UK test and measurement company Pickering Interfaces has launched a new range of PXI and PXIe programmable resistor modules, the first of which can handle up to 2 A and 200 V.
Part of the company's growing line of mid-to-high resistance modules, the PXI (model 40-254) and PXIe (model 42-254) products follow from the company's 2.5 W (model 40-251), 5 W. (model 40-252), and 10 W (model 40-253). Their compact design is intended for applications requiring one or two resistive channels, with up to 15 W of power handling per channel.
Programmable resistors are designed to simulate resistive and variable resistors in systems when testing devices such as electronic controllers. The 40/42-254 family is available in various resistance and resolution ranges from 0.125 Ω to 8 Ω resolution and from 1 Ω to 395 kΩ range. Each channel can simulate short or open circuit conditions that may occur in the system caused by faulty wiring or sensors.
“Part of Pickering's continued investment in simulation, these programmable PXI/PXIe modules are ideal for automotive applications, as well as functional testing and verification of low to medium power products such as power supplies, chargers, batteries, solar and DC panels. -DC converters,” said Paul Bovingdon, Product Manager for Simulation at Pickering. “The built-in debugging function of the modules is suitable for validation against possible error conditions. These programmable modules provide a more flexible alternative to the hard-wired, hard-wired load breakers commonly found on test boards or custom load boards, delivering the same functionality on the modular PXI platform, but allowing multiple devices to be emulated by changing the dynamic value. software resistance. “
Source: Pickering Interfaces