Keithley Instruments today launched a new line of power supplies—the 2268 Series—for automated test applications. Jerry Janesch, senior market-development manager at Keithley, cited power density as a key spec for the new supplies, which each deliver 850 W in six current and voltage configurations in a 1U-high half-rack enclosure.
The supplies will work within almost any control scheme you might have implemented. They come with LAN, USB, GPIB, RS-485, and RS-232 interfaces and include isolated analog inputs to minimize potential ground-loop problems. They also offer 15-V and 5-V outputs for controlling relays and interfacing with fixtures and handlers.
The supplies are available now at a list price of $2,500 each. Read more here.
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Rick is currently Contributing Technical Editor. He was Executive Editor for EE in 2011-2018. Previously he served on several publications, including EDN and Vision Systems Design, and has received awards for signed editorials from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He began as a design engineer at General Electric and Litton Industries and earned a BSEE degree from Penn State.