
Sourcevoltage,measurecurrent,getdata.
Whateveryour experimentalneeds,theossilaSourceMeasureUnitwillsimplify&accelerateyourdatacollection.
TheABIlitytocontrolinstrumentsisakeyskillforexperimentalscientistsandengineers.We’vedesignedtheSourceMeasureUnitsothatnomatterwhatyourskilllevelis,youcan accessaffordable,preciseinstrumentation.Accelerateyourdatacollectiontodaywiththishigh-performance,low-costmeasurementequipment!
TheSourceMeasureUnitincorporatestwovoltagesourcemetersformeasuringcurrentandtwovoltagemetersformeasuringvoltage.Withit,youcanmeasureawiderangeofresearchdevicesincludingphotovoltaics,LEDsandOLEDs,transistors,andmore.ThisproductiscoveredbyourFREE2-yearwarranty.

Features
Fivecurrentranges-Choosebetweenfiveseparatecurrentrangestosuityourexperimentalneeds(refertospecifications).
User-friendlyPCsoftware-TheSourceMeasureUnitcanbeusedwithoutanypriorcodingexperience!TheincludedPCsoftwarecomeswithpre-setmodes,allowingyoutoperformsimplemeasurements(e.gsettingvoltages,measuringcurrents).Datacanbesavedincsvformatforconvenientanalysis.
FlexIBLe&scalablecommunication-ConnecttheSourceMeasureUnitviaUSBorEthernet.SeveralunitscanbeusedatthesametimeviaEthernetconnection.
Software-controlledcurrentranges-Forsafetyandconvenience,thecurrentrangeswitchescanbecontrolledusingtheincludedPCsoftware-sothereisnoneedformanualadjustment.
Widelanguagecompatibility-Allcommonprogramminglanguages(LabVIEW,Matlab,C,Java,Fortran,Python,Perletc)arecompatiblewiththeunit.

Thesourcemeasureunitcontainsfourinstrumentsononeboard-twoSMUs(voltagesource,currentsense)andtwoprecisionvoltagesensechannels.ThereIsalsoageneral-purposeshutter/triggerwhichenables ittocontrol(orbecontrolledby)otherinstruments.

SourceMeasureUnits(SMU1&SMU2)
TheSMUsoutputavoltageandthenmeasureboththevoltageandcurrent.TheoutputvoltageisalwaysmeasuredontheoutputtotheBNC,ratherthanassumingitisatthesetvoltage.Thisistoaccountforanyloadeffects,forexample,shortcircuitingtheoutput,orlowimpedancecausingasmalldropinvoltage.Eachsourcemeasureunithasmultiplecurrentranges,sothatyoucanmeasurebothlargeandsmallcurrentswithaccuracy.
Voltagesourcespecifications:
Range | Accuracy | Precision | Resolution |
---|---|---|---|
±10V | 10mV | 333µV | 170µV |
Voltagemeasurespecifications
Range | Accuracy | Precision | Resolution |
---|---|---|---|
±10V | 10mV | 50µV | 10µV |
Currentmeasurespecifications.
Range | MaxCurrent | Accuracy | Precision | Resolution |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ±150mA | ±200µA | 10µA | 1µA |
2 | ±20mA | ±10µA | 1µA | 100nA |
3 | ± 2mA | ±1µA | 100nA | 10nA |
4 | ±200µA | ±100nA | 10nA | 1nA |
5 | ±20µA | ±10nA | 1nA | 0.1nA |
PrecisionVoltageMeterSpecifications(Vsense1andVsense2)
Thevoltagemetersaredesignedtoaccuratelysensesmallvoltageswhilealsohavingawidedynamicrange(±10V).
Range | Accuracy | Precision | Resolution |
---|---|---|---|
±10V | 10mV | 50µV | 10µV |
Shutter/Trigger
TheShutter/Triggercanbeusedeitherasaninputoranoutput.Itcanbeusedtosendatriggersignaltootherinstrumentsorconfiguredtowaitforatriggerfromotherinstruments.ThevoltagelevelofthisBNCis5V -anyhighermaycausedamagetotheport.
ProgrammingLanguages
TheX200"suser-friendlydesignwillworkalmostanyprogramminglanguage(atleastanythingthatsupportseitherserialCOMsorEthernet,whichisnearlyeverythingcommonlyused).Commonlanguagesthatcanbeusedtointerfacetoitare:
- Python
- LabVIEW™
- MATLAB
- Java
- VB
- Fortran
- C/C++
- Perl
PhysicalSpecifications
ComputerConnectivity | USB-BandEthernet |
MeasurementConnections | BNCconnector |
Dimensions | Width:125mmHeight:55mmDepth:185mm |
TheOssilaSourceMeasureUnitincludesasoftwareFrontPanelthatenablesyoutostarttakingmeasurementsasquicklyaspossible.WiththeprogramyoucancontroleachSMUandVsensechannelindependently,allowingyoutoperformmanyofthemostcommonelectricalmeasurements.
KeyFeatures
- SetvoltageandmeasurecurrentwithtwoindependentSMUchannels.
- MeasurevoltageswiththetwoVsensechannels.
- Setsamplingrates(OSR)fortheSMUsandVsensechannels.
- Savedatawithineasy-to-usespreadsheet(.csv)ortext(.txt)files.

