Signal analyzer and method for producing data therefore

• US 8,374,812 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2007
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tektronix Incorporated (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Tektronix Incorporated (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Nara, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Toan M
• Application Number:
  US12/516,190
• Publication Number:
  US 20100153044A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,909 Days
• Field of Search: 702/76, 702 57- 60, 702 64- 75, 702 79- 81, 702 84- 85, 702/89, 702106-108, 702117-120, 702123-127, 702/176, 702182-183, 702189-190, 324/76.11, 324/76.19, 324/76.22, 324/76.35, 324/76.39, 324/76.41, 324/76.52, 324/76.77, 375224-228, 375238-240
• US Class Current: 702/76
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 13/0236 for presentation of more than one variable
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 23/165 using filters
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 23/18 with provision for recording frequency spectrum

Abstract

A first frequency analysis range and a second frequency analysis range narrower than the first one are set with an operation panel 34, etc. A first signal path 171 produces first time domain data of a frequency converted signal under test by a first data production rate depending on the first frequency analysis range. A second signal path 172 produces second time domain data of frequency converted signal under test by a second data production rate depending on the second frequency analysis range and slower than the first data production rate. A CPU receives the first and second time domain data in parallel and produces first and second frequency domain data by FFT wherein frequency shift amounts in the frequency conversions in the first and second signal paths are different depending on the difference between the center frequencies of the first and second frequency analysis ranges.

Claims

1. A signal analyzer comprising:

an analysis range setting means for setting a first frequency analysis range and a second frequency analysis range for analyzing a signal under test with the second frequency analysis range is variable relative to and narrower than the first frequency analysis range;

a first signal path having a first frequency converter and a first decimator for producing first time domain data of a frequency converted version of the signal under test based on a first data production rate and a first data acquisition time according to the first frequency analysis range;

a second signal path having a second frequency converter and a second decimator for producing second time domain data of a frequency converted version of the signal under test based on a second data production rate that is slower than the first data production rate according to the second frequency analysis range; and

a calculation means receiving the first and second time domain data for producing first and second frequency domain data respectively in calculation.

2. The signal analyzer as recited in claim 1 wherein frequency shift amounts of the frequency conversions in the first and second signal paths are different according to the difference between the center frequencies of the first and second frequency analysis ranges.

3. The signal analyzer as recited in claim 1 wherein the second signal path produces the second time domain data of the frequency converted version of the signal under test based on a second data production rate that is slower than the first data production rate and a second data acquisition time that is longer than the first data acquisition time according to the second frequency analysis range.

4. The signal analyzer as recited in claim 1 wherein the first signal path has a delay means for compensating the difference between the data production speeds of the first and second time domain data depending on the difference between the first and second data production rates.

5. The signal analyzer as recited in claim 1 wherein the analysis range setting means sets a first time analysis range and a second time analysis range that is narrower than the first time analysis range, the first signal path produces a first time domain data of the signal under test according to a first data production rate that is set according to the set first time analysis range, and the second signal path produces second time domain data of the signal under test according to a second data production rate that is faster than the first data production rate and is set depending on the second time analysis range wherein the second signal path has a delay means for compensating the difference between data production speeds of the first and second time domain data according to the difference between the first and second data production rates.

6. A data production method for a signal analyzer comprising steps of:

inputting a signal under test to the signal analyzer;

setting a first frequency analysis range and a second frequency analysis range to the signal analyzer for analyzing the signal under test with the second frequency analysis range is variable relative to and narrower than the first frequency analysis range;

setting a first data production rate and a first data acquisition time to a first path of the signal analyzer according to the first frequency analysis range for producing first time domain data of a frequency converted version of the signal under test with the first path having a first frequency converter and a first decimator; and

setting a second data production rate that is slower than the first data production rate to a second path of the signal analyzer according to the second frequency analysis range for producing second time domain data of a frequency converted version of the signal under test with the second path having a second frequency converter and a second decimator; and

producing first and second frequency domain data from the first and second time domain data respectively wherein the first and second frequency domain data are updated in parallel according to the input of the signal under test.

7. The data production method for a signal analyzer as recited in claim 6 wherein a second data acquisition time that is longer than the first data acquisition time is set when the second frequency analysis range that is narrower than the first frequency analysis range is set to make frequency resolution of the second frequency domain data higher than frequency resolution of the first frequency domain data.

8. A data production method for a signal analyzer comprising steps of:

inputting a signal under test to the signal analyzer;

setting a first time analysis range and a second time analysis range to the signal analyzer for analyzing the signal under test with the second time analysis range is variable relative to and narrower than the first time analysis range;

setting a first data production rate to a first path of the signal analyzer according to the first time analysis range to produce first time domain data from the signal under test with the first path having a first frequency converter and a first decimator;

setting a second data production rate that is faster than the first data production rate to a second path of the signal analyzer according to the second time analysis range to produce second time domain data from the signal under test with the second path having a second frequency converter and a second decimator; and

setting the same center frequency to the first and second frequency converters wherein the first and second time domain data are updated in parallel according to the input of the signal under test.