RIGOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
DP800
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply
Series
DP832A/DP832: 3 outputs, 30V/3A || 30V/3A, 5V/3A, total power up to 195W
DP831A/DP831: 3 outputs, 8V/5A || 30V/2A, -30V/2A, total power up to 160W
DP821A/DP821: 2 outputs, 60V/1A || 8V/10A, with remote Sense,
total power up to 140W
DP811A/DP811: 1 output, 20V/10A (Low Range), 40V/5A (High Range),
with remote Sense, total power up to 200W
Low ripple and noise: <350μVrms/2mVpp
Excellent linear regulation rate and load regulation rate
Fast transient response time: <50μs
Some channels are isolated
Standard OVP/OCP/OTP protection functions
Standard timing output
Built-in V,A,W measurements and waveform display
Independent control for each channel
Support more advanced functions: timer and delay output(standard),
recorder/analyzer/monitor/trigger(standard in models with "A" and optional in other models)
3.5 inch TFT display
Various interfaces: USB Host&Device(standard), USB-GPIB (optional),
LAN/RS232/Digital IO(standard in models with "A" and optional in other models)
Design Features
Product Dimensions: Width × Height × Depth = 239mm x 157mm x 418mm
Weight: 9.75kg (DP831A)
Observable Clean Stable Reliable Affordable
Typical Applications
● R&D lab general purpose testing
● Quality control and assessment
● Pure power for RF/MW circuits or components
● Power supply for automobile electronic circuit test
LCD Display
Output Terminal
Advanced Function Area
Display Switching
Menu Softkey
Power Button
Channel Setting Parameter Input
Complete Connectivity
Wide-screen Display, User-friendly Interface, Easy Operation
● Production automation testing
● Device or circuit characteristic verication
and troubleshooting
● Educational experiment
Intuitive User Interface
DP831A GUI Timing Output Setting
V/A/W Waveform Display Output Analysis
Output Monitor Setting Trigger In/Out
LAN Setting
Output On/Off Delay
Specifications
All the specications are guaranteed when the instrument has been working for more than 30 minutes under the specied operation
temperature. Unless otherwise noted, the specications are applicable to all the channels of the specied model.
DP832A/DP831A/DP821A/DP811A Specications
Model Number of Channels
DP832A 3
DP831A 3
DP821A 2
DP811A 1 (two output ranges)
DC Output (0℃ to 40℃)
Channel (Range) Voltage/Current OVP/OCP
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0 to 30V/0 to 3A
0 to 30V/0 to 3A
0 to 5V/0 to 3A
1mV to 33V/1mA to 3.3A
1mV to 33V/1mA to 3.3A
1mV to 5.5V/1mA to 3.3A
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0 to 8V/0 to 5A
0 to 30V/0 to 2A
0 to -30V/0 to 2A
1mV to 8.8V/0.1mA to 5.5A
1mV to 33V/0.1mA to 2.2A
-1mV to -33V/0.1mA to 2.2A
DP821A CH1
CH2
0 to 60V/0 to 1A
0 to 8V/0 to 10A
1mV to 66V/0.1mA to 1.1A
1mV to 8.8V/1mA to 11A
DP811A Range1
Range2
0 to 20V/0 to 10A
0 to 40V/0 to 5A
1mV to 22V/0.1mA to 11A
1mV to 44V/0.1mA to 5.5A
Load Regulation Rate ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Voltage <0.01% + 2mV
Current <0.01% + 250μA
Linear Regulation Rate ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Voltage <0.01% + 2mV
Current <0.01% + 250μA
Ripples and Noise (20Hz to 20MHz)
Normal Mode Voltage <350μVrms/2mVpp
Normal Mode Current <2mArms
Annual Accuracy [1] (25℃ ± 5℃) ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Programming Readback
Voltage Current Voltage Current
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.05% + 20mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.1% + 5mV
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.05% + 10mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.1% + 5mV
0.15% + 5mA
0.15% + 5mA
0.15% + 5mA
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.1% + 5mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.1% + 5mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.1% + 5mA
0.1% + 5mA
DP821A CH1
CH2
0.1% + 25mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.2% + 10mA
0.1% + 25mV
0.05% + 5mV
0.15% + 10mA
0.15% + 10mA
DP811A CH1 0.05% + 10mV 0.1% + 10mA 0.05% + 10mV 0.1% + 10mA
Resolution
Channel Programming Readback Display
Voltage Current Voltage Current Voltage Current
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
1mV
1mV
1mV
0.3mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
DP821A CH1
CH2
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
DP811A CH1 1mV 0.5mA 0.1mV 0.1mA 1mV 1mA
Transient Response Time
Less than 50μs for output voltage to recover to within 15mV following a change in output current from full load to half load or vice
versa.
