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Tektronix P7240 - page 1
Us er Man u a l P7240 4 GHz 5X Act ive Prob e 071-0759- 03 W arn in g T h e serv icin g in stru ctio n s are fo r u se b y q u alified pe r s onne l onl y . T o a voi d pe r s ona l i nj ur y , do not p erfo rm any serv icin g u n less yo u are qu alified to d o so . R efer to all safety su mm aries p rio r to p erfo rmin g serv ice. ww w .t ekt r ...
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Co pyright E T ektron ix , I n c. A ll righ ts reserv ed . T ektron ix prod ucts are cov ere d by U.S . an d fore ig n pa ten ts, issu ed a nd pending. Informatio n in this public atio n super cedes that in all previo usl y publis hed m ater ial. Specific atio ns and price change privil edges res erved. T ektron ix , I n c., P .O. Box 500, Bea ve r ...
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W A RRA NTY T ektro nix warrant s that t his pro duct wil l be free from defects in material s and wor kmanship for a perio d of o ne (1 ) year fro m the date o f shipment. If any suc h pro duct pr oves defec tive during this war rant y period, T ektro nix, at its optio n, either wil l repair t he defective pro duct wit hout c harge for par ts and ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual i General Safet y Sum mary Revi ew the fol lowing safe ty pre ca uti ons to avoid i njury a nd preve nt dam age t o thi s product or a ny product s connec ted t o it . T o avoi d pote nti al ha za rds, use t his produc t onl y a s speci fie d. O nly qu alified p er s onnel should perform servic e pr oce du ...
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G ener al Saf ety S ummar y ii P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Safety T erms and Sym bols T erms in Thi s Manual . Thes e terms may appear in this manual: W ARNI NG. W ar ning s tatem ents iden tify c ondi ti ons or practic es t hat cou ld r esu lt in inju r y or los s of life. CAUTION. Cau tion s tatem ents iden tify c ondi ti ons or pr ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual iii T a ble of Conte nts Gen eral S af ety S um ma ry iii ............................ Pr efa ce v ............................................ Related M anuals v .................................... Conta ct ing T ekt ronix vi ................................. Pr od uct D escrip tion 1 ................... ...
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T a ble of Cont ent s iv P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Lis t of Figur es Fi gur e 1: P7240 Prob e featuri ng the T e kC onnect interfac e 1 F i gure 2: Co nne c ti ng a nd disc o nnec t i ng the probe 2 ....... Fi gur e 3: Prob e fun cti onal check conn ec tions 13 ........... Fi gur e 4: Dynamic and offs et l imi tations 16 .......... ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual v Preface Thi s is t he User Manua l for t he P7240 probe. T his m anua l provi des opera ti ng inform at ion, spec ifi ca ti ons, and a repl ac ea ble pa rts li st. Re late d Manuals If you nee d to do a pe rforma nce ve rifi ca ti on or ma ke i nterna l adj ustme nts to your probe , re fer t o the P 7240 ...
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P ref ace vi P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Conta cting T e ktronix Phone 1-800-833-9200 * Address T ekt ronix, Inc . Depart me nt or na me (i f known) 14200 SW Karl Bra un Drive P . O. Box 500 Bea vert on, OR 97077 USA Web s i te ww w .te ktroni x.c om Sales support 1-800-833-9200, sel ec t opt ion 1 * Service support 1-800-833-9200, s ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 1 Product Description The T ekt ronix P7240 i s a 4 GH z (probe only), 5X act ive FET probe . The P7240 has a l ow input c apa ci ta nce (1 pF) and high i nput re si st a n c e ( 20 k Ω) , which min imize circu it loading o ver a wid e bandwidt h range . T he sma ll profi le and l ow-mass head of t he P7 ...
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Product Descript ion 2 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Whe n the probe is connec te d, the osc illos cop e reads EEP RO M inform at ion from t he probe , i dent ifying t he de vic e a nd al lowing t he appropri at e power suppli es to be powere d on. T he pre am p inputs on the o s cillos cope ar e electro s tatic dis char ge pr otected ...
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Product Descript ion P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 3 Options The fol lowing opt ions are ava il abl e when orde ring t he P7240 probe: H O ptio n D 1 - - Calib ratio n D ata H O ptio n C3 - - 3 years Calibr ation S ervice H O ptio n D 3 - - 3 year s C alibr ation D ata (requ ires O ption C 3) H Option R3 - - 3 yea rs Exte nded W arra n ...
