摘要:
An RF/IF signature trigger for acquiring received RF signal data is generated by correlating the received RF signal data in the form of a time domain RF/IF signal, a detected RF/IF signal and/or a frequency domain RF/IF signal with a reference signal defined by a signal signature record representing desired/undesired RF/IF signal patterns, detected RF pulse shapes, special RF markers used specifically for triggering signal acquisitions, particular signal patterns of interest and the like. The resulting correlation factor continuously calculated in real time is compared with a variable correlation threshold such that when the correlation factor reaches the variable correlation threshold, either positive or negative, the RF/IF signature trigger is generated to acquire the received RF signal data for analysis.
摘要:
A modulation domain trigger generator demodulates a modulated input signal to extract information content, and a trigger is generated from the extracted information content in response to specified trigger criteria. The modulation domain trigger generator may be combined with a plurality of different types of trigger generators (12,14,16,18), including frequency domain (12) and time domain trigger generators (14), to process the input signal in response to different trigger criteria to produce more than one trigger. The different trigger outputs may be combined (44) to produce an acquisition trigger to acquire data surrounding an anomalous or identifiable event within the input signal.
摘要:
A handheld vector network analyzer (VNA) (300) providing a wide bandwidth test signal Fo utilizing a narrowband test signal synthesizer (700) which provides the test signal through a frequency divider (710) or harmonic generator (802). With a 550-1100 MHz narrowband test signal synthesizer, a test signal Fo can range from 25 MHz to 3.3 GHz. To make a tracking synthesizer (720) operate more independent of the test signal synthesizer (700), a LO signal is produced using the tracking synthesizer (720) with its phase detector (726) input connected through a frequency divider (800) to the output of the test signal synthesizer. Synchronous detectors are further included which provide incident and reflected IF signals to take advantage of the maximum range of an A/D converter. To better enable operation in the presence of external signals, feedback is provided from the synchronous detectors to sweep the frequency of a reference oscillator (940).
摘要:
A two port handheld VNA enabling both reflection and transmission measurements to be made over a range of 25 MHz to 3.3 GHz frequency range. The handheld VNA includes a tracking synthesizer (420) which generates an LO signal without a direct connection to a reference oscillator (440), enabling resolution of the LO signal to be independent of a generated RF test signal. Synchronous detectors (501-505, 574, 575) are further included to provide incident, reflected, and transmitted IF signals to an A/D converter (548). To enable operation in the presence of external signals, a feedback dither line is provided from one of the synchronous detector (533) outputs to sweep the frequency of the reference oscillator (440). The handheld VNA also is configured to optionally operate as a frequency monitor to determine the frequency range and power level of incoming signals without upconverting and downconverting to eliminate images as typically done in a spectrum analyzer. The frequency monitoring circuit operates by dividing the frequency range to be monitored into bins. The LO signal is then stepped for each bin until RF signals within the bin frequency range can generate an IF signal. The maximum IF signal power level detected during measurements for the bin is then stored as a power level for signals in each bin.
摘要:
A wide band signal analyzer according to the present invention is suitable for analyzing a wide frequency band signal with keeping the signal quality even though it can be realized at low cost. It has narrow and wide frequency band passes, which can be constructed by the optimum devices according to the frequency band, respectively. The data storage operation of the wide band frequency pass is controlled by a trigger signal, which is detected by using the data derived from the narrow frequency band pass. A frequency converter (10) converts a signal under test into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. A band pass filter (12) passes a specific frequency band of the IF signal. A wide band pass filter (22) passes a wider frequency band including said specific frequency band of the IF signal. An analog to digital converter (16) converts the output signal of the BPF (12) into a digital signal. A fast analog to digital converter (26) converts the output signal of the wide band pass filter (22). A FIFO memory (28) decelerates the data transfer rate of the output signal of the fast analog to digital converter (26). A multiplexer (30) selects one of the output signals of the ADC (16) or the FIFO memory (28). A digital signal processor (18) conducts some process, such as FFT, to the output signal of the multiplexer (30). A memory (20) stores the output data of the DSP (18). A trigger detector (32) detects whether the output signal of the DSP (18) satisfies a predetermined trigger condition and generates a trigger signal if the trigger condition is satisfied. A memory controller (34) controls the storage operation of the FIFO memory (28) according to the trigger signal.
摘要:
A novel real-time signal analyzer which has the merits of both the conventional real-time FFT analyzer and a vector signal analyzer and eliminates the demerits of the analyzers. This analyzer is provided with an FFT processor (14) which performs FFT operation on time-domain data in real time, a FIFO memory (22) which delays the time-domain data before the FFT operation, and a double-port memory (24) which stores FFT-operated frequency-domain data from the processor (14) and, at the same time, delayed time-domain data read out from the memory (22). Since the delayed time by means of the memory (22) is set correspondingly to the operating time of the processor (14), the temporal correspondence relation between the delayed time-domain data and the frequency-domain data can be secured. Therefore, the time-domain data and the frequency-domain data having temporal simultaneousness and real-time properties can be obtained separately and simultaneously.
摘要:
This invention relates to a new type real time signal analyzer that has both merits of a conventional real time FFT analyzer and a conventional vector signal analyzer and clears both demerits of them. This apparatus has a FFT processor 14 for FFT processing time domain data in real time, a FIFO memory 22 for delaying the time domain data before the FFT process, and a double port memory 24 for storing FFT processed frequency data from the FFT processor 14 and delayed time domain data read out from the FIFO memory 22. The delay time of the FIFO memory 22 is set up according to the process time of the FFT processor 14 that allows to secure time correspondence between the delayed time domain data and the frequency domain data. Therefore it respectively provides the data of the time domain and the frequency domain in real time at the same time that are synchronized each other.
摘要:
In the method proposed, spectral values are calculated from sampled network-voltage or network-current values by discrete Fourier transform techniques. Of these spectral values, only those which are greater than a given threshold value (SW) are transmitted further or stored. In order to reconstruct the sampled values, the missing spectral values are assumed to be zero. In general, only those spectral values are transmitted further or stored which are associated with a fault and a previous and subsequent history of several seconds. The invention is suitable for use in fault recorders.