Tektronix IsoVu TIVM Series, User Manual

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Preface
Product description
The Tektronix TIVM Series IsoVu Measurement System offers a completely
galvanically isolated (optical isolation) system. The system consists of a sensor
tip cable, a sensor head, a controller, and a TekVPI interface as shown in the
following
fi gure. Hazardous voltages in the sensor head are completely isolated
from the controller and oscilloscope by optical fi ber cables.
Figure i: TIVM Series IsoVu Measurement System
Comp box The TekVPI compensation box (Comp box) connects the measurement system
to one of the input channels on the oscilloscope. Power is supplied to the
measurement system through the TekVPI interface of the oscilloscope.
Controller The controller connects to the oscilloscope through a coaxial cable and the Comp
box. Buttons and indicators on the controller provide a means for controlling the
measurement system and indicating the overall status.
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