The Tektronix FG507 is a sweep function generator plug-in for the TM500 system.

Tektronix FG507
sweep function generator
Tektronix FG507

Produced from 1980 to 1989

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

It is essentially an FG501A with an added internal sweep generator.

Key Specifications

Signals sine, square, triangle, ramp, pulse
Frequency 0.002 Hz to 2 MHz in eight decade steps
Output 30 Vp-p (OC), 15 Vp-p (50 Ω)
Attenuator 60 dB in 20 dB steps, 20 dB variable
Rise time 25 ns
Symmetry 5 to 95 %
Features
  • voltage controlled frequency input (1000:1 ratio)
  • triggering
  • variable phase control
  • symmetry variable from 5—95%
  • internal sweep generator, 3 decades, lin/log
  • DC-Offset

Links

Documents Referencing FG507

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Tekscope 1980 V12 N4.pdf Article New Products 1980
070-2088-04.pdf Book TM500 Series Rear Interface Data Book 1985

Patents that may apply to FG507

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

Main Board (left slot as viewed from front panel)

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

Sweep Board (right slot as viewed from front panel)

  • Sweep Output: 28A (Common 27A)
  • Sweep Gate Output: 26A
  • Ramp Output: 25A
  • Sweep Trigger Input: 22A
  • Commons: 22B to 28B

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the FG507

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
CA3046 156-0048-00 Monolithic integrated circuit transistor array 4601 7104 7403N 7503 7B53A 7D12 DM502 FG504 S-52 Telequipment D34 7603 7613 7623 7633 FG507 Keithley 227