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HEWLETT-PACKARD

JOURNAL
T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N F R O M T H E - d p - L A B O R A T O R I E S
Vol. 12, No. 8

PUBLISHED BY THE HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA APRIL, 1961




Two New Militarized Oscilloscopes
Having Both Horizontal and Vertical Plug-Ins
P O fill the need for modern, high-perform been possible to give these oscilloscopes a new
ance oscilloscopes in rugged-environment level of flexibility, since horizontal-axis plug-
situations such as flight-line and shipboard in units have been devised that give new func
usage, two new oscilloscopes of the high-fre tions to the horizontal system. For example,
quency class have been designed. One operates one new plug-in unit, the Display Scanner, en
from dc to 30 megacycles, the second from dc ables the oscilloscopes to be used with X-Y
to 15 megacycles. Both have been designed to recorders to reproduce the display on paper,
operate through such environmental condi the difference in speed between oscilloscope
tions as MIL vibration and shock tests, tem and recorder notwithstanding.
peratures up to 50°C, humidities up to 95%, A second new horizontal plug-in is a sweep
and altitudes up to 10,000 feet. delay generator which has new features for
In addition to advancements in ruggedness, greater flexibility in delayed sweeping. Still
the new oscilloscopes include a number of another generates intensity modulation mark
electrical advancements, the most notable be ers so as to facilitate such measurements as rise
ing that plug-in units have been designed for and fall times.
the oscilloscopes' horizontal axis as well as the A full series of vertical plug-ins has also been
vertical axis. Through this arrangement it has designed.




Fig. 2. Portion of typical
Fig. plug- New -hp- militarized oscilloscopes are designed with plug- X-Y record made using one
in units for horizontal as well as vertical system, thus achieving in
creased flexibility. Illustration shows oscilloscope being used with of new oscilloscopes with
one type of horizontal plug-in that enables oscilloscope display to Display Scanner horizontal
be recorded on external X-Y recorder. plug-in.



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