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US10107649B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10107649-B2 |
| Application number | US-56480009-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Publication date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
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A test and measurement instrument including a plurality of digitizers, each digitizer configured to digitize an input signal to generate a digitized signal; a signal processor configured to combine at least two of the digitized signals from the digitizers into a combined signal; and a circuit configured to receive the combined signal.
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What is claimed is: 1. A test and measurement instrument, comprising: a plurality of digitizers, including a first digitizer configured to digitize a first input signal to generate a first digitized signal representative of the first input signal, and a second digitizer configured to digitize a second input signal to generate a second digitized signal representative of the second input signal; a signal processor coupled to receive the first and second digitized signals from the digitizers, the signal processor mathematically combining at least the first digitized signal directly with the second digitized signal into a combined digitized signal, wherein the combined digitized signal comprises: an unbalanced signal and the first input signal and the second input signal are a differential pair of signals, a common mode signal and the first input signal and the second input signal both represent voltages, or a power signal and the first input signal represents a voltage and the second input signal represents a current; an acquisition memory coupled to receive and store the combined digitized signal; and a trigger circuit coupled to receive the combined digitized signal and to trigger an acquisition in response to a characteristic of the combined digitized signal. 2. The test and measurement instrument of claim 1 , wherein the acquisition memory is further configured to store at least one of the first and second digitized signals. 3. The test and measurement instrument of claim 1 , further compromising: a first delay circuit coupled to receive the first digitized signal to substantially time-align the first digitized signal with respect to the combined digitized signal, and a second delay circuit coupled to receive the second digitized signal to substantially time-align the second digitized signal with respect to the combined digitized signal; wherein the acquisition memory is coupled to receive and store the combined digitized signal and at least one of the first and second time-aligned digitized signals. 4. A test and measurement instrument, comprising: a plurality of digitizers, including a first digitizer configured to digitize a first input signal to generate a first digitized signal representative of the first input signal, and a second digitizer configured to digitize a second input signal to generate a second digitized signal representative of the second input signal; a signal processor coupled to receive the first and second digitized signals from the digitizers, the signal processor mathematically combining at least the first digitized signal directly with the second digitized signal into a combined digitized signal, wherein the combined digitized signal comprises: an unbalanced signal and the first input signal and the second input signal are a differential pair of signals, a common mode signal and the first input signal and the second input signal both represent voltages, or a power signal and the first input signal represents a voltage and the second input signal represents a current; and a trigger circuit coupled to receive the combined digitized signal and to trigger an acquisition in response to a characteristic of the combined digitized signal.
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- What does patent US10107649B2 cover?
- A test and measurement instrument including a plurality of digitizers, each digitizer configured to digitize an input signal to generate a digitized signal; a signal processor configured to combine at least two of the digitized signals from the digitizers into a combined signal; and a circuit configured to receive the combined signal.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Dobyns Kenneth P, Veith Kristie L, Beale Terrance R, and 1 more
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- Primary CPC classification G01D5/244. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 23 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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