Graphical display device

• US 5,923,161 A
• Filed: 04/14/1997
• Issued: 07/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Universal Enterprises, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Universal Enterprises, Incorporated
• Inventors: Wieners, Robert J., Frankovitch, Ed Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ballato, Josie
• Assistant Examiner(s): Solis, Jose M.
• Application Number:
  US08/843,273
• Time in Patent Office: 820 Days
• Field of Search: 324/121 R, 324/130, 324/115, 324/379
• US Class Current: 324/115
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 13/0218 Circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 15/125 for digital multimeters

Abstract

A measuring device displays waveforms representative of electrical signals and includes a selector, at least one input terminal, and a graphical display. The graphical display is suitable to view a waveform thereon. The measuring device receives an electrical signal from the input terminal and displays a first waveform on the graphical display representative of the electrical signal. The selector is selectable to one of a plurality of positions and the measuring device selects a set of waveform data in response to each of the positions. The measuring device displays a second waveform on the graphical display representative of the waveform data.

Claims

1. A measuring device for displaying waveforms representative of electrical signals from a device under test includes a selector, at least one input terminal, and a graphical display, said measuring device comprising:

(a) said graphical display suitable to display a waveform thereon;

(b) a storage device containing a plurality of waveform data sets, each of said waveform data sets having respective trigger data for measuring said electrical signals and scaling data, at least two of said waveform data sets having different values for both respective trigger data and scaling data;

(c) a measuring module adapted to receive an electrical input signal from said input terminal free from a response to a stimulus from said measuring device to said device under test from which said electrical input signal is received;

(d) said selector rotatable to one of a plurality of positions;

(e) said measuring device selects a different waveform data set in response to said selector being rotated to each of said positions;

(f) said measuring device configures said measuring module with trigger data from said waveform data set corresponding to said position of said selector;

(g) said measuring module compares said electrical input signal with said trigger data corresponding to said position of said selector and generates a received waveform representative of said electrical input signal in response to at least one of said electrical input signal being greater than said trigger data corresponding to said position of said selector and being less than said trigger data corresponding to said position of said selector;

(h) said measuring device automatically configures said graphical display in accordance with said scaling data corresponding to said position of said selector based only in response to said selector being rotated to said one of said plurality of positions; and

(i) said graphical display displays said received waveform.

2. The measuring device of claim 1 further comprising:

(a) each of said waveform data sets further includes respective graphical data for a referenced waveform;

(b) said measuring device automatically selects said graphical data corresponding to said position of said selector only in response to said selector being rotated to said one of said plurality of positions; and

(c) said graphical display displays said referenced waveform corresponding to said position of said selector.

3. The measuring device of claim 2 wherein said received waveform and said referenced waveform are displayed on different portions of said graphical display.

4. The measuring device of claim 1 wherein each of said trigger data includes a trigger slope value.

5. The measuring device of claim 1 wherein each of said trigger data includes a trigger level voltage.