Power Supply Accessories
Power Supply Accessories
Power supply accessories encompass the cables, software packages, test fixtures, interface adapters, and mechanical components that extend, integrate, and enhance laboratory and industrial power supplies. These accessories are essential for building complete test systems — enabling remote control via GPIB, USB, LAN, or RS-232 interfaces; automating test sequences with SoftPanel software; and connecting supplies safely to precision loads or device-under-test (DUT) fixtures.
The range of accessories covers high-current cabling assemblies for low-resistance connections, BNC coaxial cables for sense and reference signals, rack-mount hardware, and software tools for programming supply sequences, data logging, and compliance reporting. Proper accessories minimize wiring resistance errors and ensure measurement accuracy in automated test environments.
Typical Applications
- Automated test systems: connecting power supplies via GPIB or LAN to ATE controllers for production line testing
- High-current applications: using low-resistance cables to minimize voltage drop in battery simulation and load testing
- Software control: SoftPanel software for GUI-based control of Chroma power supplies without custom programming
- Safety and hipot testing: accessories for dielectric analyzers and hipot testers such as those from Associated Research
- Laboratory integration: rack-mount kits and interface adapters for integrating bench supplies into 19-inch enclosures
Popular Brands
Keysight, Chroma, and Associated Research offer dedicated accessory ecosystems for their respective power supply product lines. Chroma's SoftPanel software kits provide intuitive control for their programmable AC and DC sources, while Keysight's high-current BNC cables and fixture accessories support precision measurement in semiconductor and component test applications.
