Test management system to acquire, process and display test data
First Claim
1. (Amended) A test management system for acquiring, processing and displaying test data comprising:
- signal conditioner process means for sampling a plurality of analog signals, having means for converting each sample of said plurality of analog signals to normalized digital data signals and having means for storing said normalized digital data signals;
collecting process means coupled to said signal conditioner process means and having addressing means for addressing said storing means and receiving said normalized digital data signals, said collecting process means further having memory means for storing said normalized digital data signals;
file server means coupled to said collecting process means for storing said normalized digital data signals received from said memory means;
system master means coupled to said file server means and said collecting process means and having means for analyzing said normalized digital data signals received from said memory means and said file server means, said system master means further having real time data reduction means coupled to said test control means and said collecting process means for receiving said normalized digital data signals from said collecting process means for checking against predetermined limits and generating limit violation signals if said predetermined limits are exceeded; and
graphics means responsive to said system master means for displaying the result of analyzing said normalized digital data signals.
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Abstract
A test management system acquires, processes and displays test data. A control processor operating system operates independently of a disk file server operating system to control the operation. The test data is received from any analog signal lines which are sampled at predetermined rates and digitized or received as digital data. The digital data is collected and stored in a random access memory. A control processor analyzes the data and displays the analyzed data on a monitor. The digital data and analyzed data may be stored on disk. The digitized data may be sampled to determine if predetermined limits are exceeded and control signals may be sent back to the originating signal generator indicating corrective action.
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1. (Amended) A test management system for acquiring, processing and displaying test data comprising:
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signal conditioner process means for sampling a plurality of analog signals, having means for converting each sample of said plurality of analog signals to normalized digital data signals and having means for storing said normalized digital data signals; collecting process means coupled to said signal conditioner process means and having addressing means for addressing said storing means and receiving said normalized digital data signals, said collecting process means further having memory means for storing said normalized digital data signals; file server means coupled to said collecting process means for storing said normalized digital data signals received from said memory means; system master means coupled to said file server means and said collecting process means and having means for analyzing said normalized digital data signals received from said memory means and said file server means, said system master means further having real time data reduction means coupled to said test control means and said collecting process means for receiving said normalized digital data signals from said collecting process means for checking against predetermined limits and generating limit violation signals if said predetermined limits are exceeded; and graphics means responsive to said system master means for displaying the result of analyzing said normalized digital data signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. (Amended) A test management system which acquires and analyzes digital data obtained by sampling analog signals and digital signals received from a plurality of input channels and includes two operating systems operating independently of each other, said test management system comprising:
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global memory means for storing control information and said digital data; system master operating system means coupled to said global memory means and responsive to said control information and said digital data for verifying the configuration of said system, testing said digital data in accordance with said control information for limit violations and analyzing test samples of said digital data in accordance with said control information, in order to initiate a predetermined action; and file server operating system means coupled to said global memory means and said system master operating system means for storing said digital data received from said global memory means, and storing header information received from said system master operating system means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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