Tektronix 494AP specification

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O a O o O o o oSEL WM 490E 490W Mlxer 18to 26.5to 33 to 490U 40 toWM 49OV 10to 170GHz O o A o Electricalcharacteristics O o o o O o a o o o o A o o o a Freouencyrelatedcharacteristics +tAF. x BEF + 20 + 4NHz Resolution FrequencySpan/Div OverallRange MinimumSpan/Div Characteristic Performance UirementNormal Accuracyand Ldentical Resolution KHz 300 Hz 30 Hz 3Hz Typically 30 psldivision of pulse tude Freq Freouency RelatedcharacteristicsE o o 33-s0GHz O o a eO a o s Accuracy Steps 10 dB/divLogMode DisplayDynamicRange Accuracy Accuracy Normal or Delta ModeReferenceLevel SEt With Data ENTRYpush Buttons RF Attenuatol Range Accuracy Dcto 1 GHz DecadeTransitions Delta a Mode provides differentialPerformancq Requirement 100 DBc Amplitude C oA07-100 Inputsignalcharacteristics Externalmixer O a o e O o o a 1stLO OUTPUTpower Speclfication- 494Al4g4ApService,VolJ104 ACCESSORy Pin4 Pin5 UalrbratorcAL ouT Outputsignalcharacteristics Teristics O a o o Line CE03-15 kHzto 50 MHzpowerleads Speclfication- 494A1494APService,Vot.1Temperature Operatingand Humidity CS02-50 KHz to 400 MHz power F u l l l i m i t Leads SrDEvtEw O o o o o o o15.05 28.85inches232x 392x 732.gmm O c o A a o o Unpackingand INITIALINSPECT6N 494A1494ApService,VotO a o o o o o a o o A o a o o o Installation- 494A/494ApServlce,Vol ConnectingpowerPowerSourceand power Requirements O o o A o o o o o o o O o o o o o o O o o o o a o O o a o o o o o o O o a o o o O o o o o o o o O c o O a o o Secton 4g4Al494ApServiceVol O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Eouipmentreouired O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oO o o o o o LodB/soolttffi LrlrGtr O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oAccuracy*0.2s dB io Eouipment Reouired Preliminarypreparation MAX 10DB/ 2ODB PerformanceCheck procedure 4g4Ll4g4ApServiceVol O o o o o o o o o o o o TrME/DrV PerformancecheckprocedureO o a o o a o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o a SPAN/DIV O o o o a o o a o a o o oTIME/DIVAUTO TME/DV Auto Vertcaldtsplay A a o o o o o o o a o o o o o a o o o o 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9040PRTNT10OMSGEOS 8070INPUT8100PRINT 1OO1OPRINTSELECTEDDEVICE-CLEAR...SDC A o o 16050PRTNTTALK Jtestng only 16060INPUT O c16000REM Talkonlymode 16010PAGE Onlymode Fail JJLrsrEN!TALKTLF OCrnoiness ANDRENREMorEJGPIBvERlFlcArtoH Cotapr-erEo Message Generator O o o o o o o O o o o o o o o19300cosuB19390 19530REMFAILUREDECISION Handler 19540PRINT!SELECT a UDK Semiconductor Many Componentsused StancdischargeCan Damage Thisinstrument Preparation Adluctment Procedure- 4g4A/4g4ApServtceVotA a o 7lu Selectorswttch Adjustment Procedure- 494A/494ApServiceVol O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Rrqm O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o TIME/DIV MNL AdJustmantProcedure- 494A/4g4ApServiceVot. .l TIME/DIVAUTO Triggeringfreerun Adiustment Procedure- 4g4Al4g4Ap ServiceVol Test equlpment setup for adiusting the D€flection Amplifier Triggering EXT Adfustment Procedure- 4g4Ll4g4ApServtceVotO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 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DoNorposinouexy op O o a o oA o o O o o Maintenance- 494A/4g4ApServtce Vot Ffiffi Maintenance- 4g4Al494ApService Vot.1 O a o a o a o o A a o a o o o Mafnfenance- 4g4Ll494ApServtceVot.1 O a a o o a o o A a o a o o o o o Maintenanco- 4g4A/4g4Ap ServlceVol R404OFine TuneRanee O a a o o o a o a o o O a o a A o o FREOSPAN/DV MAX Start Spur Amplttude O o o a a o oMalntenance- 494A1494ApServtceVol Capableof measuring0 