User`s guide
4- 12 Keysight B1500A User’s Guide, Edition 14
Specifications
Hardware
HPSMU
HPSMU: High Power Source/Monitor Unit
• Voltage range, resolution, and accuracy
See Table 4-5 for high resolution ADC and Table 4-7 for high speed ADC.
• Current range, resolution, and accuracy
See Table 4-6 for high resolution ADC and Table 4-8 for high speed ADC.
Specified measurement resolution is limited by fundamental noise limits.
• Power consumption
Voltage source mode:
Current source mode:
Voltage range (V)
Power consumption
a
 (W)
a. Ic is the current compliance setting.
2Ic  20
20 Ic  20
40 Ic  40
100 Ic  100
200 Ic  200
Voltage compliance
a
 (V)
a. Vc is the voltage compliance setting.
Power consumption
b
 (W)
b. Io is the output current.
Vc  20 Io  20
20 < Vc  40 Io  40
40 < Vc  100 Io  100
100 < Vc  200 Io  200










