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The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for [[500-series scopes]].
Its maximum sensitivity is 50mV/div, and it achieves 40,000 to 1 common-mode
rejection at DC and low frequencies.  Its risetime as a general-purpose
amplifier is 27ns (13MHz bandwidth), but it can track a common-mode risetime of 7ns.
Unlike later comparators, it has a separate step attenuator for each input,
permitting you to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes.
It is also the only comparator that can handle +/- 100V common mode at full sensitivity.
The Type [[P6023]] probe, with R and C compensation, was specifically designed for Type Z.
Type Z was introduced between 1960 and 1962 and uses both tubes and transistors,
capitalizing on each's strengths.


* http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/z/
* http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/z/
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_z_factory_cal_proc.pdf
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_z_factory_cal_proc.pdf

Revision as of 19:04, 17 September 2010

The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for 500-series scopes. Its maximum sensitivity is 50mV/div, and it achieves 40,000 to 1 common-mode rejection at DC and low frequencies. Its risetime as a general-purpose amplifier is 27ns (13MHz bandwidth), but it can track a common-mode risetime of 7ns.

Unlike later comparators, it has a separate step attenuator for each input, permitting you to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes. It is also the only comparator that can handle +/- 100V common mode at full sensitivity.

The Type P6023 probe, with R and C compensation, was specifically designed for Type Z.

Type Z was introduced between 1960 and 1962 and uses both tubes and transistors, capitalizing on each's strengths.