Tektronix P7500 DATASHEET

TriMode™ Probe Family

P7500 Series Data Sheet

P7520 with optional P75PDPM

Features & Benefits

™ Probe – One Setup, Three Measurements without A djusting

TriMode

Probe Tip Connections

Differential
Single Ended
Common Mode (Requires only one probe vs. conventional probing
techniques)

Signal Fide lity

20 GHz P7520
16 GHz P7516
13 GHz P7513A
8GHzP7508
6GHzP7506
4GHzP7504

Versatile C

Variety of Solder-down Options

Precision Differential Probing Module – Optional Handheld and
Fixtured Probing

TekConnect®Interface – TekConnect Scope/Probe Control and
Usability

Direct Control from Probe Compensation Box or from Scope Menu
Automated Measurement Control through the TekConnect®Interface
to Connect to Tektronix Real-time Oscilloscopes
View TriMo
Top or End Panel

onnectivity – So lder Down, Handheld, Fixtured

TriMode™ Solder Tips
Small Form Factor for High-density Probing
BandwidthChoicesfrom4to20GHz

1.5 m Exten sion Cable for High-temperature Probing
Quickly and

Small Precision Tapered Tips, an Articulated Joint for Compliance,
and Variable Tip Spacing

Reliably Connect to Multiple Probe Tips

de/Attentuation Settings on Probe Compensation Box from

Applications

Examples

Include, but are Not Limited To:

PCI Express II, Serial ATA I II, DDR2, DDR3, QPI, XAUI

Data Sheet

Before TriMode: 1 Probe for Differential; 2 Probes for SE and Common Mode; or 1 Probe
Soldered and Resoldered 3 times; 2 Probes for Common Mode.

TriMode™ Probing, Connectivity, and
Performance

TriMode™ Probing Architecture

One-probe setup makes differential, single ended, and common mode
measurements accurately and definitively.

Tektronix is a known leader when it comes to signal fidelity and signal
acquisition. Building on our history of market-leading innovations in probing,

After TriMode (P75TLRST): 1 Probe for Differential, Single Ended, and Common Mode,
with only 1 setup required.

we invented a revolutionary probing architecture called “TriMode™ Probing”

nes the next-generation industry benchmark for usability and signal

that defi
fidelity. This architecture changes the rules o f probing and allows you to
work more effectively and efficiently. By enabling unique functionality, the
P7500 Series TriMode probes allow you to switch between differential,
single ended, and common mode measurements without moving the probe
from its connection points.

Improved productivity is achieved by reducing setup time. One setup can be
used to make the three different types of measurements all with the press

ton. The TriMode Probe architectu re for the P7500 Series probes

of a but
continues the Tektronix tradition of high-bandwidth an d low-DUT loading
while providing impro ved connectivity and value.

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Connectivity Plus – Solder Down – Handheld
–Fixtured

The P7500 Series TriMode probe architecture offers various levels of
connectivity and provides the highest probe fi delity available for real-time
oscilloscopes. T he multipoint c onnectivity solutions of the P7500 Series
include:

TriMode Long-

with a long reach and very small, low-profile form factor.

reach Solder Tip The highest-performance solder tip

TriMode™ Probe Family — P7500 Series

TriMode Extended-resistor Solder Tip Medium-performance solder tip
with long easy-to-solder tip resistors.

TriMode Resistor Solder Tip High-performance solder tip with
easy-to-solder tip resistors.

TriMode Micro-coax Tip Low-cost, quick-connect solder tips.

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