PG502

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The Tektronix PG502 is a 250 MHz pulse generator plug-in for the TM500 system.

Tektronix PG502
250 MHz pulse generator
Tektronix PG502

Produced from 1974 to 1993

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Key Specifications

Frequency range 10 Hz to 250 MHz
Pulse width 2 ns to 5 ms,  ×10 variable (i.e. up to 50 ms)
Rise/fall time ≤1 ns (fixed)
Output High and low levels adjustable independently in ±5 V range
Features
  • Selectable internal source termination ("BACK TERM")
  • External trigger / pulse duration control input

Links

Documents Referencing PG502

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
070-2088-00.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1975
070-2088-01.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1976
070-2088-04.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1985

Patents that may apply to PG502

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

  • TRIG OUT 27B,28A / GND 27A,28B (requires adding a coax cable, and for + polarity disconnecting the front-panel +TRIG OUT)
  • TRIG 24B / GND 25B (requires adding a coax cable and disconnecting the front-panel +TRIG/DURATION INPUT)

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the PG502

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
155-0064-00 155-0064-00 Hybrid integrated circuit vertical output amplifier 7834 7854 7904 R7903 7912AD 485 PG502
155-0078-00 155-0078-xx 155-0273-00 155-0274-00 Monolithic integrated circuit broadband amplifier 464 465 466 468 475 475A 475M 485 7834 7844 7854 7904 R7903 R7912 7912AD 7912HB 7104 7A16A 7A16P 7A24 7A26 7A42 067-0587-01 067-0680-00 AM503 PG502 PG508 DC510 DC5010 FG5010
155-0125-00 155-0125-00 Hybrid integrated circuit output amplifier PG502