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Tektronix TM506
six-bay mainframe Tektronix TM506 Produced from 1975 to (?) Manuals TM506/RTM506 Manual (OCR) TM506A Instruction Manual (OCR) (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix TM506 is a six-bay mainframe for the TM500 system. The rightmost compartment can supply high-powered plugins.

The RTM506 is the electrically identical rack-mount version, with a 14 W fan in place of the 7 W fan used in the TM506.

The TM506A is an updated variant, introduced in 1989, that essentially looks exactly the same as the TM5006, i.e. it is taller, has air outlets on the front and a flip switch instead of a pull switch.

Key Specifications

Power	100/110/120/200/220/240 V_AC, 48 to 60 Hz, max. 320 W

The TM506 supplies five unregulated voltages to the plug-in modules:

+33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
−33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
+11.5 V, 1.3 A max in regular compartment, 4 A max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot
2 × 25 V_AC, 2 x 0.5 A / 25 VA (combined) max in regular compartment, 60 VA (combined) max in high-power compartment; floating ≤350 V (peak) per plug-in
17.5 V_AC with grounded center tap, 30 VA max in standard compartment, 95 VA max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot

Options

Option 2

Option 2 adds internal pin headers for each slot as well as rear 50-pin and BNC connectors, allowing for custom wiring to, from and between plugins.

On the TM506, the rear connectors are installed in an additional rear plate which is mounted adjacent to the fan shroud.

Option 7

From the manual:

The following described bus wires and keys are added to the connector boards of the TM 500-Series Power Module to provide rear interface connections between the TM 500 Counters containing Option 7, the TR502, and the SW503.

Bus Wires

Six-conductor ribbon cable (Tektronix Part No. 175-0829-00) is used to make bus runs between the following points:

TM 506
B14 on J10, J20, and J30
B15 on J10, J20, and J30
B16 on J10, J20, and J30
B17 on J10, J20, and J30
B18 on J10, J20, and J30
A18 on J10, J20, and J30

Barrier Keys

From the manual:

Plastic barrier keys (Tektronix Part No. 214-1593-02) are inserted between pins 21 and 22 on J10 between pins 23 and 24 on J20 and between pins 17 and 18 on J30.
Once the above bus connections are made and barrier keys inserted, the three connectors so changed are system dedicated and the three slots should only be used for system-dedicated plug-ins.

Links

Pictures

TM506

TM506 Front
TM506 Rear
TM506 Option 7
Interface Connector Pinout
Block Diagram
Power Supply

RTM506

RTM506 Rear

TM506A

TM506A
TM506A Front
TM506A with Hitachi plugins
TM506A Open
TM506A Power Supply
TM506A Rear

Pulse Instruments MOD-DP-16

Components

Some Parts Used in the TM506

Part	Part Number(s)	Class	Description	Used in
2N3055	151-0140-00	Discrete component	general-purpose silicon NPN power transistor	TM504 • TM506 • TM5006 • 7603 • 7613 • 7623 • 7623A • 7623B • 7633

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 The '''TM506A''' is an updated variant, [[introduced in 1989]], that essentially looks exactly the same as the [[TM5006]], i.e. it is taller, has air outlets on the front and a flip switch instead of a pull switch.
-==Options==
+{{BeginSpecs}}
+{{Spec | Power | 100/110/120/200/220/240 V<sub>AC</sub>, 48 to 60 Hz, max. 320 W }}
+{{EndSpecs}}
+The TM506 supplies five unregulated voltages to the plug-in modules:
+* +33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
+* −33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
+* +11.5 V, 1.3 A max in regular compartment, 4 A max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot
+* 2 × 25 V<sub>AC</sub>, 2 x 0.5 A / 25 VA (combined) max in regular compartment, 60 VA (combined) max in high-power compartment; floating ≤350 V (peak) per plug-in
+* 17.5 V<sub>AC</sub> with grounded center tap, 30 VA max in standard compartment, 95 VA max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot
+<small>
+===Options===
+'''Option 2'''
-===Option 2===
 Option 2 adds internal pin headers for each slot as well as rear 50-pin and BNC connectors, allowing for custom wiring to, from and between plugins.
 On the TM506, the rear connectors are installed in an additional rear plate which is mounted adjacent to the fan shroud.
-===Option 7===
+'''Option 7'''
 From the manual:
@@ Line 23: / Line 33: @@
 <blockquote>The following described bus wires and keys are added to the connector boards of the TM 500-Series Power Module to provide rear interface connections between the TM 500 Counters containing Option 7, the [[TR502]], and the [[SW503]].</blockquote>
-====Bus Wires====
+===Bus Wires===
 Six-conductor ribbon cable (Tektronix Part No. [[175-0829-00]]) is used to make bus runs between the following points:
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   A18 on J10, J20, and J30
-====Barrier Keys====
+===Barrier Keys===
 From the manual:
 <blockquote>Plastic barrier keys (Tektronix Part No. [[214-1593-02]]) are inserted between pins 21 and 22 on J10 between pins 23 and 24 on J20 and between pins 17 and 18 on J30.<br>
 Once the above bus connections are made and barrier keys inserted, the three connectors so changed are system dedicated and the three slots should only be used for system-dedicated plug-ins.</blockquote>
+</small>
-==Specifications==
-The TM506 supplies five unregulated voltages to the plug-in modules:
-* +33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
-* −33.5 V, 350 mA max, common to all plug-in slots
-* +11.5 V, 1.3 A max in regular compartment, 4 A max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot
-* 2 × 25 V<sub>AC</sub>, 2 x 0.5 A / 25 VA (combined) max in regular compartment, 60 VA (combined) max in high-power compartment; floating ≤350 V (peak) per plug-in
-* 17.5 V<sub>AC</sub> with grounded center tap, 30 VA max in standard compartment, 95 VA max in high-power compartment; common to regular plug-in slots, floating on high-power slot
 ==Links==
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 Tek tm506 1.jpg                   | TM506 Front
 Tek tm506 2.jpg                   | TM506 Rear
-TM506-rear.jpg                    | TM506 Rear
 TM506 Option 7.jpg                | TM506 Option 7
 Tek tm506 rtm506 pinout.png       | Interface Connector Pinout
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 Tek tm506 rtm506 power supply.png | Power Supply
 </gallery>
+===RTM506===
+<gallery>
+TM506_open1.jpg
+TM506-rear.jpg                    | RTM506 Rear
+</gallery>
 ===TM506A===
 <gallery>