11000 Series plug-in interface: Difference between revisions

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As a matter of trivia, if one were to call the 11300's RIGHT slot a "horizontal" slot,
As a matter of trivia, if one were to call the 11300's RIGHT slot a "horizontal" slot,
then the 11300-series scopes might be the only Tek scopes that offer a timebase as a built-in part of the mainframe and also
then the 11300-series scopes might be the only Tek scopes that offer a timebase
an easily swappable module (i.e., a plug-in).
as a built-in part of the mainframe and also an easily swappable module (i.e., a plug-in).
 
==The RIGHT Slot on 11400 and DSA600 Scopes==
In 11400 and DSA600 scopes, the trigger output from the LEFT and CENTER plug-ins
are routed to the RIGHT plug-in's auxiliary trigger inputs.
They are the same as the 11300 scopes in this regard.
However, 11400 and DSA600 scopes have a three-input channel switch, in contrast to the 11300's two-input channel switch.
Therefore, 11400 and DSA600 scopes can use the signal output from any of the three plug-in compartments
as input to the digitizer, and as the vertical signal.


==Digital Communication Between the 11000-Series Plug-in and the 11000-Series Mainframe==
==Digital Communication Between the 11000-Series Plug-in and the 11000-Series Mainframe==
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The pins that are used for readout in the 7000-series are not used in the 11000 Series.
The pins that are used for readout in the 7000-series are not used in the 11000 Series.


In the 11000 Series architecture, the mainframe communicates with the plug-in over a serial digital link called SDI.
In the 11000 Series architecture, the mainframe communicates with the plug-in over a serial digital link called [[SDI|Serial Digital Interface (SDI)]].
SDI uses pins A20, A21, and B21 on the plug-in connector.
SDI uses pins A20, A21, and B21 on the plug-in connector.
Those pins were not used on vertical plugins in the 7000-series interface (and the 11000-series does not support horizontal plugins).
Those pins were not used on vertical plugins in the 7000-series interface.


==Calibration Voltage==
==Calibration Voltage==