PXIe-4147 Overview

The PXIe-4147 is a 4-channel source measure unit (SMU) ideal for high pin-count applications. It features 4-quadrant operation, and each channel has integrated remote four-wire sensing for accurate measurements. The sample rate of the PXIe-4147 can reduce measurement times, capture transient device characteristics, and help you perform current-voltage (I-V) characterization of devices-under-test (DUTs). Use the PXIe-4147 for RF and mixed-signal semiconductor validation and production test applications.

Device Capabilities

The PXIe-4147 is an SMU that has the following features and capabilities.

  • Power output, sourcing, up to 24 W per channel, up to 40 W total across all four channels
  • Power output, sinking,
    • Up to 24 W DC per channel, up to 40 W DC total across all four channels in a chassis with ≥58 W slot cooling capacity.
      Note When sinking more than 15 W into the PXIe-4147, transients may not exceed 200 mW/µs.
    • Up to 15 W per channel, up to 15 W DC total across all four channels in all other chassis
  • Current Ranges: 3 A, 100 mA, 10 mA, 1 mA, 100 µA, 10 µA, 1 µA
  • Voltage Ranges: 8 V, 1 V
  • 1.8 MS/s maximum sampling rate and 100 kS/s maximum update rate per channel
  • 4-wire remote sense and guard
  • SourceAdapt technology
  • Per-channel Power Allocation capability
Figure 1. PXIe-4147 Quadrant Diagram


Driver Support

NI recommends that you use the newest version of the driver for your module.

Table 1. Earliest Driver Version Support
Driver Name Earliest Version Support
NI-DCPower 20.0