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High Voltage Transistor Tester with the Analog Discovery Pro 5250

While you can use the Transistor Tester Adapter to test small signal bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and field-effect transistors (FETs) with the Analog Discovery 2, several mid- to high power devices are out of the range of these devices. In these cases, you can use the variable voltage supply and the digital multimeter on the ADP5250 to create your high voltage test bench and to plot the characteristic curves of power transistors.

Inventory

Hardware

Software

  • WaveForms SDK (installed with WaveForms)
  • Python
  • a text editor of your choice

Note: In this demo, the Python package created in the Getting Started with WaveForms SDK guide will be used. To write the Python script without using this package, check the WaveForms SDK Resource Center.

Connecting the Transistor to the ADP5250

Writing the Script

Testing

Next Steps

For more guides on how to use your Digilent Test & Measurement Device, return to the device's Resource Center, linked from the Test and Measurement page of this wiki.

For information on the Transistor Tester Adapter, check out its Resource Center.

For technical support, please visit the Test and Measurement section of the Digilent Forum.