Acquiring Test Data From An Electronic Circuit
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for acquiring test data from an electronic circuit by mounting a probe adjacent to a capture point on an electronic circuit board, capturing by the probe an electronic signal of the electronic circuit, digitizing by the probe the captured signal, and transmitting by the probe the digitized signal from the probe through a data communications connection to a remote device. Acquiring test data from an electronic circuit also includes storing by the probe the digitized signal in the probe. Acquiring test data from an electronic circuit may include processing by the probe the digitized signal. Acquiring test data from an electronic circuit also may include synchronizing acquisition of test data by the probe with acquisition of test data by one or more other probes.
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20 Claims
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7. A system for acquiring test data from an electronic circuit, the system comprising a probe mounted adjacent to a capture point on the electronic circuit board, the electronic circuit board having an electronic circuit, the probe having a computer processor and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:
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capturing by the probe an electronic signal of the electronic circuit; digitizing by the probe the captured signal; transmitting by the probe the digitized signal from the probe through a data communications connection to a remote device; and synchronizing acquisition of test data by the probe with acquisition of test data by one or more other probes, including providing from the remote device through the data communications connection to such synchronized probes synchronization clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 12)
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13. A computer program product for acquiring test data from an electronic circuit, the computer program product disposed upon a computer readable, signal bearing medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:
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capturing by a probe mounted adjacent to a capture point on an electronic circuit board, the electronic circuit board having an electronic circuit, an electronic signal of the electronic circuit; digitizing by the probe the captured signal; transmitting by the probe the digitized signal from the probe through a data communications connection to a remote device; and synchronizing acquisition of test data by the probe with acquisition of test data by one or more other probes, including providing from the remote device through the data communications connection to such synchronized probes a synchronization clock signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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