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The Tektronix S-50 is a pulse generator head | {{Plugin Sidebar | ||
with a | |manufacturer=Tektronix | ||
PRETRIG OUT and TRIG OUT signals use BSM connectors. | |series=7000 and 3S series sampling heads | ||
|type=S-50 | |||
|summary=Pulse Generator | |||
|image=Tek s-50 front.jpg | |||
|caption=S-50 Head | |||
|introduced=1969 | |||
|discontinued=1975 | |||
|designers= | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:070-0897-00.pdf|Tektronix S-50 Manual]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Tektronix S-50''' is a pulse generator head that produces 400 mV pulses with a rise time under 25 ps. | |||
The pulse output is an [[SMA connector]]. The PRETRIG OUT and TRIG OUT signals use [[BSM connector]]s. | |||
The output diode is the same one that the [[S-52]] uses, the [[153-0040-00]]. | |||
The internal timing circuitry of the S-50 uses two [[152-0379-00]] tunnel diodes. | |||
== Comparison of S-50 and S-52 == | |||
The S-50 is similar to the [[S-52]], but the output pulse amplitude of the S-50 is 400 mV, twice that of the S-52. | |||
The S-50's output tunnel diode is directly connected to the main pulse output connector. | |||
The S-52 has a 48-ohm resistor between the output tunnel diode and the main pulse output connector, resulting in a 2:1 voltage divider. | |||
Another difference between the S-50 and S-52 is the presence of a TRIG OUT on the front of the of S-50. | |||
Both have PRETRIGGER OUT connectors. | |||
The pretrigger of the S-50 leads the main pulse by 75 ns, that of the S-52 by 85 ns. | |||
At the circuit level, the S-50 and S-52 differ significantly. | |||
Both use a current switch to bias the output tunnel diode when it is in the "armed" state. | |||
The S-50 uses another tunnel diode to add a short pulse of current that "fires" the output tunnel diode. | |||
The S-52 uses a [[snap-off diode]] to generate this firing pulse. | |||
Sequencing of events (arming the output diode, firing it, resetting it) is controlled by analog timing circuits in the S-50. | |||
The S-52 uses a digital counter and a decoder to generate the internal control signals. | |||
==Specifications== | |||
:{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | | |||
! scope="col" | S-50 | |||
! scope="col" | S-52 | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | Risetime | |||
| under 25 ps | |||
| under 25 ps | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | Amplitude | |||
| 400 mV into 50 Ω | |||
| 200 mV into 50 Ω | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Output impedance | |||
| varies, not specified || 50 Ω | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Sequencing of internal events | |||
| analog timing circuit | |||
| digital state-machine | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Pretrigger lead time | |||
| 75 ns | |||
| 85 ns | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Pretrigger to pulse jitter | |||
| 15 ps | |||
| 10 ps | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Pulse repetition rate | |||
| 25 kHz | |||
| 120 kHz | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Trigger (with pulse) output | |||
| yes, 200 mV into 50 Ω | |||
| no | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | Output TD tripper scheme | |||
| current pulse through TD bias transistor | |||
| snap-off diode capacitively coupled to TD, like in [[284]] | |||
|} | |||
==Pictures== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek s-50 block.png|block diagram | |||
S-50 schem.png|schematic | |||
Tek s-50.JPG|front view | |||
Tek s-50 20203 1.jpg | |||
Tek s-50 20203 2.jpg | |||
Tek s-50 left internal.jpg|left internal view | |||
Tek s-50 right internal.jpg|right internal view | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:7000 and 3S series sampling heads]] |