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US 2014/0236539 A1Published application
Digital measurement instrument triggered by signal pattern
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Robert LEHANE, Antony KIRKHAM, Martin Ware CURRAN-GRAY
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Abstract
A measurement instrument receives an analog input signal from a measurement target, converts the input signal into a digital signal, scans the digital signal and comparing the scanned digital signal with a pattern signature using a flexible matching procedure implemented by hardware, and triggers the measurement instrument according to a result of the flexible matching procedure.
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A method of operating a measurement instrument, comprising:
- receiving an analog input signal from a measurement target;
- converting the input signal into a digital signal;
- scanning the digital signal and comparing the scanned digital signal with a pattern signature using a flexible matching procedure implemented by hardware;
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- triggering the measurement instrument according to a result of the flexible matching procedure.
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A system, comprising:
- an analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to receive an analog input signal from a measurement target and convert the input signal into a digital signal;
- a matching unit comprising hardware configured to scan the digital signal and compare the scanned digital signal with a pattern signature using a flexible matching procedure;
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- a trigger configured to fire according to a result of the flexible matching procedure.
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