M9186A PXI Isolated Single Channel Voltage/Current Source

Industries and Applications

• Automotive
• Electronic test

Product Description

The M9186A is a two-slot, PXI based V/I source module that enables the sourcing of a voltage or a current to perform measurements on the resultant current or voltage through another module. It consists of two separate amplifiers, denoted “low” and “high” that share a common output connection.

The “low” amplifier provides voltages in the range of 16 V at up to 200 mA and the “high” amplifier provides voltages in the range of 100 V at up to 20 mA.

Typical applications for the low-voltage amplifier include I/O pin parametric leakage, bias current, impedance, threshold and clamp voltage.

The high voltage amplifier can be applied to help verify the presence of clamp diodes as the outputs of modules that drive inductive loads. Both amplifiers can sense the amount of current flowing while forcing a constant voltage.

A unique feature is the safety interlock for high-voltage amplifiers that automatically disables the high-voltage amplifier and opens all relays when the interlock circuit is broken, providing protection to the device under test during the presence of high voltages.

Software

The M9186A single channel V/I source module is supplied with a comprehensive portfolio of module drivers, documentation, examples, and software tools to help you quickly develop test systems with your software platform of choice.

Support includes Microsoft development environments like C/C++, C#, or VB.NET, LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI software platforms from National Instruments as well as MATLAB from The MathWorks.

To help you get started and complete complex tasks quickly, the module software support provides context sensitive help, complete documentation and code examples that allow a quick module set up and basic acquisition functionalities. These code examples can be easily modified, so that the card can be quickly integrated into a measurement system.

In addition, the M9186A includes a soft front panel graphical interface. This simple software application can be used to control, verify the functionality and explore the capabilities of the Keysight Technologies, Inc. V/I source module.