Ogmit 2 t\,tt-tz FREQSPAN/DIV MAX Autoresoln on O o o o a a oFREQSPAN/DV MAX Minrf Atten RangeFREQSPAN/DIV MAX Autoresoln Reflevel Timeidv F t HhFr $ fMalntenance- 494A/494ApServlce Vol Ll,l Malntenance- 494A/4g4ApServiceVotA o O o o o a o o a a o Jdl tt A a Maintenance- 494A/4g4ApServtceVot.1Settings O o o o a O a AddressBusTest C o o o O o o o oO o o o o a o SwtTcH Maintenance- 494A1494ApServiceVot..t0xxx U302s O o o o o a o o Troubleshootingon InstrumentbusMaintenance- 494A/494ApServtceVol Instrument Bus Test Yr iffiI ADDRinstrumentbusaddresscommand Responseto ADDRquery DATAinstrumentbus data command DATAinstrumentbus dataquery CombinedADDRcommandand DATAcommandMalntenance- 494Alttg4ApService Vol InstrumentBusRegisters DB7-DBO X x x 0 0 X x x 0 1 X x x 1 0Instrumentbusregisters DB3-DBO O a o A e Rfinput DBO DB5-DBOExtmixer DB7-O DB3-DBO O o o a aDB2 DB6 DB2 DBO VcoLSB DB2-DBO Front-PanelRegisters OFF Maintenance 4g4ful4g4ApService VolTapedatatransferprogram A o o o A o o o a o o O o o aE o Finished O t a O o o o a o O o o O o o o a O o t O o o a a o O o a a o o o a o a o o o o a o o O o o o O o o a o o o o a o o o o o o o o A o o Rollow Secton 494A1494Ap Service,VotPr signals. Blockdiagrams Showingmore O o o o O a o o a o o o o o o o o o a o o O o o o o o Page RF Input TheRFINPUT50 connectoracceptstheinputsig RF InterfaceCircuits Diagram28Lst ConverterDiagram12 O o o o o o o o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o O o o o o a o o o o o o a o Andpassesdtttreiueniy oroPage Tabte7-1 O o o o o o O o o o o o oTheoryof Operafon 4g4A/494ApServlce,Vot 2NDCONVERTERIF Selection O o o a o o o o o o o o o o o 2472MHz2ND CONVERTERDiagram12O o o O o o a o o o o o o o o CAvrrYPosr+l+ Precision Theory of Operaton 4g4A/4g4ApService, Vol. .lOu-Too---l ExternalCabtes 2182MHz PHASELOCKED2nd LO Diagrams13 O o o o O o a o o o o O a o O a o o O a o O o O o o o O a o a o o o o o o o o a o o a o o Vco MHz 2nd Converter Diagrams15 O a O o a o O o o o o o o a o o o a o o o A o a oO o a a o o o Otr SwitchandamplifierA o a o o o o o o 829MHz2nd Conv O o a a a o o o O o o a Page O o a a o o a o o o O o a a o o o o o A o o a 110MHztF AMpLtFtERDiagram17Theory of Operation 4g4Al4g4ApService,Vol A o o o O o o o O a o 110MHzFTLTERS Diagram173rd CONVERTERDiagram17 A o o o o o o REFERENCELOCKDiagramS0 O o o O o a o O a o O o A o o o o o o a VariabfeResolution Diagrams19, 19,104Id,and Bandwidthselection A o o o o o O o o A a o o o o O o O o o BandLevetingCircuitDiagram20 GalnRequired A o o O o LOc AMp and Detector Diagram22 Fn9 input signat.at a nominal14 dBm, is applied 0316 O a o o a316 316 684 O o o A a o o Theory of Operation- 4gA/494Ap Servtce,Vol Theoryof Operation- 4g4ful4g4ApServtce,Vot VIDEOAMpLtFtERDiagram23Functionaldescrtption Theory of Operaton 494l4g4Ap Servlce,Vol 12. Selecdon ol display positlon on lhe log scale VtDEo PROCESSORDAGRAM24 Theory of Operaton 4g4Al4g4ApService,Vol Ffi rffi O o Filtercomponentcombinations C3026C2016 DB2 DB3 DlclTAL STORAGEDiagrams25 Sytemis desisncto opn IT,r-.,.P.,9? O o LI l Theory of Operadon- 4g4N4g4Ap Servtce,Vot.lPage O o O a o o O o o o o O o o o o o a o o o Theoryof Operafon 494A/4g4ApServlce,Vol O o e O o a a A o a a o o Clisplayappearsas a bright dot sweepingacross DEFLECTIONAMpLtFtERSDiagram27500 digitalstoragesweep positions. The resulting O a o o O o o Axisand RF Interface DTAGRAM28 O o O o o a o o A o O o o o o o o o O a a Enables CurrentdriversTransferswitchdriver MHztF high Stateor F829 MHzlF towstate O o A o O o o o O o a o HTGH,VOLTAGESUPPLYDAGRAM29 Lf BLANKMSBof the characterdatais not set,the O o o o o O o o o o o oCRT READOUTDAGRAM30 GEN