ROADTEST POLL: Would You Be Interesting in Roadtesting a Source Measure Unit?

source measure unit AIM/TTI I'm planning a roadtest on this product. I'd like to gauge your interest in roadtesting it.

Here's some information about the product:

SMU4201 is a SMU4000 series source measure unit. It provides class leading performance at a new and affordable price point for a four quadrant SMU. Combining touch screen technology with an intuitive graphical user interface provides a clear and natural flow through the test and measurement process. Integrating a fast and agile, high power four quadrant Voltage/ Current source and advanced precise Voltage/ Current meters in a compact half rack 2U casing, capable of precisely supplying positive and negative voltages, sourcing or sinking power, while simultaneously measuring both current and voltage for I-V characterizing. With high current and power combined with fast measurements and low glitch auto ranging speed, it is the ideal solution for industrial development as well as educational environments, identifying the SMU as the all-in-one solution for simplifying test applications such as battery charging/discharging, I-V characterizing, semiconductor testing and much more.

Here are some product features:

Maximum voltage is ±210V, voltage ranges from 20mV to 200V
Powerflex technology achieves full instrument output power across the majority of the voltage range
0.015% basic accuracy with 6½ digit resolution
High speed, low glitch auto ranging capability
Sense terminals for 4 wire operation and guard capabilities
User friendly front panel GUI with on screen numeric or graphical results
Internally calculated resistance and power measurements
User settable bipolar compliance limits, variable slew rate control
High voltage safety interlock, user interface password protected, rear panel interlock control
Context sensitive help button

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ggabe over 3 years ago

Definitely interested. Awesome to calibrate all SCPI and non-scpi instruments on the bench. Then do some ADC characterization.
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dougw over 3 years ago in reply to anniel747

Of course this may not be its primary intended application, but there are lots of DC load applications where it could be used effectively. It is a very versatile instrument.
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scottiebabe over 3 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

lol this bad girl will keep you warm at night

The linus media group seem to be gearing up for something epic...
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strb over 3 years ago

I'm very interested in this kind of instrument and I think that such roadtests are a great opportunity (thanks e14!) to me as an hobbyist to at least try to "play" with one as it's the only way I could really try one at the moment!
I voted for "maybe" just because before eventually applying I need to come up with a proper test plan .
On the last question the answer for me is "a lot"
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feiticeir0 over 3 years ago in reply to skruglewicz
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skruglewicz over 3 years ago

I have no idea on how to evaluate this type of product, but I would like to have the opportunity to roadtest one of these instruments one day. I would have to evaluate it as beginner to it's usage that is why I voted maybe and it will surely take me OVER 100 hours to evaluate it. But it would be the only way for me as an independent hobbyist/maker to acquire such an expensive instrument for my embedded experiments. I have applied for these types of roadtest in the pass, but I assumed my qualifications were not suited for a through evaluation.
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skruglewicz over 3 years ago in reply to feiticeir0

same here feiticeir0
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shabaz over 3 years ago in reply to javagoza

That's a fun product to use! And a very valuable experience for students to be able to tweak things and immediately see the effect, compared to trying to figure out things from diagrams alone.
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javagoza over 3 years ago in reply to javagoza

shabaz posted a great intro to the ADALM1000: Getting Started with the Active Learning Module ADALM1000 - Blog - Test & Tools - element14 Community
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javagoza over 3 years ago in reply to feiticeir0

You can access a very affordable SMU with the Analog Devices ADALM1000 active learning module
You can use it to check the characteristics of diodes, BJTs and MOSFET devices. The ADALM1000 has its limitations, the two SMU channels can only produce 0 to +5V voltage with respect to ground. But by combining both channels you can also sweep the voltage from -2.5 V to +2.5 V
You can use the ADALM1000 to study the electrical characteristics of any component at DC or low frequencies in a voltage range of -5 to +5 V, measuring current from +/- 0.1 to 180 mA, for about 65 EUR. Anytime you need to collect a lot of data to plot or graph performance over time, a programmable SMU is a big help.

I have been able to carry out with the ADALM10000 many of the experiments that I could not do when I was studying due to lack of resources at my University.
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