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The Tektronix Type T is a timebase plug-in primarily intended for use in the [[536]] X-Y scope.  It
The Tektronix Type T is a timebase plug-in primarily intended for use in the [[536]] X-Y scope.  It
contains trigger and sweep circuitry.  The typical use of a Type T plug-in is as the X-axis plug-in  
contains trigger and sweep circuitry.  The typical use of a Type T plug-in is as the X-axis plug-in  
in a 536.  This configuration makes the 536 behave like a normal oscilloscope instead of an X-Y scope.
in a 536.  This configuration makes the 536 behave like a normal oscilloscope instead of an X-Y scope. However, there is no capability for internal triggering. A jumper must be connected from the Vertical Signal Out on the 536 to the External Trig on the T.  


If you put a Type T in a vertical slot of a normal [[500-series scopes|500-series scope]],  
If you put a Type T in a vertical slot of a normal [[500-series scopes|500-series scope]],  

Revision as of 19:40, 18 April 2014

The Tektronix Type T is a timebase plug-in primarily intended for use in the 536 X-Y scope. It contains trigger and sweep circuitry. The typical use of a Type T plug-in is as the X-axis plug-in in a 536. This configuration makes the 536 behave like a normal oscilloscope instead of an X-Y scope. However, there is no capability for internal triggering. A jumper must be connected from the Vertical Signal Out on the 536 to the External Trig on the T.

If you put a Type T in a vertical slot of a normal 500-series scope, you can make a raster, and using the scope's Z-axis input this allows a crude video display. The Type T was introduced in 1957 and dropped after 1971 or 1972, the same as its primary host, the 536.