Tektronix TDS 520 repair

Update: Added a link the Debug Interface schematics (pdf)

The Tektronix TDS 520 is a digitizing oscilloscope from the early 90s. It offers 500 MHz analog bandwidth, 500 MS/s sampling rate, 2 full-featured channels and 2 auxiliary channels with a limited vertical sensivity. Although being at age nowadays, this oscilloscope has perfect properties for a prominent place in the shack at home.

My TDS 520 was saved from the scrapheap.

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