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{{Plugin Sidebar 2|
{{Plugin Sidebar |
manufacturer=Tektronix | model=1M1 |
|manufacturer=Tektronix  
summary=Calibration plug-in |
|series=500-series scopes
image=Tek 1m1 front.jpg |
|model=1M1  
caption=Tek 1M1 |
|summary=Calibration plug-in  
series=[[500-series scopes]] |
|image=Tek 1m1 front.jpg  
introduced=1964 |
|caption=Tek 1M1  
discontinued=(?) |
|introduced=1964  
manuals=
|discontinued=(?)  
|designers=
|manuals=
* [[Media:070-0407-01.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-00 Manual (PDF)]]
* [[Media:070-0407-01.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-00 Manual (PDF)]]
* [[Media:070-0407-02.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-01 Manual (PDF)]]
* [[Media:070-0407-02.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-01 Manual (PDF)]]
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* [[Media:Tek tu-7 irb.pdf|Tektronix TU-7 Instrument Reference Book (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek tu-7 irb.pdf|Tektronix TU-7 Instrument Reference Book (PDF, OCR)]]
* [[Media:Tek 067-0521-00 fcp july 1969.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-00 Factory Calibration Procedure, July 1969‎]]
* [[Media:Tek 067-0521-00 fcp july 1969.pdf|Tektronix 067-0521-00 Factory Calibration Procedure, July 1969‎]]
[[Category:500 series plugins]]
[[Category:Calibration fixtures]]
}}
}}
The '''Tektronix [[TU-7]]/1M1/[[067-0521-00]]''' is a [[Letter-series_and_1-series_plug-ins|letter series plug-in]]  
The '''Tektronix [[TU-7]]/1M1/[[067-0521-00]]''' is a [[Letter-series_and_1-series_plug-ins|letter series plug-in]] used for calibrating [[500-series scopes]].   
used for calibrating [[500-series scopes]].   


It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]],
It is a multifunction replacement for the [[P|Type P Pulser]], the [[TU-2|TU-2 Test Load]], and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].   
and the [[EP-53|EP-53 Gain Set Adaptor]].   


It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain,
It is used for calibrating the mainframe's step response and gain, checking dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.   
checking dual-trace operation, common mode rejection, and power supply regulation.   


(500-series mainframes are designed to have
(500-series mainframes are designed to have 10 div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in, and zero response to common-mode signals.)
10 div/Volt response to differential signals from the plug-in,
and zero response to common-mode signals.)


It contains a transistor multivibrator whose output is sharpened
It contains a transistor multivibrator whose output is sharpened through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon), a dual-trace circuit using [[12AT7]] and [[6AL5]] tubes, and various load resistors.
through Tek-made Gallium-Arsenide diodes (later production used silicon),  
a dual-trace circuit using [[12AT7]] and [[6AL5]] tubes, and various load resistors.
It does not have the Type P's short operating life because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].
It does not have the Type P's short operating life because it does not use a [[mercury switch]].


This instrument went through several names.
This instrument went through several names. At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.   
At its [[introduced in 1964|1964]] introduction, it was the '''TU-7'''.   
Some early Tek-internal instruments for design, manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.   
Some early Tek-internal instruments for design,
(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture, and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)   
manufacturing, and calibration had TU (Test Unit) nomenclature.   
(Other examples include the [[TU-75B]] Variac, the TU-?? dim-bulb fixture,
and the [[TU-50]] sine/square/pulse generator.)   


In 1965, it was renamed '''Type 1M1''' to fit into the letter-series nomenclature like its predecessor.   
In 1965, it was renamed '''Type 1M1''' to fit into the letter-series nomenclature like its predecessor.