Digital Multimeters (DMMs) and Precision DC Sources

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sine wave generation with smu

Thanks Marcos

 That is really professinal support, I got my answer

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I would just like to know if the VI can be modified to output a signal with frequency higher than 5 kHz.

Or is the 5 kHz limitation due to the hardware capabilities of SMUs?

 

Thanks and Best Regards!

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Heads up: this is now a first-class feature with new firmware added to the NI 414x SMUs, as well as the NI 4135->4139.  The feature is included in NI DCPower 18.2: http://www.ni.com/download/ni-dcpower-18.2/7859/en/ . The relevant attribute is "Sequence Step Delta Time", which as the name implies is a defined time between steps of a sequence reguardless of source delay or measure time.

 

A sine wave could be created by feeding in the waveform points and a constant "delta time", but for more complex waveforms you may adjust the time between points to provide finer resoltion during interesting parts of the waveform, such as a simulating the startup behavior of a power rail.  Check the SMU specifications for minimum delta times and resolutions, they very slightly by product.

 

Happy waveforming

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