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{{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=DM501 | function=4½ digit True RMS multimeter | class=multimater | image=Tek dm501a 1.jpg | introduced=1978 | discontinued=1984 |
{{TM500 | mfg=Tektronix | type=DM501 | function=4½ digit multimeter | class=multimeter | image=DM501 front.jpg | introduced=1972 | discontinued=1980 |
manuals=
designers= |manuals=
* [http://w140.com/smb/DM501_SM.pdf Tektronix DM501 Manual (OCR, PDF)]
* [[Media:070-1446-00.pdf|Tektronix DM501 Manual]]
* [http://w140.com/smb/DM501A_SM.pdf Tektronix DM501A Manual (OCR, PDF)]
}}
}}
(See [[DM501A]] for the significantly different successor model.)


It also has a temperature input, requiring the [[P6601]] probe.
It also has a temperature input, requiring the [[P6058]] or [[P6430]] temperature probe with a 4-pin [[LEMO S-series connector]].


{{MissingSpecs}}
The '''DM501 MOD718D''' variant replaced the temperature range with a 200 mV input range providing 10 μV resolution (see [[Media:Physical Measurements Handbook.pdf | Physical Measurements Handbook]]).
 
{{BeginSpecs}}
{{Spec | DC Voltage ranges and accuracy    | 2 V<sub>DC</sub> to 200 V<sub>DC</sub> in decade ranges (0.1% + 0.01% FS), 1000 V<sub>DC</sub> (0.1% + 0.02% FS) }}
{{Spec | DC Voltage characteristics        | Input resistance 10 MΩ, CMRR >100 dB at DC, 80 dB at 60 Hz (1 kΩ unbal.), NMRR ≥30 dB at 60 Hz + 20 dB/decade }}
{{Spec | AC Voltage ranges and accuracy    | 2 V<sub>DC</sub> to 200 V<sub>AC</sub> in decade ranges, and 500 V<sub>AC</sub> (0.7% + 0.01% FS for sine inputs only) }}
{{Spec | AC Voltage characteristics        | Input impedance 10 MΩ // ≤70 pF, CMRR unspecified }}
{{Spec | DC Current ranges and accuracy    | 2 mA to 2 A in decade ranges, 0.2% + 0.05% FS }}
{{Spec | AC Current ranges and accuracy    | 2 mA to 2 A in decade ranges, 0.6% + 0.05% FS (for 40 Hz to 1 kHz sine) }}
{{Spec | Ohms ranges and accuracy          | 2 kΩ to 20 MΩ in decade ranges, current 1 mA to 0.1 μA respectively; 0.3% (20 MΩ: 0.5%) + 0.01% FS }}
{{Spec | Temperature range and accuracy    | –55°C to +125°C (±1.5°C), +125°C to 150°C (±2.5°C) }}
{{EndSpecs}}
 
==Internals==
The DM501 is precise to 4½ digits, but not accurate to 4½ digits. The combination of a D-to-A converter built from opamps and discretes combined with a noisy high-frequency isolated power supply make for barely achievable 3½ digit accuracy over all ranges. Every TM500 DVM after the 501 (including the [[DM501A]], the [[DM502]], and so on) used integrated A-to-D converters and a mains-frequency isolated power supply.


==Pictures==
==Pictures==


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Tek dm501a 1.jpg
DM501 front.jpg | DM501
DM501_open_left.jpg|DM501 open left side
Tek_DM501_integrator_pcb-comp_side.jpg|DM501 integrator board
Tek_DM501_integrator_pcb-solder_side.jpg|DM501 integrator board solder side
 
</gallery>
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Media:Siliconix_LD120_and_LD121A_datasheets.pdf|Siliconix LD120 and LD121A datasheets]]
* [[Fairchild 3814]] counter IC
* [[307-1015-00]] input voltage divider

Revision as of 09:16, 6 March 2022

Tektronix DM501
4½ digit multimeter
Tektronix DM501

Produced from 1972 to 1980

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

The Tektronix DM501 is a 4½ digit multimeter plug-in for the TM500 system.

(See DM501A for the significantly different successor model.)

It also has a temperature input, requiring the P6058 or P6430 temperature probe with a 4-pin LEMO S-series connector.

The DM501 MOD718D variant replaced the temperature range with a 200 mV input range providing 10 μV resolution (see Physical Measurements Handbook).

Key Specifications

DC Voltage ranges and accuracy 2 VDC to 200 VDC in decade ranges (0.1% + 0.01% FS), 1000 VDC (0.1% + 0.02% FS)
DC Voltage characteristics Input resistance 10 MΩ, CMRR >100 dB at DC, 80 dB at 60 Hz (1 kΩ unbal.), NMRR ≥30 dB at 60 Hz + 20 dB/decade
AC Voltage ranges and accuracy 2 VDC to 200 VAC in decade ranges, and 500 VAC (0.7% + 0.01% FS for sine inputs only)
AC Voltage characteristics Input impedance 10 MΩ // ≤70 pF, CMRR unspecified
DC Current ranges and accuracy 2 mA to 2 A in decade ranges, 0.2% + 0.05% FS
AC Current ranges and accuracy 2 mA to 2 A in decade ranges, 0.6% + 0.05% FS (for 40 Hz to 1 kHz sine)
Ohms ranges and accuracy 2 kΩ to 20 MΩ in decade ranges, current 1 mA to 0.1 μA respectively; 0.3% (20 MΩ: 0.5%) + 0.01% FS
Temperature range and accuracy –55°C to +125°C (±1.5°C), +125°C to 150°C (±2.5°C)

Internals

The DM501 is precise to 4½ digits, but not accurate to 4½ digits. The combination of a D-to-A converter built from opamps and discretes combined with a noisy high-frequency isolated power supply make for barely achievable 3½ digit accuracy over all ranges. Every TM500 DVM after the 501 (including the DM501A, the DM502, and so on) used integrated A-to-D converters and a mains-frequency isolated power supply.

Pictures

See also