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{{Oscilloscope Sidebar |manufacturer=Tektronix |designers= |series=500-series scopes| | {{Oscilloscope Sidebar | ||
model= 556 | | |manufacturer=Tektronix | ||
summary=50 MHz dual beam scope| | |designers= | ||
image=556-crop.jpg| | |series=500-series scopes | ||
caption=Tektronix 556 front| | |model= 556 | ||
introduced=1966 | | |summary=50 MHz dual beam scope | ||
discontinued=1975 | | |image=556-crop.jpg | ||
manuals= | |caption=Tektronix 556 front | ||
|introduced=1966 | |||
|discontinued=1975 | |||
|manuals= | |||
* [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/556/tek%20556.pdf Tektronix 556 Manual (PDF)] | * [http://bama.edebris.com/download/tek/556/tek%20556.pdf Tektronix 556 Manual (PDF)] | ||
* [[Media:070-0757-00.pdf|Tektronix 556 Manual (PDF, OCR, bad-OCR)]] | * [[Media:070-0757-00.pdf|Tektronix 556 Manual (PDF, OCR, bad-OCR)]] | ||
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</small> | </small> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Tektronix 556''' is a 50 MHz [[dual-beam scopes|dual-beam scope]], the successor to the Tektronix [[555]]. | The '''Tektronix 556''' is a 50 MHz [[dual-beam scopes|dual-beam scope]], the successor to the Tektronix [[555]]. | ||
It uses [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]]. | It uses [[letter-series and 1-series plug-ins]]. A rack-mount version, the R556, also exists. | ||
A rack-mount version, the R556, also exists. | |||
The 556, which is wider than the average 500-series scope, fits in the [[205]] cart. | The 556, which is wider than the average 500-series scope, fits in the [[205]] cart. | ||
The 556 was the last 500-series scope produced. | The 556 was the last 500-series scope produced. It was present in the [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/tektronix/catalog/Tektronix_Catalog_1974.pdf 1974 catalog], but gone in the [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/tektronix/catalog/Tektronix_Catalog_1975.pdf 1975 catalog]. | ||
It was present in the [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/tektronix/catalog/Tektronix_Catalog_1974.pdf 1974 catalog], | |||
but gone in the [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/tektronix/catalog/Tektronix_Catalog_1975.pdf 1975 catalog]. | |||
(The dual-beam [[7844]] had been introduced in 1974.) | (The dual-beam [[7844]] had been introduced in 1974.) | ||