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consequently the darlington pair of Q69 and Q70 is turned on,
consequently the darlington pair of Q69 and Q70 is turned on,
sinking current from the X1 pin of the M94.
sinking current from the X1 pin of the M94.
[[File:Tek m94 probe ring decoder.png|600px|M94 Probe Ring Decoder]]
When a 10x probe is connected, the voltage of the probe pin ring is determined by a voltage divider
formed by the 5 kΩ resistor (to +5 V) in the scope and the 11 kΩ resistor (to ground) in the probe.
The voltage at pin 11 of the M94 is 3.44 V.
Q62 is off and Q63 is on.
Current is allowed to flow out of the base of Q64,
and Q65 and Q66 are on.
The X10 pin of the M94 is sinking current.
[[File:Tek m94 probe ring decoder 11k.png|600px]]


==Used in==
==Used in==

Revision as of 11:26, 24 December 2018

The Tektronix 155-0076-00 (M94) is a Tek-made input protection and probe logic integrated circuit in a 16-pin minipac package, designed by John Addis.

Probe Readout Ring Decoder

The M94 has a circuit for decoding the probe attenuation factor based on the probe readout pin. The probe readout pin contacts the readout ring on the probe input of the scope. The readout ring is pulled up to 5 volts by a 5 kΩ resistor outside of the M94. Inside the probe, there is a resistor between the readout pin and the ground of the BNC connector. This scheme allows the scope to distinguish 1x, 10x, and 100x probes, and adjust on-screen readout scale accordingly, so that the on-screen scale is referenced to the voltage at the probe tip. Letting the ring float represents a 1x probe. 11 kΩ to ground represents a 10x probe. 6.2 kΩ to ground represents a 100k probe.

When the ring is left floating, it is pulled up to 5 volts. In this case, the voltages are as shown in the schematic. Q62, Q56, and Q51 are on, and Q63, Q57, and Q52 are off. Current is allowed to flow out of the base of Q68, and consequently the darlington pair of Q69 and Q70 is turned on, sinking current from the X1 pin of the M94.

M94 Probe Ring Decoder

When a 10x probe is connected, the voltage of the probe pin ring is determined by a voltage divider formed by the 5 kΩ resistor (to +5 V) in the scope and the 11 kΩ resistor (to ground) in the probe. The voltage at pin 11 of the M94 is 3.44 V. Q62 is off and Q63 is on. Current is allowed to flow out of the base of Q64, and Q65 and Q66 are on. The X10 pin of the M94 is sinking current.

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