The AV-156 series of pulsed constant current generators was designed for a wide variety of component testing applications, such as laser diode driving, airbag squib testing, initiator and fuse testing, and power semiconductor device
characterization. All AV-156 models include IEEE-488.2 GPIB and RS-232 computer control interfaces, making them ideal for many automatic test and R&D
applications. Model AV-156A-B is a 0 to +5 Amp pulser, providing 4 us rise times, pulse widths from 10 us to 10 ms (100 ms optional), pulse repetition frequency (PRF) to 10 kHz and a load voltage range of 0 to +15 Volts. An option allowing a DC offset of up to +500 mA to be added to the output is available. All instruments with the -B suffix include a complete computer control interface. This provides GPIB and RS-232 computercontrol, as well as front panel keypad and adjust knob control of the output pulse parameters.
