| Maximum output power | 100 W |
| Maximum output power per channel |
| R&S® HMC8043 | 33 W |
| R&S® HMC8042 | 50 W |
| R&S® HMC8041 | 100 W |
| Output voltage per channel |
| all models | 0 V to 32 V |
| Maximum output current per channel |
| R&S® HMC8043 | 3 A |
| R&S® HMC8042 | 5 A |
| R&S® HMC8041 | 10 A |
| Number of output channels |
| R&S® HMC8043 | 3 |
| R&S® HMC8042 | 2 |
| R&S® HMC8041 | 1 |
| Line & load regulation |
| Voltage |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 0.02% + 3 mV (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 0.03% + 5 mV (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 0.03% + 5 mV (meas.) |
| Current |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 0.03% + 200 µA (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 0.03% + 300 µA (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 0.03% + 300 µA (meas.) |
Load recovery time (10% to 90% load change) | < 1 ms (meas.) (to within a band of ±20 mV of the set voltage) |
| Voltage ripple and noise (20 Hz to 20 MHz) |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 450 µV (RMS) /< 4 mV (peak to peak) (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 450 µV (RMS) /< 4 mV (peak to peak) (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 1 mV (RMS) /< 5 mV (peak to peak) (meas.) |
| Current ripple and noise (20 Hz to 20 MHz) |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 1 mA (RMS) (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 1 mA (RMS) (meas.) |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 1.5 mA (RMS) (meas.) |
| Max SENSE compensation | 1 V (meas.) |
| Programming accuracy (+23°C ±5°C) |
| Voltage |
| all models | < 0.05% + 2 mV |
| Current |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 0.05% + 2 mA |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 0.1% + 5 mA |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 0.2% +10 mA |
| Readback accuracy (+23°C ±5°C) |
| Voltage |
| all models | < 0.05% + 2 mV |
| Current |
| R&S® HMC8043 | < 0.05% + 2 mA |
| R&S® HMC8042 | < 0.05% + 4 mA |
| R&S® HMC8041 | < 0.15% + 10 mA |
| Resolution |
| Voltage |
| all models | 1mV |
| Current |
| R&S® HMC8043 | I < 1 A: 0.1 mA |
| R&S® HMC8042 | I ≥ 1 A: 1 mA |
| R&S® HMC8041 | I < 1 A: 0.5 mA I ≥ 1 A: 1 mA |
| Maximum voltage to ground | 250 V DC |
| Maximum counter voltage | 33 V |
| Meximum reverse voltage | 0.4 V |
| Maximum reverse current | 3 A |
| Supplemental characteristics |
| Front connectors | 4 mm safety sockets |
| Rear connectors | Wago male connector (713-1428/037- 000), 8 x 2-pole, pin spacing 3.5mm / 0.138in |
Temperature coefficient ± (% of output + offset) (per °C) | voltage: < 0.02% + 3 mV current: < 0.02% + 3 mA |
| Output voltage overshoot during turn-off of AC power with activated channel output | < 100 mV (meas.) |
| Over temperature protection | yes |
| Voltage programming time (within 1% of total excursion) |
| Positive voltage change |
| no load | 10 ms + command processing-time |
| with resistive load | 10ms + command processing-time |
| Negative voltage change |
| no load | 500ms + command processing-time |
| with resistive load | 10ms + command processing-time |
| Command processing time | < 30ms (nom.) |
| Over voltage protection | Yes |
| Over power protection | Yes |
| Energy Meter | Yes |
| EasyRamp | Yes |
| EasyRamp time | 10ms to 10 s |
| Electronic fuse |
| Fuse response time | < 10 ms (meas.) |
| Response time of linked channels | < 100 µs (meas.) + response time of linked channel |
| Fuse delay | 10 ms to 10 s |
| Analog control interface |
| Control parameter | voltage or current |
| Current / shunt resistance | 4 mA to 20 mA / 250 Ω |
| Input voltage / max. resistance | 0 V to 10 V / 10kΩ |
| Acquisition rate V/I interface | 10 sample/s |
| Maximum response time | 150ms |
| Resolution | 14 bit |
| Trigger input |
| Trigger response time | < 1ms (meas.) |
| Min. trigger interval | 10 ms |
| Input level | TTL |
| Edge direction | rising, falling |
| Arbitrary (EasyArb) |
| Parameter | Voltage, current, time |
| Maximum number of points | 512 |
| Dwell time | 10 ms to 600 s |
| Repetition rate | continuous or burst mode with 1 to 255 repetitions |
| Trigger | manually, remote control or via trigger input |