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It is a double-wide plug-in, with signal outputs and mainframe readout only using the left slot. | It is a double-wide plug-in, with signal outputs and mainframe readout only using the left slot. | ||
It was specifically designed for logic signals (TTL, ECL, CMOS) and supports triggering based on Boolean conditions of the four inputs. | It was specifically designed for logic signals (TTL, ECL, CMOS) and supports triggering based on Boolean conditions of the four inputs. The signal path and display is analog, however. | ||
A fifth trace, "Trigger View", displays the trigger function output or external clock input. | A fifth trace, "Trigger View", displays the trigger function output or external clock input. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
{{Documents|Link=7A42}} | {{Documents|Link=7A42}} | ||
* [[Patent US 4585975A|Patent US 4585975A, ''High speed Boolean logic trigger oscilloscope vertical amplifier with edge sensitivity and nested trigger'']] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The 7A42's functions are controlled by an [[Intel 8085]]A microprocessor, with code in three 2764 EPROMs (a fourth ROM socket is unused). The front-panel pushbuttons are handled by an Intel 8279 keyboard controller. | The 7A42's functions are controlled by an [[Intel 8085]]A microprocessor, with code in three 2764 EPROMs (a fourth ROM socket is unused). The front-panel pushbuttons are handled by an Intel 8279 keyboard controller. | ||
Each of the four [[119-1517-00]] input attenuator modules contains five [[148-0145-00|148-0145-00 miniature bi-stable relay actuators]]. These have four long pins plugging in to the base board, driving two solenoids that move | Each of the four [[119-1517-00]] input attenuator modules contains five [[148-0145-00|148-0145-00 miniature bi-stable relay actuators]]. These have four long pins plugging in to the base board, driving two solenoids that move a yoke which is held in the last active position by a permanent magnet. The yoke moves a pair of contact springs that directly short corresponding pads on the thick-film ceramic substrate. The relay coils are wired in a 4×5 matrix. | ||
The 7A42 contains its own switch mode PSU, based on an SG3524 controller, that generates +5 V, −2 V and −5 V from the mainframe's ±50 V rails. | The 7A42 contains its own switch-mode PSU, based on an SG3524 controller, that generates +5 V, −2 V and −5 V from the mainframe's ±50 V rails. | ||
There is a [[7A42/Repairs|NiCd backup battery]] that allows the unit to retain its last configuration. | There is a [[7A42/Repairs|NiCd backup battery]] that allows the unit to retain its last configuration. |