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Active Probes contain an active element like a FET or a tube right at the tip of the probe. This allows to eliminate cable loading and create higher input impedances, most useful for high frequency probing.
'''Active Probes''' contain an active element like a FET or a tube right at the tip of the probe to create higher input impedances and eliminate cable loading, most useful for high frequency probing.


For a list of all active Probes also see [[:Category:Active oscilloscope probes|Active oscilloscope probes]].  
For a list of all active probes, also see [[:Category:Active oscilloscope probes|Active oscilloscope probes]].  


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!colspan="12"|Specification Summary (Please Expand)
!rowspan="2"|Model
!rowspan="2"|Attenuation
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Length
!colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Input Loading
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Bandwidth
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Dynamic Range
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Offset Range
!rowspan="2"|Max. Voltage
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Target <br/>Impedance
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Probe_power|Power Source]]
!rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[BNC_connector_with_readout_ring|Readout <br/>pin]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|Model
!R
|rowspan="2"|Attenuation
!C
|rowspan="2"|Length
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Input Loading
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Bandwidth <br/> GHz
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Dynamic Range
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Offset Range
|rowspan="2"|Max. Voltage
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Target <br/>Impedance
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Probe_power|Power Source]]
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[BNC_connector_with_readout_ring|Readout <br/>pin]]
|-
|-
|R / MΩ
|C / pF
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[P80]] || 1× || rowspan="7"|? || rowspan="7"|? || 100 kΩ || 14 pF ||rowspan="7"| 100 MHz || ±0.2 V|| rowspan="7"| N/A ||rowspan="7"|150 V || rowspan="7"|93 Ω <br/> Diff.||rowspan="7"|[[80|Type 80 Plug-In]]||rowspan="7"| n/a
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[P80]] || 1x || rowspan="7"|? || 0.1||14||rowspan="7"|0.1||±0.2 V|| rowspan="7"| N/A ||rowspan="7"|150 V || rowspan="7"|93 Ω <br/> Diff.||rowspan="7"|[[80|Type 80 Plug-In]]||rowspan="7"| N/A
|   2× || 200 kΩ || 7.8 pF || ±0.4 V
|-
|-
| 2x ||0.2 ||7.8||±0.4 V
|   5× || 500 kΩ || 3.3 pF || ±1 V
|-
|-
| 5x ||0.5||3.3||±1 V
| 10× || 1 MΩ || 2 pF || ±2 V
|-
|-
| 10x ||1 ||2||±2 V
| 20× || 2 MΩ || 1.4 pF || ±4 V
|-
|-
| 20x ||2 ||1.4||±4 V
| 50× || 5 MΩ || 3.7 pF || ±10 V
|-
|-
| 50x ||5 ||3.7||±10 V
| 100× || 10 MΩ || 1.4 pF ||±20 V
|-
|-
| 100x ||10 ||1.4||±20 V
|rowspan="7"|[[P6032]] || 10x || rowspan="7"| 1.8 m || rowspan="7" | 6 ft || rowspan="7" | 10 MΩ || 3.6 pF || rowspan="7"| 850 MHz || ±1.5 V || rowspan="7"| N/A ||rowspan="7"|1.5× Dyn. Range || rowspan="7"|50 Ω||rowspan="7"| 4-pin [[1S1]] type ||rowspan="7"| N