RUNNTNGflip-flopunassertsR/o oFF throughoR Theory of Operatlon 4g4A/4g4Ap Service, Vol Zo-cou I lF-€ Theory of Operation- 4g4Ll4g4ApService,Vot. lO o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o OFFTME u1055-d X o o o o o X x x x x xX x o o o o o X . o o o o o O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Theory of Operation- 4g4l4g4Ap Servlce,Vol Oe o \i o Address of Ascii code Skip bit Blank character 58O O o o a o o o o a O o o o o o o o O o a Theory of Opera$on- 494l4g4Ap Servtce,Vol A o o o a o o o o o O a o o o o o a o o SWEEPDiagram31Theory of Operaton 494A/494ApService,Vol D4 D3 D2 D1 do A o o O a O a o o o o o o o o20ssldiv 100 Triggerselectionmodes Theory of Operation- 494A/494ApService,Vol Tabte7-12O a o o a o o o a o o o o o TriggerMode Freerun Internal Ext€rnal Line TableZ-13 A o a o o o o O a a o a o A o a o A a o o o o a o o o o o O o o o o O a A o o o o o o SPANATTENUATORDiagram32 A o A o o A o o o o a o o Calibrationcontrolselectioncodes Theory ol Operaton 4g4A/494ApService,Vot20k Xl K3065 x0.1 K3075 x0.01 K4072 1st LO DRTVERDiagram33O o o o a a a o o A o o a a a X0.01 DB7 O o a o o o o o O a a o a O o o o o o o o o o aDB4 O o a a o o o A o Preselectordriver Diagram34A o U5031OUTPUTLINES O o a o a o a oO o a o o o o o Span Volts Span Volts Preselector Freouencybands Theory of Opera0on- 4g4\l4g4Ap Servlce,VotTabteT-18 A o a o o o o Centerfreouencycontrol DIAGRAM35O o A a a a o O o o O o a O o o Figure Z-2S. DAC Varlance graph Theory of Operaton 494l4g4Ap Servlce,Vot O o O a o o A oRuooeour O o o a o ADDRESS70 Formats O o a o o o a o C o a o O o o o o o o o Functionaldescription Theory of Operation- 4g4ful4g4ApService,VotO o o O a a HARMONICMIXERDiagram36 Theory of OperaUon- 494Al4g4ApServtce,Vot.1 AUXILIARYSYNTHESZERDiagram37O a a A o o Theoryof Operation- 4g4A/494ApService,Vol O o o o o O a o o o o o a A oPage COUNTERBOARDDiagram38 Phaselocksynthesizer Diagrams39 O o o o o e O e o o o o o o o o o o oO o o a U2025OUTPUTLINES O e o o a o o o o o o o o o Page DIGITALCONTROLDiagram9 Theory of Operation- 494l4g4Ap Service,Vot Theory of Operation- 4g4Ll4g4ApServlce,Vol 30. System memory map Theoryof Operation- 494A/494ApServlce,Vol 31. UOaddr€ssspace Theory of Operation- 4g4hl4g4ApService,Vol O o c oPage Bit A a O o O o o o o o o a oPollbits A o A a o O o a o o o o o Lunr A a O o o o oFf nsrrrcrr qrs crccr O a o O a o o o o o o A a O a o o O a o O o o o O o o a o A o o O o o o o o o o a o o o o o o o o O o o o o o o o o a o o 100 101 CoL 102 103 Main power Supplyfurnishes all the regulatedO o o o a o O o o o o o o Theory of Operation- 4g4A/494ApServlce,Vol Theory of Operaton 494A/494ApServtce,Vot O a o o o o o o o a o o o o oO o o o A o o o o o Oenanon*l 105Theory of Operation- 494l4g4Ap Servlce,Vot Theory of Operation 4g4Ll4g4ApService, Vot 106 +5 V Voltage ReferenceSupply O o o o o O a a o a o o a a a o o o a o Determiningcomponents 107Page Swtss Opl ONsRcV/134 O a o o o o o o o o o O o o O o o o CalibratorOutput cALOUT A o o o o o o o Freouency O a o o a o o o o o o o a o o o o o o oO a o O o o o o o o o o o o o Symmetry O o o o a o o o A o A aGoesanoffi OoultnGffi A o o a o o Vtdeoimarker A o o o o a a o o o a o o o oGeneralterms Frequencyterms Gfoesary- 494l4g4Ap Service,VolO o o o o o Amplitudeterms A o a o o Digitalstorageterms O o a o o o O a a o o a O o o o o Revisioninformation Manual Part No G556O-00 Flrst prtnilng JAN1987 Revleed O o a a o a o o o o o o a o o SENSmVTY O o o o a o12s Instrument O o O o a o o A o a o Efr/sN O o o A o a o o O o o o o o o O o O o o o Product see llst Dale2-22-88 Chg. 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