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The | |manufacturer=Tektronix | ||
|series=7000 and 3S series sampling heads | |||
|type=S-6 | |||
|summary=Sampling Head | |||
|image=Tek-s6-front.jpg | |||
|caption=S-6 head | |||
|introduced=1971 | |||
|discontinued=1990 | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [[Media:070-1128-01.pdf|Tektronix S-6 Manual (1985)]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media:070-1128-01_1988-11.pdf|Tektronix S-6 Manual (high quality, 1988)]] | |||
* [[Media:070-1128-01_1987.pdf|Tektronix S-6 Manual (low quality, 1987)]] | |||
* [[Media:070-1128-01_1983-02.pdf|Tektronix S-6 Manual (high quality, 1983)]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Tektronix S-6 Sampling Head''' plug-in is a 50 Ω feed-through unit with a rise-time of 30 ps and bandwidth of 11.5 GHz. | |||
It was [[introduced in 1971]]. | |||
The S-6 provides two unterminated 50 Ω SMA connections in a loop-through configuration as is convenient for [[TDR]] applications. | |||
It is [[Media:42W-5850.pdf|strongly recommended to leave a termination resistor on the unit when unused]] to give some protection against electrostatic discharge. | |||
The S-6 does not provide a trigger pickoff signal. | |||
{{BeginSpecs}} | |||
{{Spec | Rise time | 30 ps }} | |||
{{Spec | Bandwidth | 11.5 GHz }} | |||
{{Spec | Input voltage | 1 V<sub>p-p</sub> (operating) }} | |||
{{Spec | Maximum input | ±5 V<sub>DC</sub> }} | |||
{{Spec | Maximum single sample step | 250 mV for less than 5% aberration}} | |||
{{Spec | Input impedance | 50 Ω (unterminated!) }} | |||
{{Spec | Noise | < 5 mV of noise }} | |||
{{EndSpecs}} | |||
==Internals== | |||
The S-6 is very similar to the [[S-4]] in that it uses a [[Sampler#Six-Diode_Sampler|6-diode traveling wave trapped-charge sampling gate]]. This gate is implemented in the [[155-0053-00]] hybrid. Since the S-6 is a feed-through sampling head, the blow-by compensation is implemented slightly differently using a 10 k resistor in the hybrid directly connected to the input signal. | |||
The S-6 replaces the discrete preamplifier of the [[S-4]] with two opamps from a [[155-0035-00]] quad opamp chip. The two other opamps are used to buffer the gate bias voltages. | |||
==Links== | |||
* [http://jeroen.web.cern.ch/jeroen/S6/S6.shtml S-6 internal photo and simulation] | |||
* [https://chome.nerpa.tech/measurements/repairing-tektronix-s-6-sampling-head/ Repairing an S-6 head] (with internal photos) | |||
* [https://www.amplifier.cd/Test_Equipment/Tektronix/Tektronix_7000_series_special/7S12.htm S-6 @ amplifier.cd 7S12 page] | |||
* [http://www.barrytech.com/tektronix/tek7000/teks6.html S-6 @ barrytech.com] | |||
{{PatentLinks|S-6}} | |||
{{Documents|Link=S-6}} | |||
==Prices== | |||
1979: $1,345 (~$5,600 in 2023 dollars) | |||
According to an [[Media:Tek Schottky Diodes Memo rot.pdf|internal memo]], annual sales were estimated at 225 units in 1979. | |||
==Pictures== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tek-s6-front.jpg | S-6 front | |||
Tek s6 2.jpg | S-6, entire plugin | |||
7s12-s6-s52-f.jpg | S-6 sampling head and [[S-52|S-52 pulse generator head]] in a [[7S12|7S12 TDR/Sampler plugin]] | |||
Tek s-6 black.jpg | S-6 with a black face plate | |||
S-6_Schematic_naked.png| S-6 schematic | |||
Tek s-6 left internal.jpg | S-6 internal left side | |||
Tek s-6 right internal.jpg| S-6 internal right side | |||
S-6_open_strobeboardview.jpg| S-6 internal right side | |||
S-6_open_AmpboardRemoved.jpg| S-6 internal left side, Preamp board removed | |||
S-6_open_all_boards_removed.jpg| S-6 internal all boards removed, [[155-0053-00]] hybrid remains | |||
S-6_preampBoard_top.jpg| S-6 Preamp board top | |||
S-6_preampBoard_bot.jpg| S-6 Preamp board backside | |||
S-6_strobeBoard_back.jpg| S-6 Strobe board backside | |||
S-6_interconnectBoard.jpg| S-6 interconnect board | |||
155-0053-00 1.JPG | [[155-0053-00]] hybrid sampling diode assembly | |||
155-0053-00 4.JPG | [[155-0053-00]] hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal) | |||
S-6_Hybrid_open.jpg | [[155-0053-00]] hybrid sampling diode assembly with lid | |||
S-6_Hybrid_open2.jpg | [[155-0053-00]] hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal) | |||
S-6_Hybrid_closeup.jpg | [[155-0053-00]] hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal) | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Measurements=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Impuls_S6.jpg|Impulse taken with S6 sampling head. Every dot is equivalent to one sample taken, and combined on the CRT with a rate of app. 100 Hz. Bright dots are newer than dimmed ones. | |||
7s12-s52-incident.jpg | Incident pulse from an S-52 (nom. < 25 ps) displayed by an S-6 head (nom. < 30 ps), both installed in a [[7S12]]. Displayed rise time ~35 ps confirms spec. | |||
7s12-self-portrait.jpg | "Self Portrait" of an S-6: A pulse reflected on the unterminated "through" path (approx. 120 ps one way) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Components== | |||
{{Parts|S-6}} | |||
[[Category:7000 and 3S series sampling heads]] |
Latest revision as of 04:02, 8 June 2024
The Tektronix S-6 Sampling Head plug-in is a 50 Ω feed-through unit with a rise-time of 30 ps and bandwidth of 11.5 GHz. It was introduced in 1971.
