公开(公告)号：US5122996A

公开(公告)日：1992-06-16

申请号：US564512

申请日：1990-08-09

申请人： Stanley K. Sasaki ,  Clark P. Foley ,  Michael A. Gauland

发明人： Stanley K. Sasaki ,  Clark P. Foley ,  Michael A. Gauland

IPC分类号： G01R13/20 ,  G01R13/22 ,  G01R29/02 ,  G01R35/00 ,  G04F10/04 ,  G04F10/10

CPC分类号： G01R35/002 ,  G04F10/10

摘要： A method and apparatus performs time-interval to voltage conversion immediately and continuously allowing timing variations to be viewed and correlated with other voltage signals displayed on an oscilloscope. A calibration output assists in calibrating the vertical gain and offset of the oscilloscope. An automatic setup software routine finds suitable resolution and offset settings. The method includes the steps of selecting the type of time-interval to be measured, scaling the counting of a clock signal appropriately, offsetting the counting means as desired, counting the number of clock signals that occur during every selected time-interval, limiting the counted results to a preselected range, and converting the counted results to an analog voltage for display by an oscilloscope. And, in a preferred version of the method, when counted results are limited the operator is notified, and there is an additional step of detecting when time-intervals are occurring faster than they can be counted and notifying the operator of that too. A corresponding apparatus for performing the method is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种方法和装置立即执行电压转换的时间间隔并且连续地允许观看定时变化并与示波器上显示的其它电压信号相关联。 校准输出有助于校准示波器的垂直增益和偏移量。 自动设置软件例程找到合适的分辨率和偏移设置。 该方法包括以下步骤：选择要测量的时间间隔的类型，适当地缩放时钟信号的计数，根据需要偏移计数装置，对在每个选择的时间间隔期间发生的时钟信号的数量进行计数，限制 将结果计数到预选范围，并将计数结果转换为示波器显示的模拟电压。 而且，在该方法的优选版本中，当计数结果被限制时，通知操作者，并且还有一个额外的步骤来检测时间间隔发生的速度比它们可以被计数得更快，并通知操作者。 公开了一种用于执行该方法的相应设备。

公开(公告)号：US06571185B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US09295070

申请日：1999-04-20

申请人： Michael A. Gauland ,  Steven K. Sullivan ,  Roy I. Siegel ,  Frederick A. Azinger ,  Charles L. Saxe

发明人： Michael A. Gauland ,  Steven K. Sullivan ,  Roy I. Siegel ,  Frederick A. Azinger ,  Charles L. Saxe

IPC分类号： G01R1302

CPC分类号： G01R13/02

摘要： Multiple views of the signal are generated by a time-sharing use of the oscilloscope's acquisition hardware. The instrument software makes a set of measurements of the input signal, and from the results of those measurements classifies the input signal as to type. Signals of particular types implicitly select suites of views of the signal. The operator sees examples of the other views available while a related view is the main view. Alternate views can be “live” miniature views, and displayed alongside in simplified form, alongside the main view. By clicking on them, these alternative views may be made to become the main view. The operator can add and modify views. Each view comes with a set of measurements that are automatically performed and the results are displayed on the screen as text annotation to the waveform. A different view of the signal comes with different automatic measurements, and presents the results of these measurements as annotations to the waveform image. These next alternative setups may be miniature “live” displays.

摘要翻译： 信号的多个视图通过示波器采集硬件的分时使用产生。 仪器软件对输入信号进行一组测量，并根据这些测量结果对输入信号进行分类。 特定类型的信号隐含地选择信号的视图的套件。 操作员可以看到可用的其他视图的示例，而相关视图是主视图。 另外的视图可以是“活的”微型视图，并且以简化的形式显示在主视图的旁边。 通过点击它们，可以将这些替代视图作为主视图。 操作员可以添加和修改视图。 每个视图都带有一组自动执行的测量结果，并将结果作为波形的文本注释显示在屏幕上。 信号的不同视图带有不同的自动测量，并将这些测量的结果呈现为波形图像的注释。 这些下一个替代设置可以是微型的“直播”显示器。