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US 7,072,785 B2Granted
Rate measurement for anomalous trigger events
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. De Lacy, Patrick A. Smith
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing anomalous trigger event conditions to provide anomalous trigger event rate measurements. The apparatus operates to identify one or more trigger events in at least one input signal IN, determine the number of events during a period of time (e.g. events per second) and provide a visual representation of this determination to a user via a display device. The visual representation may comprise an alphanumeric display, a waveform, a graphic image proximate a waveform and the like.
Claims6
Apparatus, comprising:
- an advanced trigger module, for generating a plurality of trigger condition indicative signals in response to trigger events occurring in at least one input signal;
- a multiplexer, for receiving from said advanced trigger module each of said plurality of trigger condition indicative signals and selecting therefrom one of said trigger condition indicative signals for further processing;
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- an event counter module, for counting the number of said selected trigger condition indicative signals occurring during a predefined time period to establish thereby a rate of occurrence of said selected trigger condition indicative signals.
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