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* [[Media:070-2957-00.pdf|Tektronix FG501A Manual]]
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The FG501A replaced the [[FG501]] (1972) in 1981.
The FG501A replaced the [[FG501]] (1972) in 1981.



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Tektronix FG501A
function generator
Tektronix FG501A

Produced from 1981 to 1993

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix FG501A is a function generator plug-in for the TM500 system.

The FG501A replaced the FG501 (1972) in 1981.

Key Specifications

Frequency 0.002 Hz to 2 MHz in eight decade steps
Output Max. 30 Vp-p (into high impedance)
Attenuator 60 dB in 20 dB steps, 20 dB variable
Rise time 25 ns
Features symmetry variable from 5 to 95%
Signals sine, square, triangle, ramp, pulse
Features
  • voltage controlled frequency input (1000:1 ratio)
  • triggering
  • variable phase control
  • internal sweep generator, 3 decades, lin/log
  • gated output

The TRIG OUT signal is available on the front panel via a BSM female connector.

Differences to FG501

The FG501 non-A frequency maximum is 1 MHz, while the "A" model is specified at 2 MHz.

The FG501 features seven different functions – Sine, Triangle, Square, +Ramp, –Ramp, Pulse ≤50% duty, Pulse ≥50%. The duration of ramp and pulse waveforms is always equal to the half-cycle time of the sine, square, or triangle waveform frequency

The FG501A model features only 3 functions – Sine, Triangle, Square – however, it has an added variable symmetry function, effectively allowing the same functionality as the non-A model The FG501A also features an attenuator, not found in the non-A model.

Links

Documents Referencing FG501A

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
070-2088-04.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1985

Patents that may apply to FG501A

Page Title Inventors Filing date Grant date Links
Patent US 3562464A Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board Howard Vollum Willem H Verhoef Tony Sprando 1968-10-07 1971-02-09

Rear Interface

  • Output: 28A (Common 27A)
  • Trigger Output: 27B (Common 28B)
  • Gate/Trigger Input: 24B (Common 25B)
  • VCF Input: 21B (Common 22B)

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the FG501A

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