Measurement application device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025216427-A1
Application number	US-202318398920-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2023
Priority date	Dec 28, 2023
Publication date	Jul 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a measurement application device comprising a display device configured to display measured signals in a diagram, an input device configured to receive a first user-provided input marker, wherein the first user-provided input marker refers to a point in the diagram, and a computing device configured to calculate a difference value for each one of at least two diagram axes based in each case on the position of the first user-provided input marker and a second input marker in the diagram, wherein the computing device is further configured to calculate a result based on the calculated difference values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . Measurement application device comprising:
a display device configured to display measured signals in a diagram comprising at least a first diagram axis and a second diagram axis; an input device configured to receive a first user-provided input marker, wherein the first user-provided input marker refers to a point in the diagram; and a computing device configured to calculate a difference value for each one of at least two of the diagram axes based in each case on the position of the first user-provided input marker in the diagram, and a position of a second input marker in the diagram, wherein the second input marker refers to a point in the diagram and is provided by a user as a second user-provided input marker, or wherein the second input marker refers to a point in the diagram and is automatically provided by the computing device as a second automatic input marker, and wherein the computing device is further configured to calculate a result based on the calculated difference values.

2 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the diagram comprises a two-dimensional diagram, and wherein the computing device is configured to calculate a first difference value for the X-axis of the two-dimensional diagram, and a second difference value for the Y-axis of the two-dimensional diagram.

3 . Measurement application device according to claim 2 , wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the result by dividing the first difference value by the second difference value.

4 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the diagram axes refers to time, and the other diagram axis refers to the frequency of the measured signals; and
wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the chirp rate of the measured signals as result by dividing the difference value referring to the frequency of the measured signals by the difference value referring to time.

5 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein one diagram axis refers to time, and the other diagram axis refers to the phase of the measured signals; and
wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the phase drift of the measured signals as result by dividing the difference value referring to the phase by the difference value referring to time.

6 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein one diagram axis refers to time, and the other diagram axis refers to the amplitude of the measured signals; and
wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the amplitude droop of the measured signals as result by dividing the difference value referring to the amplitude by the difference value referring to time.

7 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein one diagram axis refers to time, another diagram axis refers to the frequency of the measured signals, and another diagram axis refers to a power value of the measured signals; and
wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the chirp rate of the measured signals by dividing the difference value referring to the frequency of the measured signals by the difference value referring to time, and to output an information about at least one of intermodulation products and harmonics of the chirp rate based on the calculated chirp rate.

8 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein one diagram axis refers to a Q-component of the measured signals, another diagram axis refers to I-component of the measured signals, and the diagram shows an error vector magnitude diagram; and
wherein the computing device is configured to calculate the difference between two markers in a Q vs I diagram.

9 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is configured to show the diagram as a waterfall diagram over a predetermined frequency range and a predetermined time;
wherein the input device is configured to receive the first user-provided input marker, and the second input marker at different positions in the waterfall diagram.

10 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device is configured to detect a user input on one of the markers or in a predetermined distance from one of the markers, and move the respective marker in the diagram according to the user input.

11 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device is configured to receive a user selection of one of the markers; and
wherein the display device is configured to modify the appearance of the marker that is selected by the user selection.

12 . Measurement application device according to claim 11 , wherein the input device is configured to receive a position input while a marker is selected; and
wherein the display device is configured to move the marker to a position in the diagram that corresponds to the received position input.

13 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is further configured to continuously update the diagram based on the measured signals; and
wherein the computing device is further configured to continuously recalculate the result based on the updated diagram and the positions of the first user-provided input marker, and the second input marker.

14 . Measurement application device according to claim 1 , wherein the input device is configured to receive a user input; and
wherein the display device is configured to set the first user-provided input marker or the second marker to the highest signal value of the measurement signal in a predetermined distance from the position where the user input was received at in the diagram.

15 . Measurement application device comprising:
a display device configured to display measured signals in a diagram comprising at least a first diagram axis showing a frequency of the measured signals and a second diagram axis showing the time; an input device configured to receive a first user-provided input marker, wherein the first user-provided input marker refers to a point in the diagram; and a computing device configured to calculate a difference value for each one of the at least two of the diagram axes based in each case on the position of the first user-provided input marker in the diagram, and a position of a second input marker in the diagram, wherein the second input marker refers to a point in the diagram and is automatically provided by the computing device as a second automatic input marker, and wherein the computing device is further configured to calculate a slope of the measured signals based on the calculated difference values.

16 . Measurement application device according to claim 15 , wherein the computing device is configured to calculate a chirp rate based on at least one of the calculated slope, and the calculated difference values.

17 . Measurement application device according to claim 15 , wherein the diagram is a waterfall diagram further comprising a third axis showing a signal power of the measured signals.

18 . Measurement application device comprising:
a display device configured to display measured signals in a diagram comprising at least a first diagram axis showing a frequency of the measured signals and a second diagram axis showing the time; an input device configured to receive a first user-provided input marker, wherein the first user-provided input marker refers to a point in the diagram; and a computing device configured to calculate a difference value for

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Lagler Andreas
• Schmaehling Martin

Classifications

• G01R13/029

  Software therefor · CPC title

• G01R23/16 Primary

  Spectrum analysis; Fourier analysis · CPC title

• G01R23/12

  by converting frequency into phase shift · CPC title

• G01R31/28

  Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer ({EMC, EMP or similar testing of electronic circuits G01R31/002;} testing for short-circuits, discontinuities, leakage or incorrect line connection G01R31/50; checking computers {or computer components} G06F11/00; checking static stores for correct operation G11C29/00 {; testing receivers or transmitters of transmission systems H04B17/00}) · CPC title

• G01R1/025 Primary

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