Schematic display of protocol-specific information
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1. A method for use in a protocol analyzer, of displaying data, the data rep resenting a schematic of a system under test, said system using communications among components of said system, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring the data from the system;
extracting protocol-specific information from the data;
analyzing said extracted protocol-specific information to detect errors;
converting the protocol-specific information into schematic elements, the schematic elements being selected from the group consisting of devices, functions, operations, connections, and links;
generating from the schematic elements a symbolic representation of the system in the form of said schematic;
annotating said symbolic representations to indicate an occurrence of one of said errors; and
displaying the schematic on a display screen of the protocol analyzer.
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Abstract
A test and measurement instrument for displaying data including an acquisition system configured to receive an input signal, a processor coupled to the acquisition system and configured to generate a schematic from protocol-specific information within the input signal, and a display coupled to the processor and configured to display the schematic.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for use in a protocol analyzer, of displaying data, the data rep resenting a schematic of a system under test, said system using communications among components of said system, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring the data from the system; extracting protocol-specific information from the data; analyzing said extracted protocol-specific information to detect errors; converting the protocol-specific information into schematic elements, the schematic elements being selected from the group consisting of devices, functions, operations, connections, and links; generating from the schematic elements a symbolic representation of the system in the form of said schematic; annotating said symbolic representations to indicate an occurrence of one of said errors; and displaying the schematic on a display screen of the protocol analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A test and measurement instrument for displaying data, the data representing a system of the type using communications among components of the system, comprising:
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an acquisition system configured to receive an input signal to convert it into the data; a processor coupled to the acquisition system and configured to extract protocol-specific information from the data, to convert the protocol-specific information into schematic elements, the schematic elements being selected from the group consisting of devices, functions, operations connections, and links, and to generate a symbolic representation in the form of a schematic for the system from the schematic elements; said processor analyzing said extracted protocol-specific information to detect errors; said processor annotating said symbolic representations to indicate an occurrence of one of said errors; and a display coupled to the processor and configure to display the schematic. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A test and measurement instrument for displaying data, the data rep resenting a system of the type using communications among components of the system, comprising:
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means for receiving the data; means for extracting protocol-specific information from the data; means for converting the protocol-specific information into schematic elements, the schematic elements being selected from the group consisting of devices, functions, operations, connections, and links; means for assembling the schematic element into a schematic for the system; and means for displaying the schematic. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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