Compensation Box; Offset Amplifier; Probe Identification Eeprom; Tekprobe™ Interface - Tektronix P6245 Manual De Instrucciones

Theory of Operation
All signal amplification and buffering is performed in the probe head
assembly. No further amplification takes place in the compensation
box.

Compensation Box

The compensation box contains the following circuits:
H Offset amplifier
H Probe identification EEPROM
H TEKPROBE interface

Offset Amplifier

The offset amplifier is used to offset the input signal's DC compo-
nent so that it stays at the optimal point of the probe's linear dynamic
range. For more information on the linear dynamic range characteris-
tic, refer to the notes on page 2- - 1.
The offset amplifier receives offset information as a ±1 VDC voltage
from the oscilloscope. The amplfier then amplifies it to match the
probe characteristics and applies it to the probe hybrid circuit.
The offset amplifier has two adjustments: offset zero and offset gain.
These adjustments rarely need attention; however, detailed
adjustment instructions are in the Adjustment section on page 4- - 9.

Probe Identification EEPROM

The probe identification EEPROM is used to configure the
oscilloscope to the probe. The EEPROM receives a clock input from
the oscilloscope, and information about the probe is passed to the
oscilloscope.
TEKPROBE™ Interface
The TEKPROBE interface provides a communication path between
the probe and the oscilloscope. Contact pins provide power, signal,
offset, and data transfer for the probe identification EEPROM.
4- 2
P6245 Instruction Manual