7B50A

From TekWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
Tektronix 7B50A
100 MHz timebase
7B50A front

Compatible with 7000-series scopes

Produced from 1976 to 1988

Manuals
(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)
Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

The Tektronix 7B50A is a redesign of the 100 MHz 7B50 timebase plug-in for 7000-series scopes, introduced in 1976.

According to Bruce Hofer,

The 7B50A was nothing more than a 7B80 with its fastest calibrated sweep rate limited to 5 ns/div via a modified cam-switch that locked out the two fastest settings.

Key Specifications

Sweep 50 ns/Div to 5 s/Div (1–2–5), ×10 magnifier (down to 5 ns/Div), variable sweep (up to ×2.5) and holdoff (up to ×2 sweep lengths at 20 ms/Div and faster)
Excluded sweep First 10 ns in 78xx, 79xx; First 20 ns in 77xx; First 50 ns in other mainframes
Trigger 50 mV or 0.3 Div up to 50 MHz, 250 mV or 1.5 Div up to 150 MHz; AC >30 Hz, LF REJ >30 kHz, HF REJ <50 kHz
Jitter <500 ps at 150 MHz
Ext. Trigger Max. 250 V DC+peak AC, 1 MΩ // 20 pF
Sweep/Trigger Modes Peak-Peak Auto, Auto, Norm, Single Sweep

X-Y operation

In the 7B50A, like in the 7B80, X-Y mode was an option (Opt.2).

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the 7B50A

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
155-0109-00 155-0109-00 155-0109-01 Monolithic integrated circuit trigger 5B25N 5B31 5B40 5B42 5B44 5S14N 7B50A 7B53A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B81P 7B90P 7S14 7612D SC502 SC503 SC504
155-0126-00 155-0126-00 Monolithic integrated circuit trigger source selector and P-P auto amplifier 7B50A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B81P 7B90P