Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – Analysis of complex waves
Patent
1989-03-20
1990-04-17
Tokar, Michael J.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
Analysis of complex waves
358 81, G01R 2316
Patent
active
049183826
ABSTRACT:
A method for distinguishing between real and spurious responses in a swept frequency spectrum analyzer in a convenient and on-going way uses sweep data from two different, but equivalent, paths through the spectrum analyzer front end. The setup of the spectrum analyzer front end continuously alternates between the first and second of these setups. A sweep of the spectrum using the first setup is digitized and stored, as well as displayed. The sweep obtained using the second setup is also digitized and stored, as well as displayed. However, at the same time that the current sweep data is being displayed, the stored sweep data from the previous sweep using the other setup is also displayed at the same location on the screen. At anyone time, there are two displays on the screen, overlaid with each other as exactly as possible. The two sweeps are displayed using different intensities or, preferably, using different colors, so that they may be distinguished from each other, and, more importantly, so that regions where they coincide appear different to the operator than regions where they do not coincide, thus permitting easy visual identification of real and spurious signals. Because there may be some variations in the gain/attenuation through the two setups of the front end, comparisons between the data of the two sweeps can be used to adjust the gain of one or both of the paths.
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Bales Robert W.
Bartlett Joan E.
Griffith Boulden G.
Tektronix Inc.
Tokar Michael J.
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