Measurement system and method of operating a measurement system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11789040-B2
Application number	US-202117408962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2021
Priority date	Mar 13, 2018
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

A measurement system including a measurement device and at least a first probe unit and a second probe unit is disclosed. The first probe unit and the second probe unit are each connected to the measurement device in a signal transmitting manner. The measurement device includes a control circuit. The first probe unit includes an interface module being configured to receive a user input, to generate an input data signal based on the received user input, and to provide the input data signal to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate and provide a control signal at least to the second probe unit based on the input data signal. At least the second probe unit is configured to adjust an operational parameter based on the control signal, wherein the operational parameter relates to a measurement parameter to be measured Moreover, a method for operating a measurement system is disclosed.

First claim

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A measurement system comprising a measurement device and at least a first probe unit and a second probe unit,
the first probe unit and the second probe unit each being connected to the measurement device in a signal transmitting manner;
the measurement device comprising a control circuit;
the first probe unit comprising an interface module, the interface module being configured to receive a user input, the interface module further being configured to generate an input data signal based on the received user input, the interface module further being configured to provide the input data signal to the control circuit;
the control circuit being configured to generate and to provide a control signal at least to the second probe unit based on the input data signal, such that a user is enabled to control the second probe unit by providing the user input to the interface module of the first probe unit; and
at least the second probe unit being configured to adjust an operational parameter based on the control signal, wherein the operational parameter relates to a measurement parameter to be measured.

2. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter is associated with at least one of a power status of the second probe, a voltage measurement mode of the second probe, or a current measurement mode of the second probe.

3. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter is associated with at least one of a magnitude of a voltage to be measured or a magnitude of a current to be measured.

4. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to provide the control signal to the second probe unit and the measurement device.

5. The measurement system according to claim 4 , wherein the measurement device is configured to adjust an operational parameter of the measurement device based on the control signal.

6. The measurement system according to claim 5 , wherein the operational parameter of the measurement device is associated with at least one of a power status of the measurement device, a voltage resolution of the measurement device, a voltage range of the measurement device, a current resolution of the measurement device, or a current range of the measurement device.

7. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second probe units comprises a detector unit being configured to at least one of detect and transmit electromagnetic signals.

8. The measurement system according to claim 7 , wherein the detector unit of the at least one of the first and the second probe units comprises a first and a second interface, the first interface being configured to receive electromagnetic waves and to provide a measurement signal to the second interface.

9. The measurement system according to claim 8 , wherein the second interface is configured to generate a processed measurement signal based on the measurement signal.

10. The measurement system according to claim 9 , wherein a frequency of the processed measurement signal is lower than a frequency of the received electromagnetic waves.

11. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal is also forwarded to the first probe unit.

12. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal comprises at least one control command selected from the group of: switch on at least one of the first probe unit, the second probe unit and the measurement device; switch off at least one of the first probe unit, the second probe unit and the measurement device; transmit data to at least one of the first probe unit, the second probe unit and the measurement device; and adjust a trigger condition.

13. The measurement system according to claim 1 , wherein the first probe unit comprises a monitoring unit being connected to the measurement device in a signal transmitting manner.

14. The measurement system according to claim 13 , the monitoring unit being configured to indicate a status of at least one of the probe units.

15. The measurement system according to claim 13 , the monitoring unit being configured to indicate a representation of the control signal.

16. A method of operating a measurement system, the measurement system comprising a measurement device and at least a first probe unit and a second probe unit, wherein the measurement device comprises a control circuit, and wherein the first probe unit comprises an interface module, the method comprising:
receiving a user input via the interface module of the first probe unit;
generating an input data signal based on the user input by the interface module of the first probe unit;
forwarding the input data signal to the control circuit;
generating a control signal based on the input data signal by the control circuit; and
providing the control signal at least to the second probe unit based on the input data signal, such that a user is enabled to control the second probe unit by providing the user input to the interface module of the first probe unit; and
adjusting at least one operational parameter of the second probe unit based on the control signal, wherein the operational parameter relates to a measurement parameter to be measured.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the operational parameter is associated with at least one of a power status of the second probe, a voltage measurement mode of the second probe, or a current measurement mode of the second probe.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the operational parameter is associated with at least one of a magnitude of a voltage to be measured or a magnitude of a current to be measured.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein an operational parameter of the measurement device is adjusted based on the control signal.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the operational parameter of the measurement device is associated with at least one of a power status of the measurement device, a voltage resolution of the measurement device, a voltage range of the measurement device, a current resolution of the measurement device, or a current range of the measurement device.

21. A measurement system comprising a measurement device and at least a first probe unit and a second probe unit,
the first probe unit and the second probe unit each being connected to the measurement device in a signal transmitting manner;
the measurement device comprising a control circuit;
the first probe unit comprising an interface module, the interface module being configured to receive a user input, the interface module further being configured to generate an input data signal based on the received user input, the interface module further being configured to provide the input data signal to the control circuit;
the control circuit being configured to generate and to provide a control signal at least to the second probe unit based on the input data signal; and
at least the second probe unit being configured to adjust an operational parameter based on the control signal, wherein the operational parameter relates to a measurement parameter to be measured,
wherein at least one of the first and the second probe units comprises a detector unit being configured to at least one of detect and transmit electromagnetic signals.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Benisch Christian
• Perndl Werner
• Gallhauser Markus
• Voss Nino

Classifications

• G01R13/0272 Primary

  for sampling · CPC title

• G01R1/06788 Primary

  Hand-held or hand-manipulated probes, e.g. for oscilloscopes or for portable test instruments (end pieces terminating in a probe H01R11/18) · CPC title

• G01R1/025

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