National Instruments PXI-4130 PXI Source Measure Unit

The NI PXI-4130 (Part Numbers: 779647-30 and 779647-31) is a programmable, high-control Source Measure Unit (SMU) in a single slot, 3U PXI module. It has a single detached SMU channel that offers a four-quadrant ± 20 V output that consolidates remote (4-wire) sense. This channel is fit for sourcing up to 40 W in quadrants I and III and sinking up to 10 W in quadrants II and IV. With five current giving estimation resolution down to 1 nA, this exactness source is perfect for design validation and semiconductor test applications that require automatic sourcing and sweeping and additionally high-precision estimations.

The PXI-4130 also incorporates a utility channel that can source either current or voltage with 16-bit set-point and estimation resolution. This output provides up to 6 V and 1 A, as a complementary power source to the SMU channel. Applications such as transistor characterization that requires precisely sourcing a consistent current or voltage while clearing another current or voltage can significantly profit by the diminished complexity, footprint, and cost that this module offers.

The two channels of the PXI-4130 power SMU can act as either a constant voltage source or a constant current source, with a settable consistence constrain for either mode. In addition, the user can empower remote sense on the SMU channel to augment voltage output/estimation exactness on the PXI-4130 SMU under test for high-accuracy applications.

The PXI-4310 is run using the NI-DCPower driver software which can be programmed using software like LabVIEW or LabWindows/CVI. It has a recommended warm-up time of 30 minutes and should be calibrated at least once a year.

It is possible to control the PXI-4130 either inside from the PXI backplane or remotely through a front-board associated assistant DC supply, such as the NI APS-4100. The NI device weighs 11 oz, and measures 8.5 x 5.1 x 0.8 in. in physical dimensions. It has a recommended operating temperature range of 0 °C to 55 °C, a storage temperature range of -40 °C to 70 °C, noncondensing operating and storage humidity ranges of 10% to 90% and 5% to 95% respectively, operating and non-operating random vibrations of 0.3 grms and 2.4 grms respectively–all at a frequency range of 5 to 500 Hz.