Tektronix TM 515 User Manual

Operating Instructions-TM
515
3 .
Align the plug-in
chassis
with the upper
and lower

between
pins 6 and 7 of
its main
circuit board
edge
guides of the
selectedcompartment
.Inserttheplug-inand

connector . This slot
and
barrier combination
is the
press
firmly to the
circuit board
in the
interconnecting

primary keying
assignment
.
jack
. (Remove
the plug-in by
pulling on the
white release
latch in the lower
left corner of
the front
panel .)
TM 500-compatible
plug-ins
are also
identified by the
white color of
the release
latch .
4 . Replacethe
PLUG-IN
RETAINER removed
in step 2 .
Turn-on
Procedure

The
modularity of
thisinstrumentationsystemprovides
Press the
POWER switch,
found onthe
rear panel of the

for
many different
functions to be
performed by
the plug-
TM 515, to
its ON position
. Some plug-ins
have indepen-

in
modules . Specific
functions
are grouped
intofamilies or
dent
power switches,
usually labeled
OUTPUT,
con-

classes, of
which there
may be several
plug-in module
trolling application
of module
powertothe plug-in
. Press

members
(e .g ., Power
Supplies,
Signal Sources,
and
theseswitchestoactivatetheseplug-insoncetheModular

Measurement) . Each
modular
member of a
functional
Power is
turned on .

family will have
a second slot
unique to its
family located
in its edge
connector .
The TM 515 user
can "program"
one or
more
compartments to accept
only members
of
BUILDING
A
SYSTEM

that family by
installing a second
barrier key
in the
interface connector
to match the
module's slot
location .
Family
Compatibility

An
entire TM
515 can be
modified in this
manner to set
Mechanically, the
plug-ins are very
similar to
other

instruction
systems for specific
work
functions . To order
Tektronix products .
However, they
are not
electrically

extra barrier
keys refer to
the Mechanical
Parts list .
compatible .
Therefore, the
TM 515 interface
has barrier
keys on
the mating
connectors between
pins 6 and 7 to

Jumper
wires can be used
to further
specialize the
ensure
that incompatible
plug-ins cannot
beinserted .
See

interface .
Compartments
can be
made to "talk" to
each
Fig . 2-1 . A
compatible plug-in
will have a matching
slot

other
by connecting
jumpers on
the front side of
the
2-2
Flg . 2-1 . Interface
Board .
Customizing the
Interface
REV B JAN 1980

Tektronix TM 515 Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	TM 515
Category	Power Supply
Language	English