Command Processing Time [2]
<118ms
OVP/OCP
Accuracy ± (Output Percentage + Offset) 0.5% + 0.5V/0.5% + 0.5A
Voltage Programming Control Speed (1% within the total variation range)
Channel Rise Fall
Full Load No Load Full Load No Load
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
<50ms
<50ms
<15ms
<33ms
<38ms
<14ms
<46ms
<46ms
<24ms
<400ms
<400ms
<100ms
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
<18ms
<33ms
<35ms
<17ms
<36ms
<42ms
<20ms
<44ms
<45ms
<200ms
<400ms
<400ms
DP821A CH1
CH2
<110ms
<15ms
<30ms
<15ms
<110ms
<20ms
<800ms
<400ms
DP811A CH1 <45ms <42ms <51ms <1089ms
Temperature Coefcient per ℃ (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Voltage Current
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.01% + 5mV
0.01% + 5mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mA
0.01% + 2mA
0.01% + 2mA
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
DP821A CH1
CH2
0.01% + 3mV
0.01% + 3mV
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
DP811A CH1 0.01% + 3mV 0.02% + 3mA
Stability [3] ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Voltage Current
DP832A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.02% + 2mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.01% + 1mV
0.05% + 2mA
0.05% + 2mA
0.05% + 2mA
DP831A
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.03% + 1mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.1% + 3mA
0.05% + 1mA
0.05% + 1mA
DP821A CH1
CH2
0.02% + 1mV
0.02% + 1mV
0.1% + 1mA
0.1% + 1mA
DP811A CH1 0.02% + 1mV 0.1% + 1mA
Mechanical
Dimensions 239mm(W) x 157mm(H) x 418mm(D)
Weight
DP832A: 10.5kg
DP831A: 9.75kg
DP821A: 10.0kg
DP811A: 10.3kg
Power
AC Input (50Hz to 60Hz) 100Vac ± 10%, 115Vac ± 10%, 230Vac ± 10% (maximum 250Vac）
Maximum Input Power
DP832A: 521VA
DP831A: 416VA
DP821A: 450VA
DP811A: 503VA
I/O
USB DEVICE 1
USB HOST 1
LAN 1
RS232 1
Digital IO 1
USB-GPIB 1 (Option, extend a GPIB interface using the USB-GPIB interface converter)
Rear Output Interface 1 for DP811A
Environment
Cooling Method Fan Cooling
Working Temperature 0℃ to 40℃
Storage Temperature -40℃ to 70℃
Humidity 5% to 80% relative humidity
Altitude Below 1500m
Note[1]: The accuracy parameters are acquired via calibration under 25℃ after 1-hour warm-up.
Note[2]: The maximum time required for the output to change accordingly after receiving the APPLy and SOURce commands.
Note[3]: The variation of the output within 8 hours after 30-minute warm-up when the load circuit and environment temperature
are constant.
