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The '''Tektronix 576''' is a curve tracer [[introduced in 1969]]. | The '''Tektronix 576''' is a curve tracer [[introduced in 1969]]. | ||
It uses plug-in fixture modules such as the [[172]] and [[176]]. | It uses plug-in fixture modules such as the [[172]] and [[176]]. | ||
Unlike the [[570]], [[575]] and [[7CT1N]], the 576 (and also the [[577]]) provides an AC collector sweep mode. | Unlike the [[570]], [[575]] and [[7CT1N]], the 576 (and also the [[577]]) provides an AC collector sweep mode. | ||
The 576 was the first product to | The 576 was the first product to use Tek-made ICs. | ||
The 576's display includes readout of current, voltage, Beta, and gm. | |||
The circuitry for calculating the scales based on the switch positions | |||
was designed by [[Mike Metcalf]] and implemented in custom ICs. | |||
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