Patent classifications
G01R13/0272
DIGITAL DATA RATE ENHANCEMENT FILTER, DIGITAL DATA RATE REDUCTION FILTER, AND DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
A digital data rate enhancement filter is described. The digital data rate enhancement filter-includes an enhancement filter input, a first interpolation filter, a second interpolation filter, and a multiplexer circuit. The first interpolation filter is connected to the enhancement filter input downstream of the enhancement filter input. The second interpolation filter is connected to the first interpolation filter downstream of the first interpolation filter. The enhancement filter input is configured to receive a digital input signal set. The first interpolation filter is configured to receive the digital input signal set and to interpolate the digital input signal set, thereby obtaining a first interpolated signal set. The second interpolation filter is configured to receive the first interpolated signal set and to interpolate the first interpolated signal set, thereby obtaining a second interpolated signal set. The multiplexer circuit is configured to selectively receive the first interpolated signal set and/or the second interpolated signal set. The multiplexer circuit further is configured to output the first interpolated signal set and/or the second interpolated signal set received. Further, a digital data rate reduction filter and a digital oscilloscope are described.
Measurement instrument having time, frequency and logic domain channels
An oscilloscope includes a time domain input, a logic domain input, and a frequency domain input. The time domain input provides a time domain input signal in a time domain as a first input signal. The logic domain input provides logic level input as a second input signal. The logic level input includes logic levels over time. The frequency domain input provides a third input signal through frequency downconversion.
Parallel filter structure, oscilloscope and method of processing a signal
The present disclosure relates to a parallel filter structure for processing a signal. The parallel filter structure includes a signal input configured to receive a time and value discrete input signal. The parallel filter structure includes a feed forward equalizer circuit connected with the signal input for receiving the time and value discrete input signal. The parallel filter structure includes a decision feedback equalizer circuit connected with the signal input for receiving the time and value discrete input signal. The feed forward equalizer circuit and the decision feedback equalizer circuit together form a parallel circuit. Further, an oscilloscope and a method of processing a signal are provided.
Conversion rate control for analog to digital conversion
A method, apparatus, and energy metering system obtains mains samples of a mains power line signal, performs non-white noise (NWN) filtering of the mains power line signal, obtains adjustable clock source samples of an adjustable clock signal of an adjustable clock oscillator, determines a difference based on the mains samples and the adjustable clock source samples, adjusts an adjustable clock source frequency of the adjustable clock oscillator based on the difference, and applies the adjustable clock source frequency to an analog to digital converter (ADC) to determine a conversion rate of the ADC.
Measuring error in signal under test (SUT) using multiple channel measurement device
A method and system measure a characteristic of a signal under test (SUT) using a signal measurement device. The method includes receiving and digitizing the first and second copies of the SUT through first and second input channels to obtain first and second digitized waveforms; repeatedly determining measurement values of the SUT characteristic in the first and second digitized waveforms to obtain first and second measurement values, which are paired in measurement value pairs; multiplying the first and second measurement values in each of the measurement value pairs to obtain measurement products; determining an average value of the measurement products to obtain an MSV of the measured SUT characteristic; and determine a square root of the MSV to obtain an RMS value of the measured SUT characteristic. The RMS value substantially omits variations not in the SUT, which are introduced by only one of the first and second input channels.
NOISE REDUCTION IN DIGITIZING SYSTEMS
Disclosed are systems and methods related to a noise reduction device employing an analog filter and a corresponding inverse digital filter. The combination and placement of the filters within the systems aids in reducing noise introduced by processing the signal. In some embodiments, the combination of filters may also provide for increased flexibility when de-embedding device under test (DUT) link attenuation at higher frequencies. Further, the filters are adjustable, via a controller, to obtain an increased signal to noise ratio (SNR) relative to a signal channel lacking the combination of filters. Additional embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed herein.
Digital oscilloscope comprising multiple data acquisition pathways
A digital oscilloscope comprises a sampling unit configured to sample an input signal received from an oscilloscope probe to produce a first stream of digital samples, a first acquisition system configured to store and process the stream of digital samples to produce a first data set, a second acquisition system configured to store and process the first stream of digital samples independent of the first acquisition system to produce a second data set, and a display system configured to concurrently display the first data set in a first format and the second data set in a second format different from the first format.
Measuring device and measuring method with selective storage of data segments
A measuring device comprises a first interface, which is adapted to receive a first measuring signal. The measuring device further comprises an acquisition memory, which is adapted to store at least one data segment of the first measuring signal. The measuring device further comprises an analyzer, which is connected to the acquisition memory, and is adapted to analyze the at least one data segment of the first measuring signal and generate a first analysis result therefrom. The measuring device further comprises a memory controller, which is adapted to either keep, in the acquisition memory, or discard, the at least one data segment based upon the first analysis result.
Measuring error in signal under test (SUT) using multiple channel measurement device
A method measures a characteristic of a SUT using a signal measurement device having multiple input channels. The method includes digitizing first and second copies of the SUT in first and second input channels to obtain first and second digitized waveforms; repeatedly determining measurement values of the SUT characteristic in the first and second digitized waveforms to obtain first and second measurement values, respectively, each second measurement value being paired with a first measurement value to obtain measurement value pairs; multiplying the first and second measurement values in each of the measurement value pairs to obtain measurement products; determining a mean-squared value (MSV) of the SUT characteristic measurement; and determining a square root of the MSV to obtain a root-mean-squared (RMS) value of the measured SUT characteristic, which substantially omits variations not in the SUT, which are introduced by only one of the first or second input channel.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING DATA ACQUIRED BY DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE, AND DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
A method for accessing data acquired by a digital oscilloscope, consists of the following, steps: sampling signals based on a preset sampling frequency and converting into binary data by an ADC, continuously storing the data into a buffer based on preset rules: simultaneously, generating one trigger event based on preset timebase parameters and trigger conditions each time when acquired data meets the, trigger, conditions; reading a data segment from the buffer corresponding to the trigger event, and forming a waveform and then displaying. The procedure of storing, the acquired data into the buffer is independent of the procedure of generating the trigger event or reading the data segment or displaying the waveform. The implementation of the method and device for accessing data acquired by a digital oscilloscope as well as the digital oscilloscope brings the following advantages: seamless acquisition is achieved, the sampling rate is not restricted by timebase parameters, and the memory depth is not restricted by the waveform processing speed as traditional oscilloscope.