Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse

Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse Parameters

The table below explains the parameters used in the Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse subcircuit.

DVM Testplan Entry for the Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse

To set any managed DVM load to a Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse subcircuit, place a PulsePure() testplan entry in the Load column.

The PulsePure() testplan entry has the following syntax with the arguments explained in the table below.

PulsePure(REF, START_CURRENT, PULSE_CURRENT, FINAL_CURRENT)
PulsePure(REF, START_CURRENT, PULSE_CURRENT, FINAL_CURRENT, OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING)

where:

*    If more than one parameter is specified, join the parameter key-value pairs with a space, as shown in the example below. The order of the parameter names does not matter.

Timing

The timing for the Pulse Pure Load is determined by the following parameters.

• TIME_DELAY
• RISE_TIME
• PULSE_WIDTH
• FALL_TIME

Timing parameters can be assigned using the optional parameter string as shown in the following examples.

Symmetric Pulse DVM Example

This example shows a symmetric pulse with equal rise and fall times. The final current is the same as the starting current.

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Asymmetric Pulse DVM Example

The following example sets the first DVM managed load to a Pulse Load - Single Pure Current Pulse, with a starting current of 1A, a pulse current of 5A and a final current of 4.5A. Note the rise and fall times are not the same and the pulse does not have to return to the starting current value.

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Converting between DVM and Power Supply Loads

To change a Power Supply load to a DVM load, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Upgrade to DVM Source/Load

To change a DVM load to a Power Supply load, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Downgrade to SIMetrix/SIMPLIS Source/Load