Test & Measurement

All-in-one instrument combines DMM and DC power supply

20th June 2014
Mick Elliott
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Amplicon has added Agilent Technologies U3606B combined digital multimeter/DC power supplies to its product range.The instrument is an alternative to using a power source for tests on a device under test (DUT) and a multimeter for power measurements. An alternative to using two separate products, the all-in-one unit combines a 5½ digit digital multi-meter and 30 Watt power supply, which operate simultaneously and independently.

This ability means each digital multi-meter/power supply is capable of powering a DUT while enabling a user to simultaneously measure voltage, current, frequency or other operations. It also provides fast, accurate, efficient and affordable testing while saving space on the bench or in a rack.

The multimeter has several enhancements on previous models including improvements to the accuracy of the constant voltage settings, as well as constant current settings. The SCPI programming command set has been expanded to include several more commands, as well as some general improvements to the ripple and noise performance and the transient voltage response time.

A new feature called soft start output has been added; this allows users to select a value from 1 to 10,000 steps for a soft start DC Voltage output. Soft start output is particularly useful for starting DC motors.

Migration from the previous model U3606A to the U3606B is easily achieved as they are fully compatible.

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