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The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for [[500-series scopes]]. | ||
| + | Its maximum sensitivity is 50mV/div, and it achieves 40,000 to 1 common-mode | ||
| + | rejection at DC and low frequencies. Its risetime as a general-purpose | ||
| + | amplifier is 27ns (13MHz bandwidth), but it can track a common-mode risetime of 7ns. | ||
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| + | Unlike later comparators, it has a separate step attenuator for each input, | ||
| + | permitting you to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes. | ||
| + | It is also the only comparator that can handle +/- 100V common mode at full sensitivity. | ||
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| + | The Type [[P6023]] probe, with R and C compensation, was specifically designed for Type Z. | ||
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| + | Type Z was introduced between 1960 and 1962 and uses both tubes and transistors, | ||
| + | capitalizing on each's strengths. | ||
* http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/z/ | * http://bama.edebris.com/manuals/tek/z/ | ||
* http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_z_factory_cal_proc.pdf | * http://w140.com/tek_fcp/tek_type_z_factory_cal_proc.pdf | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 17 September 2010
The Tektronix Type Z is a comparator plug-in for 500-series scopes. Its maximum sensitivity is 50mV/div, and it achieves 40,000 to 1 common-mode rejection at DC and low frequencies. Its risetime as a general-purpose amplifier is 27ns (13MHz bandwidth), but it can track a common-mode risetime of 7ns.
Unlike later comparators, it has a separate step attenuator for each input, permitting you to view the difference between signals of widely differing amplitudes. It is also the only comparator that can handle +/- 100V common mode at full sensitivity.
The Type P6023 probe, with R and C compensation, was specifically designed for Type Z.
Type Z was introduced between 1960 and 1962 and uses both tubes and transistors, capitalizing on each's strengths.