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Revision as of 19:02, 5 February 2018

The Tektronix 067-0502-01Amplitude Calibrator and Comparator is an instrument that can be used to produce a reference rectangle voltage or current waveform and/or to compare an external unknown input with an internal or external reference.

The comparison is performed using an Airpax A175 chopper to switch between the two voltages that are being compared. The resulting output is a rectangular waveform with amplitude equal to the difference of two voltages. This waveform can be amplified and viewed on an oscilloscope.

The use of a chopper to make precise DC measurements is a well known and trusted technique, using instruments that are sensitive to AC, but not capable of drift-free DC performance.

The chopping technique can be used for calibration, comparing a device under test with a reference. In this case, the result of chopping is viewed on an oscilloscope oscilloscope, possibly with a preamplifier between the output of the chopper and the input of the oscilloscope.

The operator adjusts the device under test to minimize the amplitude observed on the oscilloscope. The vertical sensitivity, DC accuracy, and DC drift performance of the oscilloscope and preamplifier are not critical if the goal is simply to calibrate the device under test for optimal match with reference. However, if the objective of the calibration is to provide assurance that the error is less than some specific value, then the gain of the preamplifier and oscilloscope matters. Still, the gain of the preamp and oscilloscope only affect the accuracy of the tolerance, which is typically around 10%, (e.g., +/- 0.01% or +/- 0.3%).

See the 067-0502-00 page for a comparison of the -00 and -01 models.

It is possible that this instrument is a prototype of what later became the 067-0502-01.

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