Measurement device and method

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Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023266367-A1
Application number	US-202217675230-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2022
Priority date	Feb 18, 2022
Publication date	Aug 24, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a measurement device comprising at least two measurement signal inputs, and at least two multi-channel analog-to-digital converters, each multi-channel analog-to-digital converter comprising two ADC signal inputs and being selectively operable in an interleaved operating mode or a non-interleaved operating mode, wherein each one of the measurement signal inputs of consecutive pairs of signal inputs is coupled to a different one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters. The present disclosure further provides a respective method.

First claim

1 . A measurement device comprising:
at least two measurement signal inputs; at least two multi-channel analog-to-digital converters, each multi-channel analog-to-digital converter comprising two ADC signal inputs, each one of the two ADC signal inputs being configured for coupling the respective multi-channel analog-to-digital converter to one of the at least two measurement signal inputs and being selectively operable in an interleaved operating mode or a non-interleaved operating mode; wherein each one of the at least two measurement signal inputs of consecutive pairs of signal inputs is coupled to a different one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters.

2 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the first measurement signal inputs and the second measurement signal inputs of consecutive pairs are both connected to the first ADC signal inputs of different multi-channel analog-to-digital converters until all first ADC signal inputs of different multi-channel analog-to-digital converters are occupied.

3 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising four measurement signal inputs forming two pairs of measurement signal inputs;
wherein the first measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the first measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter.

4 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising eight measurement signal inputs forming four pairs of measurement signal inputs, and comprising four multi-channel analog-to-digital converters;
wherein the first measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; wherein the first measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the third multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the fourth multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; wherein the first measurement signal input of the third pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the third pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the first measurement signal input of the fourth pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the third multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the fourth pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the fourth multi-channel analog-to-digital converter.

5 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a front plate that mechanically accommodates the at least two measurement signal inputs;
wherein the front plate comprises a label for each one of the at least two measurement signal inputs that designates a respective one of the at least two measurement signal inputs.

6 . A measurement device according to claim 5 , wherein the labels are different.

7 . A measurement device according to claim 5 , wherein the labels comprise a sequential indication.

8 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein each one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters is provided as a dedicated converter element.

9 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein each one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters comprises two analog-to-digital converter elements for acquiring respective analog signals and outputting digital output values corresponding to the respective analog signals.

10 . A measurement device according to claim 9 , wherein each one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters comprises a multiplexer coupled on an input-side to the two ADC signal inputs and on an output-side to the two analog-to-digital converter elements of the respective multi-channel analog-to-digital converter.

11 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising an indicator that indicates which of the at least two measurement signal inputs are coupled to one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters that only receives a signal on one of the ADC signal inputs.

12 . A measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement device is an oscilloscope.

13 . A method for measuring at least two signals, the method comprising:
receiving the signals with at least two measurement signal inputs; providing the received signals to at least two multi-channel analog-to-digital converters, each multi-channel analog-to-digital converter comprising two ADC signal inputs each one of the two ADC signal inputs being configured for coupling the respective multi-channel analog-to-digital converter to one of the at least two measurement signal inputs and being selectively operable in an interleaved operating mode or a non-interleaved operating mode; wherein each one of signals that are received at the at least two measurement signal inputs of one of consecutive pairs of signal inputs is coupled to a different one of the multi-channel analog-to-digital converters.

14 . A method according to claim 13 , wherein the signals received by the first measurement signal inputs and the second measurement signal inputs of consecutive pairs are both provided to the first ADC signal inputs of different multi-channel analog-to-digital converters until all first ADC signal inputs of different multi-channel analog-to-digital converters are occupied.

15 . A method according to claim 13 , wherein up to four signals are received with four measurement signal inputs forming two pairs of measurement signal inputs;
wherein the first measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the first measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the second pair is coupled to the second ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter.

16 . A method according to claim 13 , wherein up to eight signals are received with eight measurement signal inputs forming four pairs of measurement signal inputs, and the eight measurement signal inputs provide the up to eight signals to four multi-channel analog-to-digital converters;
wherein the first measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the first multi-channel analog-to-digital converter, and wherein the second measurement signal input of the first pair is coupled to the first ADC signal input of the second multi-channel analog-to-digital converter; wherein the fi

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Diegmann Philip

Classifications

• G01R13/0272 Primary

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