AFG5101

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Tektronix AFG5101
programmable arbitrary/function generator
Tektronix AFG5101

Produced from 1988 to 1991

Manuals
ROM Images

A1U105

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

The Tektronix AFG5101 is a programmable arbitrary/function generator plug-in for the TM5000 system. The plug-in is three compartments wide.

The AFG5501 is the same device in a mainframe of its own.

Key Specifications

Frequency range Sine, 0.012 Hz to 12 MHz; Arbitrary, Square, Ramp, Triangle, 0.001 Hz to 10 kHz
Duty cycle 7% to 93%
Output 10 mVp-p to 9.90 Vp-p (50 Ω), max. 19.98 Vp-p unloaded
Amplitude flatness ±3 dB over full frequency range, ±0.5 dB from 0.012 Hz to 120 kHz
Distortion ≤ 0.6% (≤ 1% for full temperature range) from 121 Hz to 120 kHz
Sweep linear, logarithmic or arbitrary sweep

Options

  • Option 02: Frequency locked synthesizer for enhanced frequency stability

Software

Links

Documents Referencing AFG5101

Internals

The CPU in the AFG5101 is an Intel 8085, the GPIB interface is implemented using an Intel 8291.

The backplane connectors used in this unit are DIN41612, or Eurocard connectors. The required extender cables can be easily made up using these connectors with ribbon cable to allow for adjustment and calibration.

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the AFG5101

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
Intel 8085 156-1088-00 Monolithic integrated circuit 8-bit microprocessor 308 468 4025 7A42 7D02 AFG5101 AFG5102
Intel 8291 Monolithic integrated circuit GPIB controller AFG5101 AFG5102