Systems devices and methods for advanced cable testing
OwnerMoshe Ben Basat, Eran Glikman +1inventors
InventorsMoshe Ben Basat, Eran Glikman, Zvi Biener
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Abstract
Systems and methods for testing at least one cable comprising one or more wires, including a first electrical circuit board with an output connector, a first processor, a signal driver for generating and transmitting test signals through the cable, and further additional elements. A second electrical circuit board, connected to the opposite end of the cable, includes an input connector, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a signal driver, an input circuit, a second processor, and further additional elements. The second processor monitors and analyzes received test signals using signal measurement logic to detect faults or determine characteristics of the cable, providing test results.
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A system for testing at least one cable, wherein the at least one cable comprises one or more wires, the system comprises:
- a first electrical circuit board comprising:
- an output connector configured to be connected to a first end of the one or more wires of the at least one cable;
- a first processor connected via a first signal driver to the output connector;
- an oscillator circuit coupled to the first processor, wherein the oscillator circuit is configured to provide a clock signal to the first processor;
- an energy source configured to supply input voltage to the first electrical circuit board;
- wherein said first processor comprises a plurality of signal generation modules, said plurality of signal generation modules are configured to:
- generate and transmit one or more test signals through the one or more wires of the at least one cable;
- a second electrical circuit board comprising:
- an input connector connected to a second end of the one or more wires of the at least one cable, wherein the input connector is configured and enabled to receive the one or more test signals from the first electrical circuit board;
- an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and a signal driver, the ADC having an input connection coupled to an input circuit and an output connection coupled to a second processor, and the signal driver having an output connection coupled to the second processor and an input connection coupled to the input circuit;
- an SPXT (single pole, X throw) switch configured to connect the input connector to the input circuit;
- a second oscillator circuit coupled to the second processor, wherein the second oscillator circuit is configured to provide a second clock signal to the second processor;
- a second energy source configured to supply a second input voltage to the second electrical circuit board;
- wherein the second processor is configured and enabled to:
- monitor the input connector to determine that the first electrical circuit board transmitted the one or more test signals;
- upon detecting variations in electrical signals at the input connector, synchronize receipt of one or more test signals at each time interval;
- analyze the one or more test signals using one or more signal measurement logic methods to yield data, said data comprising intermediate test results or final test results which relate to one or more faults in said at least one cable or characteristics of the at least one cable.
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