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Product Descript ion 4 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 5 Feat ures an d Accesso ries The P7240 is provide d with seve ral fe at ures and a cc essories designe d to make pr ob ing an d meas ur ement a simp ler tas k. T o familiari ze yourself wit h the se it em s and the ir uses, re fer t o T a ble 1. T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories Feature/ ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies 6 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories (Cont . ) Feature/Accessory D escription Ins t allin g t he p us h- in pr ob e t ip. Attach the push-i n probe tip by ali gning the ti p into the probe tip s ock et and pushi ng the tip i n until it i s s eated. Either end ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 7 T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories (Cont . ) Feature/Accessory D escription Y -lead adapter Y -lead adapter (2 ea). Use the Y - lead adapter to extend the phy si cal reach of the probe and ground when necess ary . The Y -l ead adapter acc epts any of the pr ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies 8 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories (Cont . ) Feature/Accessory D escription Custom izable ground lead Customizabl e ground lead (5 ea) . This ground lead wire c an be bent or cut s horter . NOTE : T o ease ins ertion i nto the ground soc ket of the probe, c ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 9 T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories (Cont . ) Feature/Accessory D escription Pogo pin Low-inductance gr ound pogo pin (10 ea). Use the low - induc tance ground pogo pi n to subs tantial ly reduce ground l ead induc tance. Becaus e the pogo pin s im ply touch ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies 10 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 1: P7240 feat ures and st andard accessories (Cont . ) Feature/Accessory D escription Antistatic w rist strap. When usi ng the probe, always work at an antistati c work station and wear the antistati c wrist strap. T ektronix part number: 006-3415-04 Plastic accesso ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 11 T a ble 2 l ists the opt iona l a cc essories you ca n order for your P7240 probe. T able 2: P7240 optional accessories Accessory D escription SureFoot pr obe tip. The SureFoot tip i s an integral probe tip and m ini ature guide that enables fault-free probi ng of fine-pi ...
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F eatur es and A cces s or ies 12 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 2: P7240 optional accessories (Cont.) Accessory D escription SMA - to - probe tip adapter . Use the adapter to connec t the probe to SMA c ables . The adapter inc ludes a 50 - ohm SMA termi nator . T ektronix part number: 015-0678-00 IEEE1394 Adapter . The IEEE1394 ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 13 Functi onal C hec k A functi onal c hec k ma y be pe rforme d using the PROBE COM - PENS A T ION conne ct ions on t he front pane l of the osc illos cope. S ee Figure 3. Figure 3: Pr obe funct ional check connections 1. Co nn ect the p ro be to a T ekCo nnect recep tacle on the o scillo - scope. 2. S et ...
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Functi onal Che ck 14 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual NOTE . Now i s a good time t o perform a pr obe c ali bration r outi ne fr om your i nstrum ent . 6. D is con nect th e pr ob e tip f ro m the o s cillos cope, an d g r ound the probe ti p. (Connec t the Kli pChip to the probe t ip. ) 7. W ith the pr ob e of fs et set to 0.0 V , the o ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 15 Confi gura tion The P7240 provides the osc illos cope w ith the p ro be mo del n umb er , s erial nu mber , and attenu ation f actor . When conn ected to an os cillos cop e w ith a T ek Con nect interf ace, dis play rea douts a re corre ct ed for the probe at te nuat ion fac tor , t he instrume nt input ...
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Configura ti on 16 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual NOTE .T h e P 7240 has a ± 5. 0 V of fset range. The l ine ar operati ng range i s ± 2.0 V . See F igur e 4. If c urs ors ar e used on a T e kConne ct i nte rface osc illos cop e, the z er o r e fe r e nce wi ll be at t he pr obe of fset v olt age. 0V +7. 0 V -- 7 . 0 V +2. 0 V -- 2 . ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 17 Operatin g Basics P leas e follo w th es e oper ating g uid elines to get optimu m perf or mance from your P7240 probe. Ha ndling the P robe Exe rci se ca re when using a nd storing t he P7240. T he probe a nd ca ble are suscept ibl e to dam age c aused by care le ss use. Always ha ndle t he probe using ...
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O per ating B as ics 18 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Ground Lead Le ngth Whe n you are probi ng a c irc uit , you should a lways use as short a ground le ad a s pos sible be twee n the probe he ad a nd ci rcui t ground. The seri es induc ta nce adde d by the probe t ip a nd ground le ad c an res ult in a r es on ant cir cuit; th is ci ...
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O per ating B as ics P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 19 R s ourc e V s ourc e Probe C in 0.85 pF Probe R in 20 k Ω L gl (Ground Lead) Figure 6: Ground Lead Equi valent Ci rcuit Rin gin g and r is e time deg rad ation can b e mask ed if the fr equ ency cont ent of t he signa l de grada ti on is beyond the ba ndwidth of t he os cillos co ...
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O per ating B as ics 20 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 21 Helpf ul Hin ts Follow the se hel pful hi nts to m ake probi ng easie r and noi se free . Low - inducta nce Grounding Plac ing a ground pl ane on t op of a pac kage be ing probe d ca n minimize g r ound lea d le ngth a nd induc ta nce . See Figure 7. Figure 7: Low- inductance grounding Atta ch a sma ll ...
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H elpf ul H ints 22 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Thi s met hod is very useful when m aki ng ma ny mea sureme nts on the same pa cka ge. Using a ground pl ane on the pa cka ge ma kes probing the pa cka ge e asie r and a voids addi ng unnec essary ground lea d le ngth and d is tor tion . Sur eFoot Grounding If you c annot use the re com ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 23 Appe ndix A : Spec ifi ca tions The se speci fic at ions appl y to a P7240 probe when used wit h a TDS7404 os c illos cop e. The pr ob e and os cillos cop e mus t firs t be allowed to w arm up fo r 20 m inut es be fore m ea sureme nts a re ta ken. Specific ations CAUTION. T o p r event d am age to the p ...
