TPA-BNC Adapter enables existing TekProbe interface products (active, differential, high voltage, current and optical probes) to be used with Tektronix' newest generation of DPO4000 and DPO7000 Series Oscilloscopes which feature the new TekVPI probe interface architecture. Existing TekProbe-BNC probe types simply plug into the TPA-BNC adapter which is then plugged directly into any TekVPI probe channel of the DPO Series oscilloscopes. The TPA-BNC adapter recognizes and supplies the necessary power and serial communication and offset control as used by the connected TekProbe product accessory.
Note: Tektronix probe types using a BNC connection, or a BNC connection with a single analog encoding pin for attenuation factor detection connect directly to the oscilloscope's TekVPI probe interface and do not require a TPA-BNC adapter.
TekProbe is a probe interface architecture introduced in 1986, and used on many earlier models of Tektronix oscilloscopes including the TDS300, TDS400, TDS500, TDS600, TDS700, TDS3000/B, TDS5000/B and TDS7000 Series. In addition to coupling the signal from the probe to the oscilloscope, the TekProbe interface provides power and offset control to active probes. It also allows the oscilloscope to sense the probe’s attenuation scale factor and/or probe type.
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