11713D/E Attenuator/Switch Drivers

Key Features

The Keysight 11713D/E attenuator/switch drivers provide remote or front panel drive control for programmable attenuators and electromechanical or solid-state switches. Designed with both benchtop and ATE environments in mind, these attenuator/ switch drivers provide an intuitive user interface, a variety of switching options, software programmability and remote-control features for quick, easy design validation and automated testing. Front panel pushbuttons and an easy-to-read LCD display simplify setup of functions such as voltage, TTL functions, continuous or pulse-drive, IP address, etc. The 11713D/E is an LXI Class C compliant instrument, so it can be easily controlled and triggered remotely using a full-featured graphical web interface. This feature is used in high-volume production environments. Software instrument drivers such as IVI-COM provide programming compatibility with popular application development environments and support PC industry standards such as Component Object Model (COM). Standard GPIB connectivity supports automated programmed scripting and ensures backward compatibility to Keysight 11713B/C attenuator/switch drivers. These portable instruments come in a half-rack, 2U design with self-contained current limiting power supplies. The 11713E model also includes integrated tri-voltage supplies of 5, 15 and 24 V and a user-defined external input voltage capability to ensure 100% biasing compatibility to most relays in the market. The 11713E has two individual banks of outputs each with an independent voltage drive.

• User-friendly interface provides quick set up, switching, and remote control of small-scale automated test equipment (ATE)

• Capability to drive Keysight’s programmable attenuators, electro-mechanical or solid-state switches with continuous drive or pulse-drive selection

• Controls up to 20 SPDT switches¹ concurrently, or a combination of 4 programmable attenuators and 4 SPDT switches

• Multiple connectivity with LXI Class C compliance: GPIB, USB or LAN for easy remote integration

• An integrated, tri-voltage power supply saves rack space (11713E only)

• External VDC port connects any type of switch and provides forward compatibility for switches

• Backward compatibility with the Keysight Technologies 11713B/C

• Built-in counter monitors the life cycle of attenuators and switches

11713D/E System Specification

Specifications describe warranted performance over the temperature range 0 to +50 °C after one hour of continuous operation, unless otherwise noted.