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US 2019/0154731 A1Published application
Measurement apparatus and method for controlling a measurement apparatus
AssigneeRohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWolfgang Herbordt
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Abstract
A test arrangement and a method for controlling a measurement apparatus are provided. The measurement apparatus, in particular the triggering of the measurement apparatus is controlled by a state machine. If a desired state for triggering the measurement apparatus is not entered within a predetermined time period, the conditions for triggering the measurement apparatus can be adapted. For example, a required state for triggering can be changed or an automated triggering can be initiated.
Claims18
A measurement apparatus, comprising:
- a state machine with a number of n states, wherein n is an integer number equal or greater than 2;
- a measurement device for measuring a measurement signal and providing measurement data related to the measured signal;
- a trigger device for initiating a data acquisition operation of measurement data measured by the measurement device upon a predetermined trigger condition is met;
- wherein the predetermined trigger condition comprises that the current state of the state machine is in a preset trigger state condition, and
- wherein a preset trigger state condition is set to another trigger state condition, if the state machine does not change to the preset trigger state condition within a predetermined time period.
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A method for controlling a measurement apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- determining a state of a state machine, the state machine comprising a number of n states, wherein n is an integer number equal or greater than 2;
- initiating a data acquisition operation of measurement data measured by a measurement device upon a predetermined trigger condition is met, wherein the predetermined trigger condition comprises that the current state of the state machine is in a preset trigger state condition;
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- setting the preset trigger state condition to another trigger state condition, if the state machine does not change to the preset trigger state condition within a predetermined time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.