DTL Series
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DTL2A Model
100 Watt, Digitally Programmable
Serial-Input, Electronic Loads
DATEL’s new DTL2A is an optically isolated, digitally programmable, serial-input,
electronic load. It is essentially a digitally controlled current source that can sink
currents from 0 to 20 Amps, at loading voltages from 2.5 to 50 Volts, up to a maximum
power of 100 Watts. The DTL2A is packaged in a thermally efficient, 2" x 2" x 0.5"
metal package that incorporates an aluminum baseplate with through-hole spacers
for easy pcb mounting and/or external heat-sink attachment.
The DTL2A accepts a serialized, 12-bit, CMOS/TTL-compatible, digital input word
easily generated by any standard digital I/O card. The DTL2A buffers and then opti-
cally isolates (500Vdc) the digital input data before storing it in a register and present-
ing it to an on-board, 12-bit, digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. The D/A output drives
a near-ideal (10MΩ minimum output impedance), voltage-controlled current source.
One LSB (least significant bit) of the D/A converter corresponds to a 5mA increment
(0.025% of 20A) in load current.
The DTL2A features a max. 5mA offset error and a max. 0.1% gain error. It
has an impressive full-scale step response time of 100µsec and can be operated
dynamically at update rates up to 20kHz. Powered by a single +5V supply, the DTL2A
draws a mere 150mA (maximum).
While operating in the constant-current mode up to 20 Amps (100W max. power),
the output compliance voltage of the DTL2A is 2.5 to 50 Volts. Should the output/load
voltage drop below the 2.5V minimum required for proper biasing, an internal monitoring
circuit activates the DTL2A's output Fault line. See DATEL’s DTL2A-LC for compliance
voltages as low as 0.6V.
Features
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12-bit, optically isolated (500Vdc),
CMOS/TTL-compatible serial input
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0-20 Amp output in 5mA increments
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10MΩ minimum output impedance
Output voltage to 50 Volts
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Output power to 100 Watts
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5mA oꢀꢀset error; 0.1ꢁ gain error
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100µsec ꢀull-scale step response
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Update rates to 20kHz
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Operate in parallel ꢀor higher power
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Miniature, 2" x 2" metal package
Applications
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Static/dynamic power-supply burn-in
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Power-supply test and characterization
Battery capacity testing
Current-source testing
Capacitor discharge testing
Real-time load simulation
DTL2A’s and other electronic loads, controller boards, and software from DATEL
are outstanding building-block components for power-supply burn-in and test systems.
They are an extremely reliable, cost-effective solution that enables you to quickly
configure impressively accurate systems.
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