7B10

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Tektronix 7B10
1 GHz timebase
Tektronix 7B10 front

Compatible with 7000-series scopes

Produced from 1978 to 1990

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

The Tektronix 7B10 is a 1 GHz time base for 7000-series scopes, in particular, the 1 GHz 7104 (typically used with 7A29 vertical amplifiers and a 7B15 delaying time base).

In effect, the 7B15/7B10 pair are improved-speed versions of the 7B85/7B80.

The 7B10 was designed by Art Metz, Bruce Hofer, and Val Garuts.

Key Specifications

Sweep 200 ms/Div to 2 ns/Div in 1−2−5 sequence, ×10 magnifier down to 200 ps/Div, variable to ×2.5
Excluded portions of sweep None in 7104/R7103, first 5 ns in 78xx, 79xx mainframes
Trigger sensitivity 0.5 Div (int) or 50 mV (ext) up to 250 MHz, 1.5 Div or 150 mV from 250 MHz to 1 GHz; HF SYNC mode: 0.3 Div or 75 mV, 250 MHz to 1 GHz
Trigger coupling DC, AC (>30 Hz), AC HF REJ (30 Hz to 30 kHz), AC LF REJ (>50 kHz)
Trigger input 50 Ω, max. 1 W average or 1 MΩ // 20 pF, max. 250 V DC+peak AC
Jitter less than 30 ps at 1 GHz
Features
  • Variable Trigger Holdoff
  • HF Sync mode

Internals

The trigger amplifier and switch function is performed by a 155-0160-00. The trigger is the 155-0150-00. Sweep control and lockout is performed by a 155-0149-00 or 155-0049-02.

Links

Documents Referencing 7B10

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
Technology Report October 1979.pdf Article Patent Received: 4,109,182 Simultaneous Delayed Sweep Display Oliver Dalton 1979
Tekscope 1979 V11 N1.pdf Article 1 GHz at 1 mV in a General Purpose Plug-in Oscilloscope Hans Springer 1979

Patents that may apply to 7B10

Page Title Inventors Filing date Grant date Links
Patent US 3562464A Cam actuated switch having movable and fixed contacts on circuit board Howard Vollum Willem H Verhoef Tony Sprando 1968-10-07 1971-02-09
Patent US 4013855A Modular pushbutton switch John E. Reichen Richard Neff Meyer Gary W. Reed 1975-03-17 1977-03-22
Patent US 4109182A Delayed sweep system for an oscilloscope Oliver Dalton 1976-03-10 1978-08-22

Prices

Year 1980 1985 1990
Catalog price $1,495 $2,380 $3,100
In 2023 Dollars $5,600 $6,800 $7,300

Pictures

DATS Mod

No documentation for this. It seems to allow toggle of the position using a reed relay driven via a two pin socket on the front panel.

Components

Some Parts Used in the 7B10

Part Part Number(s) Class Description Used in
155-0049-00 155-0049-00 155-0049-01 155-0049-02 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control with lockout 335 464 465 466 475 475A 475M 485 5B31 5B40 5B52 5B42 5B44 7B53A 7B80 7B85 7B87 7B92A 7B90P 7B10 7B15 SC502 7B42N AN/USM-281C 067-0657-00
155-0149-00 155-0149-00 Monolithic integrated circuit sweep control 7B10 7B15
155-0150-00 155-0150-00 Hybrid integrated circuit trigger detector 7904A 7104 7B10 7B15 7B92A SCD1000
155-0160-00 155-0160-00 Monolithic integrated circuit 1.5 GHz trigger amplifier and source select 7B10 7B15 067-0587-02 067-0587-10