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|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
summary=Sampling Head | | |series=7000 and 3S series sampling heads | ||
image=Tek-s-4.jpg | | |type=S-4 | ||
caption=S-4 head | |summary=Sampling Head | ||
|image=Tek-s-4.jpg | |||
introduced=1968 | | |caption=S-4 head | ||
discontinued=1990 | | |introduced=1968 | ||
manuals= | |discontinued=1990 | ||
* [ | |designers=George Frye | ||
* [http://w140.com/tek_S4_1985.pdf Tektronix S-4 Manual, revised 1985 | |manuals= | ||
* [http://w140.com/frye_s4_gate.pdf George Frye's Explanation of S-4 sampler in October 1968 Service Scope | * [[Media:070-0896-01.pdf|Tektronix S-4 Instruction Manual, Revised OCT 1986]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:Tek s-4 fcp april 1969.pdf|Tektronix S-4 Factory Calibration Procedure, April 1969 ( | * [[Media:070-0896-00.pdf|Tektronix S-4 Manual 1969]] | ||
* [http://w140.com/tek_S4_1985.pdf Tektronix S-4 Manual, revised 1985] | |||
* [http://w140.com/frye_s4_gate.pdf George Frye's Explanation of S-4 sampler in October 1968 Service Scope] | |||
* [[Media:Tek s-4 fcp april 1969 - OCR.pdf|Tektronix S-4 Factory Calibration Procedure, April 1969]] (OCR) | |||
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The '''Tektronix S-4''' is a sampling head for 7000- and 3S-series samplers. | The '''Tektronix S-4''' is a sampling head for 7000- and 3S-series samplers. | ||
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It appears that a standard beam-lead diode may fit across the gap | It appears that a standard beam-lead diode may fit across the gap | ||
but cleanly removing a failed diode without damaging the substrate would be quite difficult. | but cleanly removing a failed diode without damaging the substrate would be quite difficult. | ||
==Prices== | |||
1979: $1,435 (~$5,600 in 2022 Dollars) | |||
According to an [[Media:Tek Schottky Diodes Memo rot.pdf|internal memo]], in 1979 annual sales were estimated at 150 units. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.amplifier.cd/Test_Equipment/Tektronix/Tektronix_7000_series_special/S4.html S-4 page @ amplifier.cd] | * [http://www.amplifier.cd/Test_Equipment/Tektronix/Tektronix_7000_series_special/S4.html S-4 page @ amplifier.cd] | ||
* [https://kh6htv.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/an-02a-oscopes.pdf James R. Andrews, ''Comparison of Ultra-Fast Rise Sampling Oscilloscopes''. Picosecond Pulse Labs App Note AN-2a, 1989] | * [https://kh6htv.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/an-02a-oscopes.pdf James R. Andrews, ''Comparison of Ultra-Fast Rise Sampling Oscilloscopes''. Picosecond Pulse Labs App Note AN-2a, 1989] | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== |
Revision as of 10:40, 14 October 2022
The Tektronix S-4 is a sampling head for 7000- and 3S-series samplers. It was designed by George Frye and introduced in 1968. It is the fastest of the S-series plug-in samplers.
Key Specifications
Rise time | 25 ps (observed with S-50 or S-52, 35 ps) |
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Bandwidth | 14.5 GHz |
Input impedance | 50 Ω (terminated SMA connector) |
Input range | 1 Vp-p (operating) |
Maximum input | ±5 V max. non-destructive |
Noise | < 5 mV |
Features |
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Internals
The S-4 sampling gate is based upon a traveling wave trapped-charge transmission line in which the sampling window is set by the propagation time of a pulse edge through a thick-film transmission line. This technique requires only a sharp pulse edge rather than a precise pulse width, which is harder to generate. The sampling diodes are housed in a special coaxial connector that provides a high bandwidth signal path.
To disassemble the sampler hybrid, first remove it from the sampler board as per the manual. Remove the input connector using a 7/32" wrench and remove the 20 dB attenuator with small pliers. The ceramic board is held to the housing using roll pins that can be pressed out with a 0.030" pin punch. The hybrid has six diodes, each about 0.75mm square. The cathodes are glued to the gold substrate with conductive epoxy and the anodes are wire-bonded (twice) over a gap to the next step in the strobe line. It appears that a standard beam-lead diode may fit across the gap but cleanly removing a failed diode without damaging the substrate would be quite difficult.
Prices
1979: $1,435 (~$5,600 in 2022 Dollars)
According to an internal memo, in 1979 annual sales were estimated at 150 units.
Links
- S-4 page @ amplifier.cd
- James R. Andrews, Comparison of Ultra-Fast Rise Sampling Oscilloscopes. Picosecond Pulse Labs App Note AN-2a, 1989