AFG5101

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The Tektronix AFG5101 is a programmable arbitrary/function generator plug-in for the TM5000 system. The plug-in is three compartments wide.

The AFG5501 is the same device in a mainframe of its own.

Key Specifications

Frequency range	Sine, Square, Triangle 0.012 Hz to 12 MHz; Arbitrary
Frequency Accuracy	±0.2% from 121 Hz to 5 MHz, 0.5% from 5 MHz to 12 MHz
Duty cycle	7% to 93%
Rise/Fall	<15 ns (Square)
Output	10 mVp-p to 9.90 Vp-p (50 Ω), max. 19.98 Vp-p unloaded
Amplitude flatness	±3 dB over full frequency range, ±0.5 dB from 0.012 Hz to 120 kHz
Distortion	≤ 0.6% (≤ 1% for full temperature range) from 121 Hz to 120 kHz
Sweep	linear, logarithmic or arbitrary sweep

Options

• Option 02: Frequency locked synthesizer for enhanced frequency stability

Software

• SetFG Function Generator control software by Hakan H.
• National Instruments Labview Drivers
• Wavewriter software Win3.1, 95, 98, NT4 (ZIP)
• Labview Examples (ZIP)

Links

• AFG5101 repair by NFM @ YouTube − see also AFG5101/Repairs.

Internals

The CPU in the AFG5101 is an Intel 8085, the GPIB interface is implemented using an Intel 8291.

The backplane connectors used in this unit are DIN41612, or Eurocard connectors. The required extender cables can be easily made up using these connectors with ribbon cable to allow for adjustment and calibration.

Pictures

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  AFG5101 in Mainframe as AFG5501

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  AFG5101 with DM5120 in TM5006A mainframe

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  AFG5101 Front

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  AFG5101 Rear

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  AFG5101 Right Side Internal

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  A1 CPU Circuit Board

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  A2 ARB Circuit Board

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  A3 Analog Circuit Board

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  A4 Output Circuit Board

Components

Some Parts Used in the AFG5101