The S-6 provides two unterminated 50 Ω SMA connections in a loop-through configuration as is convenient for TDR applications. It is strongly recommended to leave a termination resistor on the unit when unused to give some protection against electrostatic discharge.
The S-6 does not provide a trigger pickoff signal.
Key Specifications
Rise time | 30 ps |
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Bandwidth | 11.5 GHz |
Input voltage | 1 Vp-p (operating) |
Maximum input | ±5 VDC |
Maximum single sample step | 250 mV for less than 5% aberration |
Input impedance | 50 Ω (unterminated!) |
Noise | < 5 mV of noise |
Internals
The S-6 is very similar to the S-4 in that it uses a 6-diode traveling wave trapped-charge sampling gate. This gate is implemented in the 155-0053-00 hybrid. Since the S-6 is a feed-through sampling head, the blow-by compensation is implemented slightly differently using a 10 k resistor in the hybrid directly connected to the input signal.
The S-6 replaces the discrete preamplifier of the S-4 with two opamps from a 155-0035-00 quad opamp chip. The two other opamps are used to buffer the gate bias voltages.
Links
- S-6 internal photo and simulation
- Repairing an S-6 head (with internal photos)
- S-6 @ amplifier.cd 7S12 page
- S-6 @ barrytech.com
Patents that may apply to S-6
Page | Title | Inventors | Filing date | Grant date | Links |
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Patent US 3629731A | Sampling system | George Frye | 1968-07-12 | 1971-12-21 | Sampling • S-4 • S-6 |
Documents Referencing S-6
Document | Class | Title | Authors | Year | Links |
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42W-5850.pdf | Application Note | Preventing Sampling Head Overdrive and Static Damage | Gary Mott | 1985 | Sampling • S-1 • S-2 • S-3A • S-4 • S-5 • S-6 |
Rochester LLE Review Volume 25.pdf | Article | Computerized, Wide-Bandwidth, Multichannel, Soft X-Ray Diode Spectrometer for High Density Plasma Diagnosis | 1985 | 7S12 • S-52 • S-6 • LM7912 • LM7912A • 7912DPO | |
RISOM2873.pdf | Article | Improvement of the Bandwidth of the Transient Digitizers in the LIDAR Thomson Scattering Diagnostic on JET | Erik Kristensen | 1990 | 7912AD • 7A29 • 7704A • 7S12 • S-6 • S-52 |
Prices
1979: $1,345 (~$5,600 in 2023 dollars)
According to an internal memo, annual sales were estimated at 225 units in 1979.
Pictures
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S-6 front
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S-6, entire plugin
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S-6 sampling head and S-52 pulse generator head in a 7S12 TDR/Sampler plugin
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S-6 with a black face plate
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S-6 schematic
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S-6 internal left side
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S-6 internal right side
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S-6 internal right side
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S-6 internal left side, Preamp board removed
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S-6 internal all boards removed, 155-0053-00 hybrid remains
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S-6 Preamp board top
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S-6 Preamp board backside
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S-6 Strobe board backside
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S-6 interconnect board
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155-0053-00 hybrid sampling diode assembly
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155-0053-00 hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal)
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155-0053-00 hybrid sampling diode assembly with lid
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155-0053-00 hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal)
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155-0053-00 hybrid sampling diode assembly (internal)
Measurements
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Impulse taken with S6 sampling head. Every dot is equivalent to one sample taken, and combined on the CRT with a rate of app. 100 Hz. Bright dots are newer than dimmed ones.
-
Incident pulse from an S-52 (nom. < 25 ps) displayed by an S-6 head (nom. < 30 ps), both installed in a 7S12. Displayed rise time ~35 ps confirms spec.
-
"Self Portrait" of an S-6: A pulse reflected on the unterminated "through" path (approx. 120 ps one way)
Components
Some Parts Used in the S-6
Part | Part Number(s) | Class | Description | Used in |
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152-0335-00 | 152-0335-00 | Discrete component | step recovery diode | S-4 • S-6 |
152-0335-01 | 152-0335-01 | Discrete component | 150 ps step recovery diode | 1502 • S-2 • S-4 • S-6 |
155-0035-00 | 155-0035-00 • 155-0116-00 | Monolithic integrated circuit | quad op-amp | 3110 • 3S7 • 3T7 • 492 • 492A • 492AP • 492P • 494 • 494P • 496 • 496P • 4010 • 4011 • 4012 • 4013 • 7L5 • 7L12 • 7L13 • 7L14 • 7L18 • 7S11 • 7T11 • 7S12 • S-6 • 1461 • 4602 • P7001 • 613 • 653 |
155-0053-00 | 155-0053-00 | Hybrid integrated circuit | sampler | S-6 |