DP832/DP831/DP821/DP811 Specications
Model Number of Channels
DP832 3
DP831 3
DP821 2
DP811 1 (two output ranges)
DC Output (0℃ to 40℃)
Channel (Range) Voltage/Current OVP/OCP
DP832
CH1
CH2
CH3
0 to 30V/0 to 3A
0 to 30V/0 to 3A
0 to 5V/0 to 3A
10mV to 33V/1mA to 3.3A
10mV to 33V/1mA to 3.3A
10mV to 5.5V/1mA to 3.3A
DP831
CH1
CH2
CH3
0 to 8V/0 to 5A
0 to 30V/0 to 2A
0 to -30V/0 to 2A
10mV to 8.8V/1mA to 5.5A
10mV to 33V/1mA to 2.2A
-10mV to -33V/1mA to 2.2A
DP821 CH1
CH2
0 to 60V/0 to 1A
0 to 8V/0 to 10A
10mV to 66V/10mA to 1.1A
10mV to 8.8V/10mA to 11A
DP811 Range1
Range2
0 to 20V/0 to 10A
0 to 40V/0 to 5A
10mV to 22V/10mA to 11A
10mV to 44V/10mA to 5.5A
Load Regulation Rate ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Voltage <0.01% + 2mV
Current <0.01% + 250μA
Linear Regulation Rate ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Voltage <0.01% + 2mV
Current <0.01% + 250μA
Ripples and Noise (20Hz to 20MHz)
Normal Mode Voltage <350μVrms/2mVpp
Normal Mode Current <2mArms
Annual Accuracy [1] (25℃± 5℃) ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Programming Readback
Voltage Current Voltage Current
DP832
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.05% + 20mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.1% + 5mV
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.05% + 10mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.1% + 5mV
0.15% + 5mA
0.15% + 5mA
0.15% + 5mA
DP831
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.1% + 5mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.05% + 20mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.2% + 5mA
0.1% + 5mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.1% + 5mA
0.1% + 5mA
DP821 CH1
CH2
0.1% + 25mV
0.05% + 10mV
0.2% + 10mA
0.2% + 10mA
0.1% + 25mV
0.05% + 5mV
0.15% + 10mA
0.15% + 10mA
DP811 CH1 0.05% + 10mV 0.1% + 10mA 0.05% + 10mV 0.1% + 10mA
Resolution
Channel Programming Readback Display
Voltage Current Voltage Current Voltage Current
DP832
Standard
CH1
CH2
CH3
10mV
10mV
10mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
10mV
10mV
10mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
10mV
10mV
10mV
10mA
10mA
10mA
With the high-
resolution option
CH1
CH2
CH3
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
DP831
Standard
CH1
CH2
CH3
1mV
10mV
10mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
10mV
10mV
10mV
10mA
10mA
10mA
With the high-
resolution option
CH1
CH2
CH3
1mV
1mV
1mV
0.3mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mV
0.1mA
0.1mA
0.1mA
1mV
1mV
1mV
1mA
1mA
1mA
DP821
Standard CH1
CH2
10mV
10mV
1mA
10mA
10mV
10mV
1mA
10mA
10mV
10mV
1mA
10mA
With the high-
resolution option
CH1
CH2
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
1mV
1mV
0.1mA
1mA
DP811
Standard CH1 10mV 10mA 1mV 1mA 10mV 10mA
With the high-
resolution option CH1 1mV 0.5mA 0.1mV 0.1mA 1mV 1mA
Transient Response Time
Less than 50μs for output voltage to recover to within 15mV following a change in output current from full load to half load or vice
versa.