OtherSoftware
WealsohavesoftwareforperformingspecificmeasurementswiththeOssilaSourceMeasureUnit.Thesecanbedownloadedforfreefromoursoftwareanddriverspage.Thecurrentlyavailablemeasurementsare:
- I-Vcurves
- Solarcellcharacterisationandlifetime
- Four-pointprobesheetresistance
SoftwareRequirements
OperatingSystem | WindowsVista,7,8,or10(32-bitor64-bit) |
CPU | DualCore2GHz |
RAM | 2GB |
AvailableHardDriveSpace | 116MB |
Connectivity | USB2.0,orEthernet(requiresDHCP) |
YoucanusetheSourceMeasureUnitinmanyapplications,andsomearementionedbelow.Mostlab-scaledevicesthatrequireelectricalcharacterisationintheDC(orlowfrequency)range(between±10Vand±150mAperchannel)canbemeasuredwiththe sourcemeter.
Forcomplete"out-of-the-box"measurements,pleaseseethemeasurementsystemsonourTestandMeasurementpage.Forguidesonhowtoprogramthesourcemeasureunit,pleaseseeourGettingStartedpage.ForprogramminginPython,pleaseseeourmoreextensiveScientificPythonTutorials.

Devices&Uses | ExampleMeasurementTypes |
Photovoltaics | IVCurves,lifetimemeasurements,maximumpowerpointtrackingetc |
LEDsandOLEDs | IVCurves,Lifetime |
SheetResistance | 4-PointProbe |
ProductReviewsoftheOssilaSourceMeasureUnit
"TheSourceMeasureUnitisaprofessionalalternativetoold-fashionedandoutdatedbenchtopsource-measureunitsatafractionofcost.Ossila"sproductwasthoroughlytestedbyus,ithadtocompetewithstate-of-artdevicesandtooursurpriseitwontheraceinallcategories:precisePVmeasurements,networkingcapabilities,flexibilityofprogramminglanguageandsmoothoperationinprettytoughchemical/materialsciencelaboratories.TheOssilateamhasdeliveredagamechangerforallofthePVcommunity."
AdamSurmiak
-PhDStudentinExcitonicSystemsforSolarEnergyConversion,MonashUniversity-Australia
Tothebestofourknowledgethetechnicalinformationprovidedhereisaccurate.However,Ossilaassumenoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisinformation.Thevaluesprovidedherearetypicalatthetimeofmanufactureandmayvaryovertimeandfrombatchtobatch.
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