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The '''Tektronix P6202''' is a 500 MHz active 10× FET probe with 50 Ω output impedance.
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title=Tektronix P6202 |
summary=500 MHz Active FET Probe |
image=Image needed.jpg |
caption=Tektronix P6202 |
series=50 Ω scope inputs |
introduced=1976 |
discontinued=(?) |
manuals=
* [http://w140.com/tek_p6202a.pdf Tektronix P6202A Manual (PDF)]
* P6262 non-A manual needed [[Category:Manual needed]]
* [http://w140.com/tekscope_1976vol8no2_p6202.pdf P6202 Article in 1976 Volume 8 Number 2 Tekscope (PDF)]
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The '''Tektronix P6202''' is a 500 MHz active 10× FET probe with 50 Ω output impedance, introduced in 1976.  The 6202 has its own mains power supply, the 6202A (1980) has a [[Connectors#Lemo S-series|LEMO connector]] fitting the [[7000-series scopes]]' probe power outlets.


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{{Spec | Rise time | < 0.7 ns }}
{{Spec | Rise time | < 0.7 ns }}
{{Spec | Attenuation | 10 : 1 (100 : 1 with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | Attenuation | 10 : 1 (100 : 1 with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | Input impedance | 10 MΩ // 2 pF (add 2 pF for AC coupling tip) }}
{{Spec | Input impedance | 10 MΩ // 2 pF with or without additional 10× attenuator tip, +2 pF for AC coupling tip }}
{{Spec | Input range | ± 6 V (± 60 V with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | Input range | ± 6 V (± 60 V with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | DC Offset range | ± 55 V (± 200 V with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | DC Offset range | ± 55 V (± 200 V with additional 10× attenuator tip) }}
{{Spec | Max input | ± 200 V (nondestructive) }}
{{Spec | Max input | ± 200 V (nondestructive) }}
{{Spec | Signal cable length | 2 m (6.5') }}
{{EndSpecs}}
{{EndSpecs}}


==Manuals==
==Internals==
* [http://w140.com/tek_p6202a.pdf Tektronix P6202A Manual (PDF)]
An initial 8 MΩ : 2 MΩ divider drives a dual JFET (source follower + current source), a PNP emitter follower and finally an NPN emitter follower as a cable driver. These stages use SMD components located in the probe tip.  The probe control box at the end of the coax only contains a ±7 V regulator, a switchable 50 Ω terminator, and the offset potentiometers that supply ±15 V to the bottom of the input divider.  There is no input protection apart from the divider.
* [http://w140.com/tekscope_1976vol8no2_p6202.pdf P6202 Article in 1976 Volume 8 Number 2 Tekscope (PDF)]
 
==Pictures==
 
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Rise time of a [[P6202]] 500 MHz FET probe measured on a [[7S12]] plugin in a [[7844]] mainframe (with 25 ps [[S-52]] pulse generator head and 25 ps [[S-4]] sampling head).  Measured rise time ~440 ps observed on this specimen is equivalent to 795 MHz bandwidth.
 
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File:P6202-risetime-7s12-1ns.jpg | at 1 ns/Div
File:P6202-risetime-7s12-100ps.jpg | at 100 ps/Div
</gallery>
 


[[Category:Active Oscilloscope Probes]]
[[Category:Active Oscilloscope Probes]]
[[Category:Introduced in 1976]]

Revision as of 10:38, 23 April 2015

Template:Plugin Sidebar 2 The Tektronix P6202 is a 500 MHz active 10× FET probe with 50 Ω output impedance, introduced in 1976. The 6202 has its own mains power supply, the 6202A (1980) has a LEMO connector fitting the 7000-series scopes' probe power outlets.

Key Specifications

Bandwidth DC to 500 MHz (16 Hz lower limit with additional AC coupling tip)
Rise time < 0.7 ns
Attenuation 10 : 1 (100 : 1 with additional 10× attenuator tip)
Input impedance 10 MΩ // 2 pF with or without additional 10× attenuator tip, +2 pF for AC coupling tip
Input range ± 6 V (± 60 V with additional 10× attenuator tip)
DC Offset range ± 55 V (± 200 V with additional 10× attenuator tip)
Max input ± 200 V (nondestructive)
Signal cable length 2 m (6.5')

Internals

An initial 8 MΩ : 2 MΩ divider drives a dual JFET (source follower + current source), a PNP emitter follower and finally an NPN emitter follower as a cable driver. These stages use SMD components located in the probe tip. The probe control box at the end of the coax only contains a ±7 V regulator, a switchable 50 Ω terminator, and the offset potentiometers that supply ±15 V to the bottom of the input divider. There is no input protection apart from the divider.

Pictures

Rise time of a P6202 500 MHz FET probe measured on a 7S12 plugin in a 7844 mainframe (with 25 ps S-52 pulse generator head and 25 ps S-4 sampling head). Measured rise time ~440 ps observed on this specimen is equivalent to 795 MHz bandwidth.