DATEL’s new DTL2A-LC is an optically isolated, digitally programmable, serial-input electronic load designed for use in burn-in, characterization and test of today’s low-voltage power supplies and power components. The DTL2A-LC is essentially a digitally controlled current source that can sink currents from 0 to 20 Amps, at loading voltages as low as 0.6 Volts, up to a maximum power of 100 Watts.

Features

■ 12-bit, optically isolated (500Vdc), CMOS/TTL-compatible serial input

■ Output load voltages as low as 0.6 Volts

■ Output current 0-20A in 5mA increments

■ Output power to 100 Watts

■ 10MΩ minimum output impedance

■ ±10mA offset error; ±0.4 gain error

■ 100μsec full-scale step response

■ Operate in parallel for higher power

■ Miniature, 2 x 2 metal package

Applications

■ Static/dynamic power-supply burn-in

■ Power-supply test and characterization

■ Battery capacity testing

■ Current-source testing

■ Capacitor discharge testing

■ Real-time load simulation