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Performance Tests
1–16
TDS 510A Performance Verification and Specifications
Equipment Required
These procedures use external, traceable signal sources to directly check
warranted characteristics. The required equipment list follows this introduction.
Table 1–1: Test Equipment
Item Number and
Description
Minimum Requirements Example Purpose
1. Attenuator,10X
(two required) Ratio: 10X; impedance 50 ;
connectors: female BNC input, male
BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0059-02 Signal Attenuation
2. Attenuator, 5X Ratio: 5X; impedance 50 ;
connectors: female BNC input, male
BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0060-02 Signal Attenuation
3. Adapter, BNC female to
Clip Leads BNC female to Clip Leads Tektronix part number
013-0076-00 Signal Coupling for Probe
Compensator Output Check
4. Terminator, 50 Impedance 50 ; connectors: female
BNC input, male BNC output
Tektronix part number
011-0049-01 Signal Termination for
Channel Delay Test
5. Cable, Precision 50
Coaxial (two required)
50 , 36 in, male to male BNC
connectors
Tektronix part number
012-0482-00 Signal Interconnection
6. Connector, Dual-Banana
(two required) Female BNC to dual banana Tektronix part number
103-0090-00 Various Accuracy Tests
7. Connector, BNC “T” Male BNC to dual female BNC Tektronix part number
103-0030-00 Checking Trigger Sensitivity
8. Coupler, Dual-Input Female BNC to dual male BNC Tektronix part number
067-0525-02 Checking Delay Between
Channels
9. Generator,
DC Calibration Variable amplitude to
±
104 V;
accuracy to 0.1%
Data Precision 8200 Checking DC Offset, Gain,
and Measurement Accuracy
10. Generator, Calibration 500 mV square wave calibrator
amplitude; accuracy to 0.25% Wavetek 9100 with options
100 and 250 (or, optionally,
Tektronix PG 506A
1
)
To check accuracy of CH 3
Signal Out
11. Generator, Time Mark Variable marker frequency from 10 ms
to 10 ns; accuracy within 2 ppm Wavetek 9100 with options
100 and 250 (or, optionally,
Tektronix TG 501A Time
Mark Generator
1)
Checking Sample-Rate and
Delay-time Accuracy
12. Probe, 10X A P6139A, P6243, or P6245 probe
2
Tektronix part number
P6139A or P6245 Signal Interconnection
13. 3.5 inch, 720 K or
1.44 Mbyte, DOS-
compatible floppy disk
3.5 inch, 720 K or 1.44 Mbyte,
DOS-compatible floppy disk Checking File System Basic
Functionality
14. Generator, Video Signal Provides PAL compatible outputs Tektronix TSG 121 Used to Test Video Option 05
Equipped Instruments Only
15. Oscillator, Leveled Sine
wave Generator
60 Hz Sine wave Wavetek 9100 with options
100 and 250 (or, optionally,
Tektronix SG 502) Used to Test Video Option 05
Equipped Instruments Only