Measurement device and method for visualization of multiple channels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10845389-B2
Application number	US-201815911468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2018
Priority date	Mar 5, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A measurement device, which provides for a visualization of multiple measurement channels, is provided. The measuring device includes n measurement channels configured to receive up to n signals, wherein n is an unsigned integer. The measuring device further includes a processor configured to activate or deactivate each of the n measurement channels, wherein n−k measurement channels are activated, wherein k is an unsigned integer, k≤n and k represents the number of deactivated measurement channels. The measuring device further includes a display. The processor is configured to control the display to display n−k−j traces of the n signals, wherein j is an unsigned integer, j≤k and j represents a number of measurement channels that are not displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement device, which provides for a visualization of multiple measurement channels, comprising:
n measurement channels configured to receive up to n signals, wherein n is an unsigned integer;
a processor configured (i) to activate or deactivate each of the n measurement channels, wherein n−k measurement channels are activated and k measurement channels are deactivated, wherein k is an unsigned integer and k≤n, (ii) to form at least one grouped channel out of the n measurement channels, and (iii) to set one or more channel parameters only once for at least one of the grouped channels; and
a display; and
wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display n−k−j traces of the n signals, wherein j is an unsigned integer, j≤k and j represents a number of measurement channels that are not displayed, and
wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display at least one measurement parameter of a corresponding signal of at least one of the j measurement channels in a certain area of the display.

2. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the n measurement channels comprises at least one of an analog-to-digital converter, a trigger unit, an acquisition memory, and a post-processing unit.

3. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine at least one measurement parameter of at least one of the j measurement channels.

4. The measurement device according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one measurement parameter comprises one or more of a frequency, an amplitude, a mean, a minimum, and a maximum.

5. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the n measurement channels is configured to derive at least one value or trace from at least one other of the n measurement channels or from a combination of the other n measurement channels.

6. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to set the at least one grouped channel to a background view or to a foreground view.

7. The measurement device according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display at least one of the grouped channels set to the foreground view.

8. A measurement method, which provides for visualization of multiple measurement channels, comprising:
receiving, by n measurement channels of a measuring device, up to n signals, wherein n is an unsigned integer and each of the n measurement channels is activated or deactivated, wherein n−k measurement channels are activated and k measurement channels are deactivated, wherein k is an unsigned integer and k≤n;
forming at least one grouped channel out of the n measurement channels;
setting one or more channel parameters only once for at least one of the grouped channels;
displaying, by a display of the measuring device, n−k−j traces of the n signals, wherein j is an unsigned integer, j≤k and j represents a number of measurement channels that are not displayed; and
displaying, by the display of the measuring device, at least one measurement parameter of a corresponding signal of at least one of the j measurement channels in a certain area of the display.

9. The measurement method according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the n measurement channels comprises at least one of an analog-to-digital converter, a trigger unit, an acquisition memory, and a post-processing unit.

10. The measurement method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
determining at least one measurement parameter of at least one of the j measurement channels.

11. The measurement method according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one measurement parameter comprises one or more of a frequency, an amplitude, a mean, a minimum, and a maximum.

12. The measurement method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
configuring at least one of the n measurement channels to derive at least one value or trace from at least one other of the n measurement channels or from a combination of the other n measurement channels.

13. The measurement method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
setting the at least one grouped channel to a background view or to a foreground view.

14. The measurement method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying at least one of the grouped channels set to the foreground view.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Frede Tobias

Classifications

• G01R13/0272

  for sampling · CPC title

• G01R13/0236 Primary

  for presentation of more than one variable · CPC title

• G01R13/0254

  for triggering, synchronisation · CPC title