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Be careful about the power supply - I did some hunting and found the user manual - useless - not a word about programming. I've had reasonable results from GW Instek PSP603, 60V 3.5A, documented control via Rs232 (although it needs a 12V supply poked in on one of the
9 pin d connections for this to work). Currently £159 from CPC in UK - cheapest programmable supply I could find - build quality not bad at all but it's obviously not in Agilent league (and nowhere near tradiitonal HP) for this money.
I bought this 30V/5A one for USD $99 (£61) including shipping with (isolated) USB and RS-232 interfaces. Seems to be unavailable from that source atm. I think it's okay Chinese quality, but probably rated a bit "optimistically" according to DJ's vblog. No NA safety approvals. It's a kind of spare for when the 3-output Rigol is being used or maybe for risky types of loads.
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Speaking of Rigol, if you want more like a signal, these units are a bargain, in a different class quality and design-wise. They have an Ethernet interface (inherently isolated), and two signal generators, so you can generate a 50MHz sine wave frequency modulated with a 1MHz triangle wave if that's what you want.
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They have higher frequency units, but the price goes up quickly for the additional capability.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
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That's not bad. I was talking to a physics prof. (UC Davis?) who had an experiment where he put together different lengths of 50 and 75 ohm cable, making variable wavelength 'sturctures'. And drove it with a ~50MHz. generator.
That way you have it in a sturdy plastic housing. Comes with the lite version of DAQFActory which is quite useful. I really like it. Well, except for that blood-red color.
This device is also handy for niftier test setups. For example "I want this line to switch to 3V tomorrow at 10:16am but only if there is enough daylight, and then gradually ramp down to 0V until evening".
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