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Bench instruments for electronics engineers
DR80
Programmable Resistance, 0Ω to 1MΩ in 0.01Ω Steps
DR80 front panel
Range0 Ω to 1 MΩ, specified from 1 Ω
Resolution0.01 Ω
Accuracy, 1 Ω to 100 kΩ±(40 ppm + 4 mΩ)
Accuracy, 100 kΩ to 1 MΩ±0.1 %
Maximum current5 A
Maximum voltage60 V DC, 33 V AC
ProtectionHardware trip on current and voltage
InterfacesEthernet, USB-C, TRIG IN, TRIG OUT
Front panel2.8 in colour display, keypad, knob
£XXX
excluding VAT and delivery

Ships within 8 weeks of order.

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Features

  • 0Ω to 1MΩ in 0.01Ω Steps
  • Measures Itself: Shows the Value at Its Terminals with Its Uncertainty
  • ±(40ppm + 4mΩ) from 1Ω to 100kΩ
  • 5A Maximum, 60V DC / 33V AC Rated
  • Hardware Trip on Current and Voltage, in Under 10µs
  • Settles Within 30ms of a Change
  • Programmed Sweeps
  • Ethernet and USB-C; TRIG IN and TRIG OUT
  • Terminals Isolated from Everything Else

Applications

  • PT100, PT1000 and NTC Simulation
  • Fuel and Pressure Sender Simulation
  • Automated Test of Resistance Inputs
  • Resistive Loads up to 5A

Description

The DR80 is a programmable resistance for the bench. It stands in for a sensor or a load and steps through programmed sweeps, from the front panel or over the network.

It measures itself. The value shown is the value at its terminals, with its uncertainty, so the reading on the screen is what the device under test sees. Its own residual and the load across its terminals are made up for.

Above the current or voltage limit of a setting the output opens in hardware, with no firmware in the path. A trip keeps the output off until it is turned back on.

Everything the front panel does can be done over Ethernet. The DR80 is not a calibration standard for checking meters.

Photos

DR80, front
Front. Keypad and knob, 2.8 in colour display, OUTPUT button with its LED, 4 mm safety sockets.
DR80, rear
Rear. 9-24 V DC in, USB-C, Ethernet, TRIG IN and TRIG OUT (BNC), chassis terminal.
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Three-quarter view. Machined and anodised aluminium front and rear panels.
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Terminals. Shrouded 4 mm sockets beside the OUTPUT button.

Typical Application

PT100 Stand-In on a Temperature Controller Input

ETHERNET TO PC OR TEST SCRIPT DR80 HI LO LAN PT100 STAND-IN 100.00Ω (0°C) TO 138.51Ω (100°C) RTD+ RTD– TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER DR80 TA01

Accuracy vs Setting

1 10 100 1k 10k 100k 1M 10 100 1000 10000 SETTING (Ω) ACCURACY (ppm OF SETTING) 40 ppm + 4 mΩ 0.1 % DR80 G01
Figures are design targets until the first units are measured. Accuracy at 23 °C ±5 °C within 12 months of calibration.