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Appendix A: Spec ifi ca ti ons 24 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 4: T ypical el ectr ical character i stics (Cont.) Input Resis tance 20 k Ω at DC (See Figure 9) Input Capacitanc e 0.85 pF @100 M Hz Offs et Range - - 5.0 V to +5.0 V DC Of fs et Dri ft 150 V/ ° C or less at output of probe 0.75 mV/ ° C or les s di spl ayed ...
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Appendix A: Spec ifi ca ti ons P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 25 -- 1 0 Frequency 10 MHz 1M H z 1 0 0M H z 1 0G H z -- 1 2 -- 1 4 -- 1 6 -- 1 8 -- 2 0 -- 2 2 -- 2 4 -- 2 6 -- 2 8 1G H z Gai n dB Gai n = 20 Lo g Ꮛ V OUT V IN Ꮠ Figure 10: T ypi cal bandwi dth 31.8 m m (1.250 in) 43.8 m m (1.725 in) 63.5 m m (2.500 in) 91.5 m m (3.600 ...
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Appendix A: Spec ifi ca ti ons 26 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual T able 5: Physical Character i stics Unit weight (probe only ) 223 g (7.52 oz) Cable Length 1.3 m eters (50 i n) T able 6: Envi ronmental characteristics Operating T emperature 0 ° Ct o+ 4 0 ° C (+ 32 to + 104 _ F) The envi ronmental expos ure is the procedure s tated in ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 27 App end ix B: User Service Thi s sec ti on deta il s t he ma int ena nce for the P7240 probe. Inspe ction a nd Cle aning T o pr even t damage to pr ob e materials , avoid u si ng chemicals that con tain b enzin e, ben zene, to luen e, xy lene, aceto ne, o r s imilar s olv ents . D o n ot immer s e the p ...
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Appendix B: User Servic e 28 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Pr epa ration for S hipme nt If the ori gina l pa cka ging i s unfit for use or not a vai la ble , use t he foll owing pac kagi ng guide li nes: 1. Us e a c orrugat ed c ardboa rd shipping c art on havi ng inside dim ensions at le ast one inc h great er tha n the probe dim ensi ...
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P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 29 App end ix C: Rep laceable Part s Thi s sect ion c onta ins a l ist of repl ac ea ble pa rts for t he P7240 probe. Us e t his li st to i dent ify a nd order re pla ce me nt part s. Parts Or dering Infor ma tion Rep lacement p arts are availab le fr om o r th r ough your loc al T e ktroni x, Inc . servi ...
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A pp end ix C: Rep laceable P arts 30 P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual Usin g t he Rep laceab le P ar t s Li st The t abul ar i nforma ti on in t he Re pla ce abl e Part s List i s arrange d for qu ick retr ieval. U nd ers tandin g the s tru ctur e and featu res of the lis t w ill help yo u fin d the inf or mation y ou n eed fo r or der i ...
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Appendix C: Re pla ce abl e Part s P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 31 1 2 Figure 12: P7240 r eplaceabl e part s Fig. & index no. T ektr on ix part no. Seri al no . Effective D scon t Qty 12345 n ame & d escri pti on Mfr . cod e Mfr . part no. 12 - - 1 010-0642-00 1 PROBE, FET ACT :>4 GH Z, 5X,1PF ,T DS SER IES 80009 010-0642-0 ...
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A pp end ix C: Rep laceable P arts P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Figure 13: P7240 st andard accessor ies ...
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Appendix C: Re pla ce abl e Part s P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 33 Fig. & index no. T ektr on ix part no. Seri al no . Effective D scon t Qty 12345 n ame & d escri pti on Mfr . cod e Mfr . part no. ST ANDARD ACC ESSOR IES 13 - - 1 196-3456-00 1 LEAD SET : ACC ESSORY KI T , IN CL THREE 3.0 INCH GROU ND LEAD, TW O DI FF EREN TI ...
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A pp end ix C: Rep laceable P arts P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 14: P7240 opt ional accessories ...
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Appendix C: Re pla ce abl e Part s P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 35 Fig. & index no. T ektr on ix part no. Seri al no . Effective D scon t Qty 12345 n ame & d escri pti on Mfr . cod e Mfr . part no. OPTI ONA L AC CESSOR IES 14 - - 1 SF503 1 ADPT R, SUR EFOOT :0. 5 MM EIAJ ,PKG OF 12 80009 SF503 --- 2 SF502 1 ADPTR, SUR EFOOT :2 ...
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A pp end ix C: Rep laceable P arts P7240 4 GH z 5X Act ive Probe Us er Manual 36 CROSS INDE X - MFR. CODE NUMBER TO MANUF ACT URER Mfr . Code Manuf ac ture r Addres s City , St at e, Zip Code 80009 TEK TRONIX INC 14150 SW KAR L BRAU N D R PO BOX 500 BEA VERT ON OR 97077 - - 0001 TK0623 GENER AL TOOL & SU PPL Y CO 2705 NW NI COLAI ST PORT LAND , ...
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