The S52 is a pulse generator from Tektronix. A pulse generator is a piece of electronic test equipment that engineers use to generate rectangular pulses. An electromagnetic pulse generator is best for digital, not analog, circuits. Engineers can inject pulses into a piece of equipment under test as a stimulus as they test the device, using pulses to confirm the equipment’s proper operation.
Additional Features:
Rise time: < 25 ps
Output amplitude: 200 mV into 50 ω (SMA)
Output impedance: 50 ω "reverse terminated" (i.e. having controlled source impedance)
Pre-trigger output: 85 ns before main pulse (jitter < 10 ps), +1 V into 50 ω (BSM)
50-W Source Pretrigger output
For use with the 7000 Series Plug-ins
The S-52 generates the main output pulse using a 50 mA low-capacitance tunnel diode with part number 153-0400-00. The S-52 is similar to the S-50, but the S-50 has twice the pulse amplitude. The reason for this is that the S-52 has a 48 ω resistor between the output tunnel diode and the output connector providing back termination, while the S-50 has no such resistor. Although the S-52 produces a smaller pulse, its output impedance is much better controlled than that of the S-50, and the output resistor may also provide some limited protection for the output tunnel diode.
Operating power for the S-52 is obtained when the unit is installed into the sampling head compartment (or connected via an interconnecting cable) of Tektronix sampling instruments such as the 7S12, 7S11, Types 3S2, 3S5, or 3S6. The S-52 can also be powered from the Type 285 Power Supply.
The S52 is a pulse generator from Tektronix. A pulse generator is a piece of electronic test equipment that engineers use to generate rectangular pulses. An electromagnetic pulse generator is best for digital, not analog, circuits. Engineers can inject pulses into a piece of equipment under test as a stimulus as they test the device, using pulses to confirm the equipment’s proper operation.
Additional Features:
- Rise time: < 25 ps
- Output amplitude: 200 mV into 50 Ω (SMA)
- Output impedance: 50 Ω "reverse terminated" (i.e. having controlled source impedance)
- Pre-trigger output: 85 ns before main pulse (jitter < 10 ps), +1 V into 50 Ω (BSM)
- 50-W Source Pretrigger output
- For use with the 7000 Series Plug-ins
The S-52 generates the main output pulse using a 50 mA low-capacitance tunnel diode with part number 153-0400-00. The S-52 is similar to the S-50, but the S-50 has twice the pulse amplitude. The reason for this is that the S-52 has a 48 Ω resistor between the output tunnel diode and the output connector providing back termination, while the S-50 has no such resistor. Although the S-52 produces a smaller pulse, its output impedance is much better controlled than that of the S-50, and the output resistor may also provide some limited protection for the output tunnel diode.
Operating power for the S-52 is obtained when the unit is installed into the sampling head compartment (or connected via an interconnecting cable) of Tektronix sampling instruments such as the 7S12, 7S11, Types 3S2, 3S5, or 3S6. The S-52 can also be powered from the Type 285 Power Supply.
