The Tektronix probe P5050 is a passive oscilloscope probe that features 10X attenuation, readout encoding and a full complement of Tektronix probe accessories.

Passive voltage probes ship standard with most oscilloscopes and provide a low cost, general purpose probing solution. Generally, these probes lack the performance of an active voltage probe but provide the ruggedness and wide dynamic range suitable for visualizing signals over a broad range of applications.

Probe Compensation

Due to variations in oscilloscope input characteristics, you may need to adjust the low-frequency compensation of the probe when you move it from one oscilloscope to another. If a 1 kHz calibrated square wave displayed at 1 ms/division shows significant differences between the leading and trailing edges, perform the following steps to optimize low-frequency compensation:

1. Connect the probe to the calibration signal on the oscilloscope front panel.
2. Press AUTOSET or otherwise adjust your oscilloscope to display a meaningful waveform.
3. Adjust the trimmer in the probe (accessible through the compensation box)until you see a square wave with perfectly flat top on the display.