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Option 23 added four [[P6134]] probes. | Option 23 added four [[P6134]] probes. | ||
There is also a version for video applications, the 11A34V, that was introduced in 1991 | There is also a version for video applications, the 11A34V, that was introduced in 1991 (see also [[11T5H]]). | ||
(see also [[11T5H]]). It differs from the 11A34 only in its input impedance (75 ohms). Development of the 11A34V was managed by [[Murlan Kaufman]]. | It differs from the 11A34 only in its input impedance (75 ohms). Development of the 11A34V was managed by [[Murlan Kaufman]]. | ||
: ''more information about 11A34V needed'' | : ''more information about 11A34V needed'' | ||
{{BeginSpecs}} | {{BeginSpecs}} | ||
{{Spec | Bandwidth | DC to 300 MHz. 100 MHz and 20 MHz four pole BWL (Bandwidth Limit) filters may be selected.}} | {{Spec | Bandwidth | DC to 300 MHz. 100 MHz and 20 MHz four pole BWL (Bandwidth Limit) filters may be selected.}} | ||
{{Spec | Rise time | 1.2 ns in 1 GHz mainframe such as the [[11402]], [[11402|11402A]], [[11403]], [[11403|11403A]], [[DSA600|DSA601A]], or [[DSA600|DSA602A]] }} | {{Spec | Rise time | 1.2 ns in 1 GHz mainframe such as the [[11402]], [[11402|11402A]], [[11403]], [[11403|11403A]], [[DSA600|DSA601A]], or [[DSA600|DSA602A]] }} | ||
{{Spec | Deflection | 1 mV to 10 V/div in 1% calibrated steps}} | {{Spec | Deflection | 1 mV to 10 V/div in 1% calibrated steps}} | ||
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==Internals== | ==Internals== | ||
===Analog=== | ===Analog=== | ||
Each input channel has a separate attenuator module containing an [[M474]] buffer amplifier. | Each input channel has a separate attenuator module containing passive 1 megohm attenuators, an AC coupling capacitor, a switch selecting the calibrator or signal input and an [[M474]] buffer amplifier. The calibrator signal turned off inside the plugin when not in use. | ||
The | |||
The display outputs of the four amplifiers are hard-wired in parallel and drive the mainframe’s | The attenuator module output feeds the + input of the [[M377]] amplifier IC through a (blue) 50 ohm transmission line, one per input channel. The cable lengths set a standard delay per plugin. | ||
50 Ω input impedance. The same is true of the trigger outputs of the four amplifiers. | |||
The version of the M377 used in the 11A34 has a 200 Ω output impedance per side so that four of them in parallel create a source impedance of 50 Ω. | |||
The M377's - input is connected to the [[ACVS]] (Analog Control Voltage System) output. | |||
The (differential) display outputs of the four amplifiers are hard-wired in parallel and drive the mainframe’s | |||
50 Ω per side input impedance. The same is true of the trigger outputs of the four amplifiers. | |||
The version of the M377 used in the 11A34 has a 200 Ω output impedance per side so that four of them in parallel | |||
create a source impedance of 50 Ω. | |||
Each M377 amplifier's nominal common-mode output voltage is zero whether enabled or not. When not enabled, each M377 | |||
differential output is exactly zero by design. This fact is used during calibration by the plugin’s firmware to | |||
determine the mainframe’s imbalance and compensate for it during normal operation. | |||
Each of the four channels has its own AUX output on dedicated pins of the plug-in interface connector: | Each of the four channels has its own AUX output on dedicated pins of the plug-in interface connector: | ||
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| AUX 4 || A32 || A31 | | AUX 4 || A32 || A31 | ||
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The AUX signals emerge from each M377 amplifier as 200 Ω source impedance. | |||
The AUX signals emerge from each M377 amplifier as differential signal with a 200 Ω source impedance per side. | |||
External (on the circuit board) 66.5 Ω shunt resistors on each AUX output bring this down to the 50 Ω source | |||
impedance specified by the 11k plug-in interface. | |||
See also the block diagram below. | See also the block diagram below. | ||
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that offered a 16Kbyte on-chip ROM, and that's what the plug-ins wound up with. The finished code size wound up at about 14 KB. | that offered a 16Kbyte on-chip ROM, and that's what the plug-ins wound up with. The finished code size wound up at about 14 KB. | ||
The 11A34 also contains a Dallas Semiconductor DS1220Y NVRAM storing last settings, calibration constants, and instrument serial number. The DS1220Y contains a battery with a typical life time of 20-30 years. There are also two [[ACVS]] (Analog Control Voltage System) sample and hold modules on two daughter boards that generate the analog voltages needed for gain and offset, including error correction under microcontroller firmware | |||
The 11A34 also contains a Dallas Semiconductor DS1220Y NVRAM storing last settings, calibration constants, and instrument serial number. | |||
The DS1220Y contains a battery with a typical life time of 20-30 years. | |||
There are also two [[ACVS]] (Analog Control Voltage System) sample and hold modules on two daughter boards that generate the analog voltages needed for gain and offset, including error correction | |||
under microcontroller firmware control. | |||
The microcontroller also provides the digital signals sent to the M377 amplifier, setting one of its six fixed gains, one of its three bandwidths, turning on or off its selected output, and each output's + up or invert state. | |||
Digital mainframes do waveform manipulation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.). Consequently only one 11A34 output is on at a time. Analog mainframes however allow more than one channel to be on at a time. This allows the plugin channels to be added or subtracted in the plugin. | |||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||