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On 11/20/2024 6:32 AM, Cursitor Doom wrote:
> Gentlemen,
> 
> Curve tracers reveal useful info about the dynamic characteristics of
> semiconductors and make designing for same much more predictable and
> dependable than relying on spice models and simulation alone. But they're
> typically rare beasts and expensive to come by and boat anchor varieties
> are seriously heavy and bulky.
>   I think therefore that a curve tracer would make an excellent project,
> using the X&Y inputs of a scope as the display. Has anyone here attempted
> this? I'd be interested to know what the main challenges are likely to be.
> 
> -CD


A bit more modern way to do this is get one of those HP data acquisition 
units like a 34970A with a multiplexer card, and a multi-output PSU that 
can both be controlled over GP-IB