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* [[7000-series_scopes| | * [[7000-series_scopes| Scopes]] | ||
* [[7000-series_plug-ins| | * [[7000-series_plug-ins| Plug-ins]] | ||
* [[7000_series_readout_system| | * [[7000_series_readout_system|Readout system]] | ||
* [[7000_Series_plug-in_interface| | * [[7000_Series_plug-in_interface|Backplane Interface]] | ||
* [[List_of_7000_series_equipment|List of 7000 series equipment]] | * [[List_of_7000_series_equipment|List of 7000 series equipment]] | ||
* [[7000_plugin_packing| | * [[7000_plugin_packing|Plug-in packaging]] | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 15 February 2020
In August of 1969 Tektronix issued a supplement catalog featuring a new series of instruments: The 7000 series. Howard Vollum himself wrote the introduction message on page 1, where he presented the 7000 series as a replacement to the 500 scope series , emphasizing the necessity to switch to a new platform for modular high-end scopes due to the limitations of the original 500 series platform designed in 1953. According to Vollum $28 million were spent to develop the initial components and products of the 7000 series. While the original mainframes 7504 and 7704 introduced in 1969 were short-lived, some of the original plug-ins as the 7A22 or the 7S11 were produced until the early 1990s
Common features of 7000-series scopes
- 2 horizontal plug-in bays
- 1 (7XX3) or 2 (7XX4) vertical plug-in bays (except digitizers)
- horizontal and vertical plug-ins can be used in non native slots
- On screen readout controlled from plug-ins
- Differential, calibrated 50 Ohm signal and trigger connections from plug-in to backplane
7000 series functional color code
Mode Selection Trigger Source or Control Uncalibrated Variable Denotes functional relation