DC501

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The Tektronix DC501 is a basic 100 MHz frequency counter plug-in for the TM500 system.

Tektronix DC501
basic 100 MHz frequency counter
Tektronix DC501

Produced from 1972 to 1980

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Key Specifications

Input frequency 10 Hz to 100 MHz
Gate time 10 ms to 10 s in decade steps, plus Manual (totalize count of up to 107 events)
Resolution 7 digits
Display 7-digit LED, overflow indicator
Input impedance 1 MΩ // 20 pF, ×5/×10/×50 attenuator (front) or 50 Ω // 20 pF (rear)
Time base stability ≤1×10-5; Opt. 1, ≤5×10-7 (0°C to +50°C after ½h warm-up)
Time base drift ≤1×10-5; Opt. 1, ≤1×10-7 (per month)

Options

  • Option 1 – 5 MHz TCXO with 1:5 divider
  • Option 2 – Automatic Gate Control and Readout Scaling Circuit (automatically selects the 0 .1-, 1-, or 10-second measurement interval to display the largest number of digits without overflow)

Rear Interface

  • 28B Second decimal point (D2) output
  • 27A Internal scan clock disable input
  • 27B MHz light output
  • 26A Reset input/output
  • 25A TS0 (Time Slot Zero) output
  • 25B External scan clock input
  • 24B Internal scan clock (2 kHz) output
  • 23B Overflow output
  • 22B MSD (most significant digit)
  • 20B 28 BCD output, serial by digit
  • 20A 24 BCD output, serial by digit
  • 21B 22 BCD output, serial by digit
  • 19A 21 BCD output, serial by digit
  • 19B Data Good output
  • 17A Signal input ground
  • 16A Signal input

Pictures