Ridley Engineering AP310

RIDLEY ENGINEERING AP310 FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYZER

The Ridley Engineering AP310 Frequency Response Analyzer is designed specifically for the power supply industry and is engineered with crucial features to make sensitive gain-phase measurements in high noise environments.  

Features and Specifications of the Ridley Engineering AP310 Frequency Response Analyzer include:

Features:

• Used to measure:
• Transfer functions
• Loop gain and phase
• Output impedance
• Audiosusceptibility or PSRR
• Input impedance
• Advanced analog and digital signal processing allows measurement of large and small signals
• Provides rugged and reliable results in all environments including challenging power supply applications
• Helps accelerate the design process by allowing measurement of individual passive power components including:
• Power capacitors
• Power inductors
• Power transformers
• Leakage inductance
• Winding capacitance
• Drive power circuits hard with the embedded power amplifier on the output sources with 20 V p-p at 2 ohms
• Graphically adjust variable output source for problematic measurement areas all the way from 7 V rms down to 1 mV
• Directly measure analog input signals up to 5V p-p without any attenuation  
• Link measurements directly with RidleyWorks ™ design software to compare with modeling
• Inject voltage or cur from 0.1 Hz to over 30 MHz with a single wideband injection transformer
• Measure power capacitors and magnetics with impedance test fixtures
• Test PFC circuits as low as 0.01 Hz
• Test EMI filters and components up to 30 MHz
• Measure high gain current-mode loops easily with a 117 dB dynamic range
• Link to any Windows application with DDE data sharing
• Fast and user-friendly software helps maximize productivity
• New isolated USB for enhanced noise immunity
• Use anywhere by USB connection to any PC, notebook or tablet
• Developed and made in the USA with the latest technology

Specifications:

• Lower frequency:  0.01 Hz
• Upper frequency:  30.00 MHz
• Single-level output voltage:  
• 1.25 mV to 1.77 V rms (5 V p-p)
• 50Ω  output impedance
• Power amplifier output voltage:  
• 5 mV to 7 V rms (20 V p-p)
• 2Ω  output impedance
• Power amplifier output cur (Fan-cooled):  0 to 500 mA
• Single output DC offset:  
• +/- 10 VDC
• Software adjustable
• Variable signal with frequency:  Graphical control, overlays with data for maximum productivity
• Number of data points:    
• 10,001
• Maximum software selectable
• Receiver Input:  
• Receiver Bandwidth:  
• 1 Hz to 1 kHz
• Software  selectable
• Sweep averaging samples:
• 1 to 999
• Software selectable
• Absolute maximum safe input:  
• +/- 15 V with 1x probes (provided)
• +/- 150 V with 10x probes (provided)
• 1000 VAC with isolation probe accessory
• Measurable signal range:  5 uV to 1.77 V
• Input capacitance:  25 pF