Measuring device with functional units controllable via a block diagram
AssigneeRohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAndreas Pauly, Thomas Braunstorfinger, Wolfgang Kernchen, René Desquiotz
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Abstract
A measuring device, in particular a signal generator, comprises several functional units which may be connected to each other in various combinations, a control device which determines the connection and functions of the functional unites, and optical display device. The functional units are symbolized by function blocks which may be represented on the display device and graphically connected by connection elements. The control device controls the display device so that the functional blocks are graphically connected to each other correspondingly to the actual connection of the functional units by the connection elements.
Claims20
A measuring device comprising:
- a plurality of functional units capable of being selectively connected to one another for performing a measurement on a signal;
- a control device, internal to the measuring device, and coupled to the plurality of functional units, configured for setting a configuration and functions of the functional units;
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- a visual display device, internal to the measuring device and coupled to the control device, wherein a plurality of functional blocks symbolizing the functional units can be displayed on the display device and graphically connected by means of connecting elements,
- wherein the control device is further configured for controlling the display device so that the functional blocks are graphically interconnected by the connecting elements in a manner that corresponds to the current configuration of the functional units for performing the measurement on the signal and displaying a result.
A method for controlling a measuring device having a plurality of functional units capable of being selectively connected to one another for performing a measurement on a signal, said method comprising:
- setting a configuration and functions of the functional units in response to user input to a control device, internal to the measuring device and coupled to the plurality of functional units;
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- displaying, on a visual display device that is internal to the measuring device and coupled to the control device, a plurality of functional blocks respectively symbolizing the functional units and graphically connected by means of connecting elements such that the functional blocks are graphically interconnected by the connecting elements in a manner that corresponds to a current configuration of the functional units for performing the measurement on the signal and displaying a result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.