Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cursitor Doom Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Schematic Symbols Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:53:44 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:53:45 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3d21eaf88e144ade8e89e1e2602a0db1"; logging-data="460070"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/sbnIFNhI/39mHUbCgOo52g+/7mXomLtw=" User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Cancel-Lock: sha1:NgelNpv649Nr+UL6GrIUR6ww238= Bytes: 2036 Okay, let's see if anyone can disabuse me of my ignorance on this matter... In the HP service manuals for their equipment they use a few different symbols in their block diagrams I'm not familiar with. I can't post images right now but hopefully a description will suffice. The first one is a circle with a Greek capital sigma inside it. What's that all about? Is it an integrator? A summing amplifier? What's the deal here? Next up: a circle with a greek theta over 'f' implying some sort of division. Is that a phase to frequency comparitor? A circle with a single cycle of sine wave inside it: oscillator? Plane triangles with nothing inside them. Do they represent generic amplifiers or buffers? A circle with just a plane theta inside it. Any ideas? A circle divided into 4 equal slices like it's got a giant 'X' inside it. As per the previous one, but inside a square box. A circle with a capital 'S' inside it. A square box with two double-headed arrows inside it in a 'X' arrangement. That just about covers it. Any assistance would be most welcome! Your pal, CD