Oscilloscope trace attribute control system
First Claim
1. A trace attribute controller for a multiple trace oscilloscope wherein multiple traces displayed on a screen are successively updated, comprising:
- addressable memory means for storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to each of multiple input signals and for outputting said trace attribute control data when addressed,means for generating a succession of addresses for addressing said memory means;
switch means receiving the input signals for providing one of the input signals as an output signal, said one input signal being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; and
means for controlling an attribute of a trace according to the output signal of said switch means.
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Abstract
In a multiple trace oscilloscope wherein separate traces displayed on a cathode ray tube screen are updated in succession, a random access memory is addressed by the count output of a programmable counter which increments its count each time the oscilloscope finishes updating one trace prior to updating a next trace. Data stored in the random access memory at the storage location addressed by the count is utilized to control attributes of the next trace to be updated by controlling the switching positions of attribute control switches which select the horizontal, vertical and intensity control signals controlling the appearance of each trace.
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1. A trace attribute controller for a multiple trace oscilloscope wherein multiple traces displayed on a screen are successively updated, comprising:
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addressable memory means for storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to each of multiple input signals and for outputting said trace attribute control data when addressed, means for generating a succession of addresses for addressing said memory means; switch means receiving the input signals for providing one of the input signals as an output signal, said one input signal being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; and means for controlling an attribute of a trace according to the output signal of said switch means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A trace attribute controller for a multiple trace oscilloscope wherein multiple traces displayed on a screen are successively updated, comprising:
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means for generating a clock signal each time a trace is to be updated; adressable memory means for storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to each of multiple input signals and for outputting said trace attribute control data when addressed; means for generating a succession of addresses for addressing said addressable memory means, each address of said succession of addresses being generated in response to said clock signal; latch means input enabled by said clock signal for storing said trace attribute control data output of said addressable memory means; switch means receiving the input signals for providing one of the input signals as an output signal, said one input signal being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data stored by said latch means; and means for controlling an attribute of a trace according to the output signal of said switch means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A trace controller for an instrument that generates multiple traces representing input signals by moving a beam across a screen, the trace controller comprising:
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addressable memory means storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to separate ones of said multiple traces for outputting trace attribute control data when addressed; switch means receiving said input signals for providing a selected one of the input signals as an output signal, said one input signal being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; means for controlling an attribute of said beam in response to said output signal; and means for successively addressing said memory means such that said addressable memory means outputs a sequence of trace attribute control data, each data of said sequence corresponding to a separate one of said multiple traces.
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10. A trace controller for an instrument having a screen for displaying multiple traces generated by a beam moving across the screen, comprising:
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addressable memory means storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to separate ones of said multiple traces, for outputting trace attribute control data when addressed; switch means receiving multiple input signals for providing ones of the input signals as output signals, said ones of said input signals being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; means for controlling movement of the beam in accordance with one of said output signals; and means for successively addressing said memory means such that said addressable memory means outputs a sequence of trace attribute control data, each data of said sequence corresponding to a separate one of said multiple traces. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A trace controller for an instrument having a screen for displaying multiple traces generated by a beam moving across the screen, comprising:
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addressable memory means storing at separate addresses trace attribute control data corresponding to separate ones of the multiple traces for outputting trace attribute control data when addressed; first switch means receiving a plurality of oscilloscope input signals for providing a selected one of the input signals as a first output signal, said one input signal being selected in accordance with trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; means for controlling vertical movement of the beam across said screen in accordance with the first output signal; means for generating a plurality of sweep signals; second switch means receiving said plurality of sweep signals and providing a selected one of the sweep signals as a second output signal, said one sweep signal being selected in accordance with the trace attribute control data output by said addressable memory means; means for controlling horizontal movement of the beam across said screen in accordance with the second output signal; and means for successively addressing said memory means such that said addressable memory means outputs a sequence of trace attribute control data, each data of said sequence corresponding to a separate one of said multiple traces. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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