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[P6032]] || 10x || rowspan="7"|6ft. ||rowspan="7"| 10||3.6||rowspan="7"|0.85||±1.5 V|| rowspan="7"| N/A ||rowspan="7"|1.5× Dyn. Range || rowspan="7"|50 Ω||rowspan="7"| 4-pin [[1S1]] type ||rowspan="7"| N
|   20× || 2.6 pF || ±3 V
|-
|-
| 20x ||2.6||±3 V
|   50× ||   3 pF || ±7.5 V
|-
|-
| 50x ||3||±7.5 V
| 100× || 1.5 pF || ±15 V
|-
|-
| 100x ||1.5||±15 V
| 200× || 1.4 pF || ±30 V
|-
|-
| 200x ||1.4||±30 V
| 500× || 1.3 pF || ±75 V
|-
|-
| 500x ||1.3||±75 V
| 1000× || 1.3 pF || ±150 V
|-
|-
| 1000x ||1.3||±150 V
|rowspan="3"|[[P6201]] || 100× || rowspan="3"| 1.8 m ||rowspan="3"| 6 ft || 1 MΩ || 1.5 pF || rowspan="3" | 1.1 GHz || ±60 V|| ±200 V ||200 V||rowspan="3"|50 Ω||rowspan="3"| [[Probe power|7000 Series LEMO]] ||rowspan="3"| Y
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[P6201]] || 100x || rowspan="3"|6ft. || 1||1.5||1.1|| ±60 V|| ±200 V ||200 V||rowspan="3"|50 Ω||rowspan="3"| 7000 Series Lemo ||rowspan="3"| Y
| 10× ||   1 MΩ || 1.5 pF || ±6 V   || ±56 V || 200 V
|-
|-
| 10x || 1||1.5||1.1|| ±6 V|| ±56 V|| 200 V
| 1× || 100 kΩ ||   3 pF || ±0.6 V || ±5.6 V || 50 V
|-
|-
| 1x || 0.1||3||1.1||±0.6 V|| ±5.6 V||50 V
|rowspan="2"|[[P6202]] || 100× || rowspan="2"| 2 m || rowspan="2"|  || rowspan="2"| 10 MΩ || rowspan="2"| 2 pF || rowspan="2"| 500 MHz || ±60 V || ±200 V || 200 V || rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| dedicated power supply ||rowspan="2"| Y
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[P6202]] || 100x || rowspan="2"|2m || 10||2||0.5||±60 V|| ±200 V||200 V||rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| dedicated power supply ||rowspan="2"| Y
| 10× || ±6 V || ±55 V || 200 V
|-
|-
| 10x || 10||2||0.5||±6 V|| ±55 V||200 V
|rowspan="2"|[[P6202A]] || 100× || rowspan="2"| 2 m ||rowspan="2"|  || rowspan="2"| 10 MΩ || rowspan="2"| 2 pF || rowspan="2"| 500 MHz || ±60 V || ±200 V || 200 V ||rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| [[Probe power|7000 Series LEMO]]  ||rowspan="2"| Y
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[P6202A]] || 100x || rowspan="2"|2m || 10||2||0.5||±60 V|| ±200 V||200 V||rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| 7000 Series Lemo ||rowspan="2"| Y
| 10× || ±6 V || ±55 V||200 V
|-
|-
| 10x || 10||2||0.5||±6 V|| ±55 V||200 V
||[[P6203]] || 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  ||  10 kΩ ||  2 pF || 1 GHz || ±10 V||±10 V ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
||[[P6204]] || 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  ||  10 MΩ || 1.9 pF || 1 GHz || ±10 V||±15 V || 40 V || 50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6203]] || 10x || 1.5m || 10 kΩ||2||1|| ±10 V||±10 V ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6205]] || 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  ||   1 MΩ ||   2 pF || 750 MHz || ±10 V|| N/A || 40 V || 50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6204]] || 10x || 1.5m || 10||1.9||1|| ±10 V||±15 V ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6206]] || 10× ||     ? ||    ? ||  1 MΩ ||  2 pF || 1 GHz || ? || ? || 40 V || 50 Ω || [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| n/a
