Sorensen - PLA Series Air-Cooled Programmable DC Electronic Loads
- Broadest Model Selection: 800W to 7.5kW (higher power available up to 250kW Contact Factory)
- Exclusive Voltage Models: 60V to 1000V
- Multiple loads in one: Multiple ranges for voltage, current resistance and power
- Intuitive Front Panel Control: Run sequences, triggers, constant current to constant power cross over
- RoHS Compliant
Traditional DC Electronic Load Solutions are bulky and large. Most are offered with standard voltage, current and power ratings. In the ATE world, rack space is a highly coveted asset, and application demands are constantly diversifying with new technology development.
AMETEK Programmable Power's PLA Series of Air-cooled DC electronic loads offers the industry’s smallest footprint, the highest power density, and current rating, along with the broadest selection of high voltage models on the market. PLA Air-cooled DC electronic loads are capable of being custom-tailored to meet your application requirements.
View our PLA and PLW Series Infographic here.
Features And Benefits
Closed-case Calibration
With the Air-cooled DC electronic load line, there’s no longer a need to send your electronic load back to the factory for calibration or remove dozens of screws to reach a potentiometer.
Simply follow the calibration routine from the front panel and you should be back up and running in a very short period (some electronic test equipment is needed). This will virtually eliminate downtime and eradicate the annual cost associated with shipping your Air-cooled DC electronic load back to the factory for calibration.
Individual FET Protection
To ensure the reliability of the PLA Series Air-cooled DC electronic load, the design includes individual FET protection. A programmable electronic load may contain many FETs in parallel, which can create a cascading failure if one of them was to short out.
The PLA Air-cooled DC electronic load design isolates failures so other components will not be affected or stressed, increasing the system’s level of protection against catastrophic failure. With individual FET protection, the MTTR is reduced, and the electronic load quickly returns to full operation.
Ultra-low Voltage Operation
The PLA Air-cooled DC electronic load design allows the programmable electronic load to operate at voltage levels approaching .1V. They will typically dissipate full rated current below 1% of their maximum rated voltage.
For example, a 60V unit designed to dissipate 1500A will allow the user to operate at .6V and still dissipate the full amount.
Model |
PLA |
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Voltage |
160-1000 VDC |
Current |
10-1500 ADC |
Power |
800 W-7.5 kW |
Overview |
Air-cooled programmable DC electronic load |
More Product Information

- High dispersion for reflective surfaces and shorter working distances.
- Provides a wider and more intense illumination area than the AL126.
- IP65 compliant washdown option is available, as are a wide spectrum of wavelengths.
- Available with polarization and diffusion light conditioning.
- This expandable compact bar light is pre-engineered for custom lengths in 2″ increments up to 20″.
- PowerFlex design provides higher currents at lower voltages enabling one model to meet many different voltage/current requirements.
- Compact design for bench use or rack mounting (1/2 or 1/4 rack width)
- True analog controls with digital settings locking (S-Lock)
- Mixed-mode regulation with linear final regulation for low noise
- Dual models have isolated voltage tracking and synchronous on/off.
- P models have RS-232, USB, and LXI-compliant LAN interfaces plus duplicate rear terminals. GPIB Optional.

- Tackle demanding imaging applications using an eighth-generation Intel Core processor
- Capture directly from GigE Vision® and USB3 Vision® cameras
- Broaden support for Camera Link® , CoaXPress® , DisplayPort, HDMI, and SDI video interfaces using Zebra frame grabbers
- Customize I/O capabilities through four PCIe slots accepting full-height, half-length cards
- Install in space-limited industrial environments given its small footprint and rugged design
- Streamline application development using the Aurora Design Assistant flowchart-based IDE or the Aurora Imaging Library SDK
- Tackle machine vision applications with utmost confidence using field-proven tools for analyzing, locating, classifying, measuring, reading, and verifying
- Leverage machine learning including deep learning to categorize image content
- Ready for deep learning training with suitably equipped and configured model

- Broadest Model Selection: 800W to 7.5kW (higher power available up to 250kW Contact Factory)
- Exclusive Voltage Models: 60V to 1000V
- Multiple loads in one: Multiple ranges for voltage, current resistance and power
- Intuitive Front Panel Control: Run sequences, triggers, constant current to constant power cross over
- RoHS Compliant

The SMX-6xxx product family includes the SMX-6101 (pictured), SMX-6103, SMX-6106, SMX-6111, SMX-6115, SMX-6116, and SMX-6144.

- S-parameters DC to 40 GHz, single-ended and mixed-mode
- Impedance Profile with <1 mm resolution, differential and common-mode
- Internal, automatic OSLT calibration
- USB-connected, small, lightweight
- Flexible display of the measurements
- Remove effects from fixtures, connectors and cables
- Emulate eye diagrams with CTLE, DFE and FFE equalization
- Advanced jitter analysis

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IMX226 CMOS sensor
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ALVIUM image processing
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MIPI CSI-2 interface
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Various hardware options
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Monochrome (1800 C-1240m) and color (1800 C-1240c) models
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ALVIUM® Technology for on-board image processing
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MIPI CSI-2 interface with up to 4 lanes
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Platform concept that enables the operation of different Alvium camera models with a common software
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Hirose HR FHH55 FPC connector with minimum space requirements for a compact design
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Precise sensor-to-lens mount alignment
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Standard M3 mounting holes for top and bottom mounting, standard M2 mounting holes for front mounting
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Industrial performance for embedded vision applications
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Easy-to-install driver and code examples

- Highest resolution - 12 bits all the time
- Bigger Display, smaller footprint, most bench space
- More capability, increased productivity

AMETEK Programmable Power
Located in San Diego, California, AMETEK Programmable Power designs, manufactures, and markets precision, AC and DC programmable power supplies, electronic loads, application specific power subsystems, and compliance test solutions for customers requiring and valuing differentiated power products and services. Also part of our business is VTI Instruments, which delivers precision modular instrumentation and systems for electronic signal distribution, acquisition, and monitoring, used in the world's most demanding test applications.
AMETEK Programmable Power boasts one of the industries' broadest portfolios of programmable power products under the well-known and respected Sorensen, Elgar, and California Instruments brands. AMETEK Programmable Power’s products serve a wide range of stimulus (T&M) and process power needs in applications including semiconductor fabrication, commercial and defense ATE, oil exploration, solar array and battery string simulation, avionics, general R&D and EMC compliance testing.
VTI Instruments provides products and systems which are used to monitor and record data that characterizes the physical integrity and performance of aircraft, engines, and other large structures, as well as automate the functional testing of complex electronic systems. VTI Instruments is recognized as an industry leader with a reputation of providing reliable data, first time, every time.
With strong brands, a broad product portfolio, exceptional precision power conversion and control expertise, proven power system integration capabilities and deep applications knowledge, AMETEK Programmable Power is your source for programmable power supplies, precision data acquisition instruments, and more.
Contact Details
AMETEK Programmable Power, Inc. − San Diego
9250 Brown Deer Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Phone: 858-450-0085
Fax: 858-458-0267
Email: sales.ppd@ametek.com for general inquiries
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