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 effi cient, 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.

Features
■ 12-bit, optically isolated (500Vdc), CMOS/TTL-compatible serial input
■ 0-20 Amp output in 5mA increments
■ 10MΩ minimum output impedance
■ Output voltage to 50 Volts
■ Output power to 100 Watts
■ ±5mA offset error; ±0.1% gain error
■ 100µsec full-scale step response
■ Update rates to 20kHz
■ 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