Command Processing Time [2]
<118ms
OVP/OCP
Accuracy ± (Output Percentage + Offset) 0.5% + 0.5V/0.5% + 0.5A
Voltage Programming Control Speed (1% within the total variation range)
Channel Rise Fall
Full Load No Load Full Load No Load
DP832
CH1
CH2
CH3
<50ms
<50ms
<15ms
<33ms
<38ms
<14ms
<46ms
<46ms
<24ms
<400ms
<400ms
<100ms
DP831
CH1
CH2
CH3
<18ms
<33ms
<35ms
<17ms
<36ms
<42ms
<20ms
<44ms
<45ms
<200ms
<400ms
<400ms
DP821 CH1
CH2
<110ms
<15ms
<30ms
<15ms
<110ms
<20ms
<800ms
<400ms
DP811 CH1 <45ms <42ms <51ms <1089ms
Temperature Coefcient per ℃ (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Voltage Current
DP832
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.01% + 5mV
0.01% + 5mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mA
0.01% + 2mA
0.01% + 2mA
DP831
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.01% + 2mV
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
DP821 CH1
CH2
0.01% + 3mV
0.01% + 3mV
0.02% + 3mA
0.02% + 3mA
DP811 CH1 0.01% + 3mV 0.02% + 3mA
Stability [3] ± (Output Percentage + Offset)
Channel Voltage Current
DP832
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.02% + 2mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.01% + 1mV
0.05% + 2mA
0.05% + 2mA
0.05% + 2mA
DP831
CH1
CH2
CH3
0.03% + 1mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.02% + 2mV
0.1% + 3mA
0.05% + 1mA
0.05% + 1mA
DP821 CH1
CH2
0.02% + 1mV
0.02% + 1mV
0.1% + 1mA
0.1% + 1mA
DP811 CH1 0.02% + 1mV 0.1% + 1mA
Mechanical
Dimensions 239mm(W) x 157mm(H) x 418mm(D)
Weight
DP832: 10.5kg
DP831: 9.75kg
DP821: 10.0kg
DP811: 10.3kg
Power
AC Input
(50Hz-60Hz) 100Vac ± 10%, 115Vac ± 10%, 230Vac ± 10% (maximum 250Vac)
Maximum Power
DP832: 521VA
DP831: 416VA
DP821: 450VA
DP811: 503VA
I/O
USB DEVICE 1
USB HOST 1
LAN 1 (Option)
RS232 1 (Option)
Digital IO 1 (Option)
USB-GPIB 1 (Option, extend a GPIB interface using the USB-GPIB interface converter)
Rear Output Interface 1 for DP811
Environment
Cooling Method Fan Cooling
Working Temperature 0℃ to 40℃
Storage Temperature -40℃ to 70℃
Humidity 5% to 80% relative humidity
Altitude Below 1500m
Note[1]: The accuracy parameters are acquired via calibration under 25℃ after 1-hour warm-up.
Note[2]: The maximum time required for the output to change accordingly after receiving the APPLy and SOURce commands.
Note[3]: The variation of the output within 8 hours after 30-minute warm-up when the load circuit and environment temperature
are constant.
Warranty
Three-year warranty, excluding accessories.
Ordering Information
Description Order NO.
Models
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Three-channel) DP832A
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Three-channel) DP832
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Three-channel) DP831A
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Three-channel) DP831
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Dual-channel) DP821A
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Dual-channel) DP821
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Single-channel) DP811A
Programmable Linear DC Power Supply (Single-channel) DP811
Standard
Accessories
Power Cord --
USB Cable CB-USBA-USBB-FF-150
Fuse 50T-032H 250V 3.15A (DP832A/DP832/DP811A/DP811)
Fuse 50T-025H 250V 2.5A (DP831A/DP831/DP821A/DP821) --
Short-circuit Equipment (DP821A/DP821/DP811A/DP811) --
Quick Guide (Hard Copy) --
Digital I/O Interface Connecting Terminal Terminal-Digital I/O-DP800
Optional
Accessories
Provide high-resolution setting (for DP832/DP831/DP821/DP811; for the other
models, this is a standard accessory) HIRES-DP800
Provide 4 trigger input and output channels (for DP832/DP831/DP821/DP811;
for the other models, this is a standard accessory) DIGITALIO-DP800
Provide on-line monitor and analysis functions (for DP832/DP831/DP821/
DP811; for the other models, this is a standard accessory) AFK-DP800
Provide RS232 and LAN communication interfaces (for DP832/DP831/DP821/
DP811; for the other models, this is a standard accessory) INTERFACE-DP800
USB to GPIB Interface Converter USB-GPIB
DP800 Series Rack Mount Kit (Single Instrument) RM-1-DP800
DP800 Series Rack Mount Kit (Two Instruments) RM-2-DP800
DP800 Series Red Safety Plug SPR-DP800
DP800 Series Black Safety Plug SPB-DP800
DP800 Series Green Safety Plug SPG-DP800
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