7000 Series plug-in interface: Difference between revisions

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The [[7000-series scopes]] have two categories of slots, horizontal and vertical, that have partly different but compatible interconnects so that vertical plugins can be installed in horizontal slots and vice versa, but not with all functions.
The [[7000-series scopes]] have two vertical and one or two horizontal plug-in slots.


The interconnect is a 76-pin PCB edge connector. Looking into the mainframe from the front panel, "A" pins are left and "B" are right of the connector centerline, and pins are numbered from 1 at the bottom to 38 on the top. (A pins are on the [[:File:Tek-7a17-left-board.jpg|plug-in PCB's component side]], B pins on the [[:File:Tek-7a17-right-board.jpg|solder side]].) In the following table, (H) indicates signals available in horizontal slots only, (H-A) is horizontal slot A, (H-B) is horizontal slot B, and (V) denotes signals available in vertical slots only.
The interconnect on either slot type is a 76-pin PCB edge connector. The pinout between vertical and horizontal slots is not identical but
compatible to the point that vertical plugins can be installed in horizontal slots and vice versa. However, in that case, some functions may
be unavailable - for example, trigger signals are only routed to H slots so a timebase in a V slot must be externally triggered.
 
Looking into the mainframe from the front panel, "A" pins are left and "B" are right of the connector centerline, and pins are numbered from 1 at the bottom to 38 on the top. A pins are on the [[:File:Tek-7a17-left-board.jpg|plug-in PCB's component side]], B pins on the [[:File:Tek-7a17-right-board.jpg|solder side]]. In the following table, (H) indicates signals available in horizontal slots only, (H-A) is horizontal slot A, (H-B) is horizontal slot B, and (V) denotes signals available in vertical slots only.


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* ''X comp. inhibit'' − Connected to ground in amplifiers, switched to ground by timebase set to amplifier (X-Y) mode to enable X-Y delay compensation in scopes with that function ([[7904|7904 Opt.2]], [[7104|7104 Opt.2]])
* ''X comp. inhibit'' − Connected to ground in amplifiers, switched to ground by timebase set to amplifier (X-Y) mode to enable X-Y delay compensation in scopes with that function ([[7904|7904 Opt.2]], [[7104|7104 Opt.2]])
* ''Signal'' − Signal output from plugin to mainframe.  Differential, 50 Ω per side. 50 mV/Div (differential).
* ''Signal'' − Signal output from plugin to mainframe.  Differential, 50 Ω per side. 50 mV/Div (differential).
* ''Trigger'' − Copy of signal output from V plugin to mainframe.  Differential, 50 Ω per side. 50 mV/Div (differential).
* ''Trigger'' − Copy of signal output from V plugin to mainframe.  Differential, 50 Ω per side. 50 mV/Div (differential). Terminated on H slots.
* ''Aux Y-Axis'' − Current-driven input to mainframe allowing vertical separation of two traces with dual timebase plugins.  
* ''Aux Y-Axis'' − Current-driven input to mainframe allowing vertical separation of two traces with dual timebase plugins.  
* ''Dual Beam Aux Y-Axis'' −
* ''Dual Beam Aux Y-Axis'' −
* ''Single Sweep Logic'' −
* ''Single Sweep Logic'' −
* ''Single Sweep Reset'' −
* ''Single Sweep Reset'' − Switched to ground to reset single sweep.
* ''Mainframe Mode'' −  
* ''Mainframe Mode'' −  
* ''Aux Z Axis'' − Current-driven input to mainframe allowing plugins to modulate beam intensity, e.g. in dual timebase A intensified by B display mode.
* ''Aux Z Axis'' − Current-driven input to mainframe allowing plugins to modulate beam intensity, e.g. in dual timebase A intensified by B display mode.