprogram in the template.
NOTE To Start Program
If you create the measurement program by modifying the example code shown in
Table 3-1, the program can be run by clicking the Run button on the Visual Basic
main window. After that, a message box will appear. Then click OK to continue.