Measurement device with arbitrary waveform generator and trigger unit
AssigneeRohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorMarkus Freidhof
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A measurement device comprising a housing, a measurement channel, a trigger unit connected to the measurement channel, and an arbitrary waveform generator housed within the housing is disclosed. The measurement channel comprises an acquisition unit. The trigger unit is configured to detect a predetermined trigger event in a signal processed by the measurement channel. The trigger unit is configured to control the acquisition unit, and the trigger unit is configured to control the arbitrary waveform generator. Moreover, a measurement system and a method for operating a measurement device are disclosed.
Claims17
A measurement device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a measurement channel;
- a trigger unit connected to said measurement channel;
- and
- an arbitrary waveform generator housed within said housing,
- said measurement channel comprising an acquisition unit;
- said trigger unit being configured to detect a predetermined trigger event in a signal processed by said measurement channel;
- said trigger unit being configured to control said acquisition unit;
- and
- said trigger unit being configured to control said arbitrary waveform generator,
- wherein said trigger unit is configured to cause said arbitrary waveform generator to start generating an output signal, and
- wherein said trigger unit is configured to cause said arbitrary waveform generator to stop generating the output signal,
- wherein said measurement device is connectable to a device under test, and
- wherein said device under test is configured to forward a signal to an input of said measurement device, said signal being processed internally by said measurement device, said arbitrary waveform generator being configured to output said generated output signal to be received by said device under test.
A method for operating a measurement device, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an input signal;
- detecting at least one predetermined trigger event in said input signal;
- generating an output signal appropriate for said at least one predetermined trigger event detected;
- and
- outputting said output signal via an integrated arbitrary waveform generator output,
- wherein an integrated arbitrary waveform generator is controlled to start outputting said output signal based on said at least one predetermined trigger event, and
- wherein said integrated arbitrary waveform generator is controlled to stop outputting said output signal based on said at least one predetermined trigger event,
- wherein a device under test is provided, said device under test transmitting said input signal to be received by said measurement device, said integrated arbitrary waveform generator outputting said output signal to be received by said device under test.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.