Electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, plug connection for a measurement or inspection apparatus and method for setting an electrical measurement or inspection apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11041885-B2
Application number	US-201816116691-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 29, 2018
Priority date	Oct 12, 2017
Publication date	Jun 22, 2021
Grant date	Jun 22, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a measurement or inspection apparatus which can be adjusted depending on a color of a plugged-in cable. In this manner the display of measurement values and the colour of the plugged-in cable can be coordinated to each other such that a simple assignment between measurement values and cable can be performed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, comprising:
a connector device with which a cable or an inspection object can be mechanically coupled;
a color detector which is configured to detect a color at a predetermined position of the cable or measurement object coupled with the connector device; and
a control device configured to identify a desired measurement functionality, to identify a value range of a desired measurement or information on a connected component using the color detected by the color detector, and to adjust a setting in the measurement or inspection apparatus using the color detected by the color detector,
wherein a connection of the connector device is only activated upon detecting one or more predetermined colors by the color detector.

2. The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , including a display device which is adapted to display a measurement value, wherein the control device is configured to adjust the displayed measurement value dependent on the detected color.

3. The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , including a measurement device which is configured to detect an electrical parameter of a measurement object coupled with the connector device, wherein the control device is configured to adjust, using the color detected by the color detector, a setting in the measurement device.

4. The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to output an error message if the detected color match with a predetermined color.

5. The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the color detector comprises a light source and an optical detector.

6. The measurement or inspection apparatus of claim 1 , including a signal device which is adapted to output an optical signal, wherein the signal device adjusts the optical signal dependent on the detected color.

7. A method for setting an electrical measurement or inspection apparatus, comprising the following steps:
detecting a color of a cable or a color of an inspection object coupled with the measurement or inspection apparatus;
activating a connection of the connector device only upon detecting one or more detected colors of the cable or inspection object; and
setting the measurement or inspection apparatus dependent on the detected color, comprising identifying a desired measurement functionality, a value range of a desired measurement or information on a connected component using the color detected by the color detector, and adjusting a setting of the measurement or inspection apparatus using the detected color.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Sterzbach Bernhard

Classifications

• G01R1/025 Primary

  concerning dedicated user interfaces, e.g. GUI, or dedicated keyboards (G01R31/31912 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R43/26

  for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) · CPC title

• G01R13/0227

  Controlling the intensity or colour of the display · CPC title

• G01R31/2834

  Automated test systems [ATE]; using microprocessors or computers (G01R31/317 takes precedence; ATE for detection of defective computer hardware G06F11/2736) · CPC title

• G01R1/0416

  Connectors, terminals (G01R1/0425 and G01R1/0433 take precedence; with measurement function for battery poles G01R31/364) · CPC title