564
The Tektronix 564 is the storage scope of the 560 series, introduced in June 1962. It takes two 2- or 3-series plug-ins. The RM564 is the rack-mount version.
The 564 is a tube-based oscilloscope, whereas a later version, the 564B (1969), is fully solid state. MOD121N added auto-erase. The screen has bi-stable storage in two 4 cm × 10 cm sections, allowing independent saving and erasing of the upper and lower half.
The 564 was one of the mainframes offered for the Engine Analyzer package.
Key Specifications
Bandwidth | Determined by plug-in (up to 25 MHz available) or up to 1 GHz with 3-series sampling plugins |
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Writing speed | ≥25 Div/ms with T5640-200; ≥100 Div/ms with T5640-201 |
Storage time | At least 1 hour |
CRT | 8×10 Div @ 1 cm/Div, 3.5 kV acceleration
564 (external graticule): Standard CRT, T5640-200 (154-0410-00); Fast Writing Speed, T5640-201 (154-0418-00) 564B (internal graticule): Standard CRT, T5641-200 (154-0565-00); Fast Writing Speed, T5641-201 (154-0565-01) |
Calibrator | 564: 0.2 mV to 100 Vp-p in 18 2-5-10 steps, square wave at line frequency
RM564: 1 mV to 100 V in 6 decade steps, square wave at line frequency 564B: 4 mV to 40 Vp-p in 5 decade steps, square wave at 1 kHz, plus 40 VDC into high impedance, and 2 mV to 0.2 V into 50 Ohms in 3 decade steps. |
Power | 105−125 V or 210−250 V, 50 to 400 Hz, Convection cooling, thermal cut-off switch
564: 250 W maximum 564B: 196 W maximum |
Weight | Without plugins: 564 ~13.8 kg (30.5 lbs), 564B ~14.2 kg (31.25 lbs) |
Steve Ditter says:
Tek offered two phosphors for the 564. You can determine which one you have by reading the CRT part number, visible in the window in the shield where the deflection plate connections are. 154-0410-00 is P200, which was the standard tube. The 154-0418-00 is the P201, which has faster writing rate, but at the expense of about 30% shorter useful life.
Links
- Tek 564 / RM564 @ barrytech.com
- J.Evans's 564 page
- Ralph K's 564 pictures page
- A 564 @ YouTube / another one
Internals
As in all 560 series scopes, the left plug-in directly drives the vertical deflection plates of the CRT, and the right plug-in directly drives the horizontal deflection plates.
Accessories
The 012-0102-00 Storage Oscilloscope Control Unit that works with the 549 also works with the 564B but not the 564. It provides (corded) remote reset of the sweep and independent erase of the upper and lower storage areas.
Pictures
564 External Views
564 Internal Views
564 Schematics
564 Versions
RM564
564B
564B with Auto Erase, MOD121N
R564B with Auto Erase, MOD121N
Third-Party Instruments Based on the 564
Physionic 671 Ultrasonic Imager, based on 564
Some Parts Used in the 564
Page | Class | Description | Used in |
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120-0296-00 | Discrete component | power transformer | 564 |
6CZ5 | Vacuum Tube (Pentode) | power pentode | 317 • 502 • 526 • 555 • 561 • 561A • 561S • 564 • 567 |
T5640 | CRT | split-screen, bistable direct-view storage CRT with external graticule | 564 |
Some Parts Used in the RM564
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Some Parts Used in the 564B
Page | Class | Description | Used in |
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T5641 | CRT | split-screen, bistable direct-view storage CRT | 564B |
Some Parts Used in the R564B
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