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{{Plugin Sidebar | {{Plugin Sidebar | ||
|manufacturer=Tektronix | |||
summary=Sampling system plug-in| | |series=500-series scopes | ||
image=Type n front2.jpg | | |type=Type N | ||
caption=Type N front view| | |summary=Sampling system plug-in | ||
introduced=1960 | | |image=Type n front2.jpg | ||
discontinued=1964 | | |caption=Type N front view | ||
|introduced=1960 | |||
|discontinued=1964 | |||
* [http://w140.com/tek_type_n.pdf Tektronix Type N Manual Complete (PDF)] | |designers=Norm Winningstad | ||
* [http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/n Tektronix Type N Manual | |manuals= | ||
* [http://w140.com/tektronix_type_n_schematics.pdf Tektronix Type N Schematics | * [[Media:070-209.pdf|Tektronix Type N Manual Complete]] (OCR) | ||
* [ | * [[Media:tek_type_n_fcp.pdf|Tektronix Type N Factory Calibration Procedure]] (OCR) | ||
* [[Media:Tek type n cal outline.pdf|Tektronix Type N Calibration Outline]] (OCR) | |||
* [[Media: | * [[Media:Tektronix Type N Movie Notes.pdf|Transcript of "Sampling Oscilloscopes and Techniques" Training Film by Norm Winningstad (PDF)]] | ||
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* [http://w140.com/tektronix_type_n_schematics.pdf Tektronix Type N Schematics] | |||
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The '''Tektronix Type N''' is a [[sampling_oscilloscope|sampling]] plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | The '''Tektronix Type N''' is a [[sampling_oscilloscope|sampling]] plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
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Its risetime is specified to be under 600 picoseconds. | Its risetime is specified to be under 600 picoseconds. | ||
Type N was [[introduced in 1960]], superseded by the [[661|Type 661]] Sampling Oscilloscope system a year later, | Type N was [[introduced in 1960]], superseded by the [[661|Type 661]] Sampling Oscilloscope system a year later, and discontinued in 1964. | ||
and discontinued in 1964. | |||
Type N is a complete sampling subsystem, using the 500-series oscilloscope just as a power supply and a display. | Type N is a complete sampling subsystem, using the 500-series oscilloscope just as a power supply and a display. | ||
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The vertical scale of the Type N is fixed at 10 mV/cm, making Type N one of the few Tektronix plug-ins with fixed vertical gain. | The vertical scale of the Type N is fixed at 10 mV/cm, making Type N one of the few Tektronix plug-ins with fixed vertical gain. | ||
In practice, attenuators can be placed in the signal path, external to the Type N, to achieve the desired sensitivity. | In practice, attenuators such as the [[017-011]] can be placed in the signal path, external to the Type N, to achieve the desired sensitivity. | ||
Using an input attenuator also has the effect of attenuating the kick-out pulse seen by the device under test. | Using an input attenuator also has the effect of attenuating the kick-out pulse seen by the device under test. | ||
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<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
The engineer behind the N was [[Norm Winningstad]]. | The engineer behind the N was [[Norm Winningstad]]. | ||
He worked at Hughes Aircraft Electronics Division and was offered | He worked at Hughes Aircraft Electronics Division and was offered a job at HP's oscilloscope division to join their Sampling Scope team. | ||
a job at HP's oscilloscope division to join their Sampling Scope team. | After getting informed about the work he went to Tektronix developing the N (according to: "A narrative history of Hewlett-Packard from 1939-1990" by John Minck). | ||
After getting informed about the work he went to Tektronix developing the N | |||
(according to: "A narrative history of Hewlett-Packard from 1939-1990" by John Minck) | |||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
For calibration of the timebase of the Type N, the [[013-028|013-028 Timing Standard]] was produced. | For calibration of the timebase of the Type N, the [[013-028|013-028 Timing Standard]] was produced. | ||
{{BeginSpecs}} | |||
{{Spec | Rise time | 600 ps }} | |||
{{Spec | Bandwidth | ~580 MHz }} | |||
{{Spec | Deflection | 10 mV/Div (fixed) }} | |||
{{EndSpecs}} | |||
==See Also== | |||
* [[X013-032]] | |||
* [[013-028]] Timing Standard | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Parts|N}} | |||
[[Category:Sampling plugins]] | [[Category:Sampling plugins]] | ||
[[Category:500 series plugins]] | [[Category:500 series plugins]] | ||
[[Category:GR874]] | [[Category:GR874]] | ||