|-
||[[P6207]] || 10× || 1 m  ||      || 100 kΩ || 0.4 pF || 4 GHz || ±4 V || ±5 V|| 40 V || 50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6205]] || 10x || 1.5m || 1||2||0.75|| ±10 V||N/A ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6209]] || 5× ||   ?  ||     ? || 20 kΩ ||   1 pF || 4 GHz || ±2 V || ±5 V || 40 V || 50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6206]] || 10x || ? || 1||2||1|| ?||? ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6217]] || 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  || 100 kΩ || 0.4 pF || 4 GHz || ±4 V || ±5 V || 40 V ||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6207]] || 10x || 1m || 0.1||0.4||4|| ±4 V|| ±5 V|| 40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6230]] ''[note 1]''|| 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  || 450 Ω || 1.6 pF || 1.5 GHz || ±5 V || ±5 V || 30 V || 50 Ω || [[Probe power|7000 Series LEMO]]  || Y
|-
||[[P6231]] ''[note 1]''|| 10× || 1.5 m || 5 ft  || 450 Ω || 1.6 pF || 1.5 GHz || ±5 V || ±5 V || 30 V || 50 Ω || [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6209]] || 5x || ? || 20 kΩ||1||4||±2 V ||±5 V ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe SMA connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6241]] || 10× || 1.3 m || 4 ft  || 40 kΩ || 0.5 pF || 4 GHz || ±4 V ||±10 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
||[[P6243]] || 10× || 1.3 m || 4 ft  ||  1 MΩ ||  1 pF || 1 GHz || ±8 V ||N/A ||15 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6217]] || 10x || 1.5m || 0.1||0.4||4|| ±4 V||±5 V ||40 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
||[[P6249]] || 5× || 1.3 m || 4 ft  || 20 kΩ || 1.0 pF || 4 GHz|| ±2 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6230]] ''[note 1]''|| 10x || 1.5m ||450 Ω||1.6||1.5|| ±5 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| 7000 Series Lemo|| Y
||[[P7240]] || 5× || 1.3 m || 4 ft  || 20 kΩ || 1.0 pF || 4 GHz|| ±2 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[TekConnect connector]]|| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6231]] ''[note 1]''|| 10x || 1.5m ||450 Ω||1.6||1.5|| ±5 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
|rowspan="2"|[[P7260]] || 5× ||rowspan="2"| 1.3 m || rowspan="2"| 4 ft  || rowspan="2"| 20 kΩ||rowspan="2"| 0.5 pF ||rowspan="2"| 6 GHz || ±0.75 V ||rowspan="2"|±5 V ||rowspan="2"|30 V||rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| [[TekConnect connector]]||rowspan="2"| n/a
|-
|-
||[[P6241]] || 10x || 1.3m || 40 kΩ||0.5||4|| ±4 V||±10 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
| 25× || ±3 V
|-
||[[P6249]] || 5x || 1.3m || 20 kΩ||1.0||4|| ±2 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[Tekprobe BNC connector]]|| N/A
|-
||[[P7240]] || 5x || 1.3m || 20 kΩ||1.0||4|| ±2 V||±5 V ||30 V||50 Ω|| [[TekConnect connector]]|| N/A
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[P7260]] || 5x ||rowspan="2"| 1.3m ||rowspan="2"| 20 kΩ||rowspan="2"|0.5||rowspan="2"|6|| ±0.75 V||rowspan="2"|±5 V ||rowspan="2"|30 V||rowspan="2"|50 Ω||rowspan="2"| [[TekConnect connector]]||rowspan="2"| N/A
|-
| 25x ||±3 V
|}
|}




===Notes===
===Notes===
''[note 1]'' These probes are active probes only for DC. For AC these probes are regular 50 Ω passive probes. For DC the load impedance is virtually connected to the offset voltage by means of an operational amplifier, so the DC loading can be tuned out for signals offset from 0V. They are listed here for completeness since Tektronix lists them as such in the [http://w140.com/tekp6203-p62204-p62205-p6217-p6231.pdf Tektronix P6203 P6204 P6205 P6217 P6231 Catalog Specs (PDF)].
''[note 1]'' These probes are active probes only for DC.  
For AC these probes are regular 50 Ω passive probes.  
For DC the load impedance is virtually connected to the offset voltage by means of an operational amplifier,  
so the DC loading can be tuned out for signals offset from 0V.  
They are listed here for completeness since Tektronix lists them as such in the  
[[Media:Tek-p6203-p62204-p62205-p6217-p6231.pdf|Tektronix P6203, P6204, P6205, P6217, P6231 Catalog Specs]].
 
 
[[Category:Lists]]

Latest revision as of 11:15, 10 December 2023

Active Probes contain an active element like a FET or a tube right at the tip of the probe to create higher input impedances and eliminate cable loading, most useful for high frequency probing.

For a list of all active probes, also see Active oscilloscope probes.

Model Attenuation Length Input Loading Bandwidth Dynamic Range Offset Range Max. Voltage Target
Impedance 		Power Source Readout
pin
R C
P80 1× ? ? 100 kΩ 14 pF 100 MHz ±0.2 V N/A 150 V 93 Ω
Diff.		 Type 80 Plug-In n/a
2× 200 kΩ 7.8 pF ±0.4 V
5× 500 kΩ 3.3 pF ±1 V
10× 1 MΩ 2 pF ±2 V
20× 2 MΩ 1.4 pF ±4 V
50× 5 MΩ 3.7 pF ±10 V
100× 10 MΩ 1.4 pF ±20 V
P6032 10x 1.8 m 6 ft 10 MΩ 3.6 pF 850 MHz ±1.5 V N/A 1.5× Dyn. Range 50 Ω 4-pin 1S1 type N
20× 2.6 pF ±3 V
50× 3 pF ±7.5 V
100× 1.5 pF ±15 V
200× 1.4 pF ±30 V
500× 1.3 pF ±75 V
1000× 1.3 pF ±150 V
P6201 100× 1.8 m 6 ft 1 MΩ 1.5 pF 1.1 GHz ±60 V ±200 V 200 V 50 Ω 7000 Series LEMO Y
10× 1 MΩ 1.5 pF ±6 V ±56 V 200 V
1× 100 kΩ 3 pF ±0.6 V ±5.6 V 50 V
P6202 100× 2 m 10 MΩ 2 pF 500 MHz ±60 V ±200 V 200 V 50 Ω dedicated power supply Y
10× ±6 V ±55 V 200 V
P6202A 100× 2 m 10 MΩ 2 pF 500 MHz ±60 V ±200 V 200 V 50 Ω 7000 Series LEMO Y
10× ±6 V ±55 V 200 V
P6203 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 10 kΩ 2 pF 1 GHz ±10 V ±10 V 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6204 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 10 MΩ 1.9 pF 1 GHz ±10 V ±15 V 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6205 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 1 MΩ 2 pF 750 MHz ±10 V N/A 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6206 10× ? ? 1 MΩ 2 pF 1 GHz ? ? 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe SMA connector n/a
P6207 10× 1 m 100 kΩ 0.4 pF 4 GHz ±4 V ±5 V 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe SMA connector n/a
P6209 5× ? ? 20 kΩ 1 pF 4 GHz ±2 V ±5 V 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe SMA connector n/a
P6217 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 100 kΩ 0.4 pF 4 GHz ±4 V ±5 V 40 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6230 [note 1] 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 450 Ω 1.6 pF 1.5 GHz ±5 V ±5 V 30 V 50 Ω 7000 Series LEMO Y
P6231 [note 1] 10× 1.5 m 5 ft 450 Ω 1.6 pF 1.5 GHz ±5 V ±5 V 30 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6241 10× 1.3 m 4 ft 40 kΩ 0.5 pF 4 GHz ±4 V ±10 V 30 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6243 10× 1.3 m 4 ft 1 MΩ 1 pF 1 GHz ±8 V N/A 15 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P6249 5× 1.3 m 4 ft 20 kΩ 1.0 pF 4 GHz ±2 V ±5 V 30 V 50 Ω Tekprobe BNC connector n/a
P7240 5× 1.3 m 4 ft 20 kΩ 1.0 pF 4 GHz ±2 V ±5 V 30 V 50 Ω TekConnect connector n/a
P7260 5× 1.3 m 4 ft 20 kΩ 0.5 pF 6 GHz ±0.75 V ±5 V 30 V 50 Ω TekConnect connector n/a
25× ±3 V


Notes

[note 1] These probes are active probes only for DC. For AC these probes are regular 50 Ω passive probes. For DC the load impedance is virtually connected to the offset voltage by means of an operational amplifier, so the DC loading can be tuned out for signals offset from 0V. They are listed here for completeness since Tektronix lists them as such in the Tektronix P6203, P6204, P6205, P6217, P6231 Catalog Specs.

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