Digital qp detecting apparatus, spectrum analyzer having the same, and digital qp detecting method

• US 20070173217A1
• Filed: 11/18/2004
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advantest Corporation
• Original Assignee: Advantest Corporation
• Inventors: Arai, Michiaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,633,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/214
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/2506 Arrangements for conditioning or analysing measured signals, e.g. for indicating peak values G01R19/003 takes precedence; Details concerning sampling, digitizing or waveform capturing displaying waveforms G01R13/00; analog sampling G01R19/0053
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 29/0892 Details related to signal analysis or treatment; presenting results, e.g. displays; measuring specific signal features other than field strength, e.g. polarisation, field modes, phase, envelope, maximum value

Abstract

A QP detection unit includes digital circuit elements. There is provided a digital QP detector which detects an electric power signal Vi, which is an input signal, and outputs a detection signal Vo. The digital QP detector includes a register which records input digital data, a first multiplier which multiplies the digital data recorded in the register by a first coefficient, a second multiplier which multiplies the digital data recorded in the register by a second coefficient, an adder which adds the electric power signal Vi and the output from the first multiplier to each other, a comparator which compares the level of the electric power signal Vi and the level of the detection signal Vo, and a first switch which switches the digital data to be fed to the register between the output from the adder (Vi>Vo) and the output from the second multiplier (Vi<Vo) based on a comparison result of the comparator. The output of the first switch is output as the detection signal Vo via a third multiplier and a latch.

Claims

1. A digital QP detecting apparatus that detects an input signal and outputs a detection signal, comprising:

a register that records an input digital data;

a first multiplier that multiplies the digital data recorded in said register by a first coefficient, and outputs the product;

a second multiplier that multiplies the digital data recorded in said register by a second coefficient, and outputs the product;

an adder that adds the input signal and the output from said first multiplier to each other;

a level comparator that compares the level of the input signal and the level of the detection signal with each other; and

a first switch that switches the digital data fed to said register between an output from said adder and the output from said second multiplier based on a comparison result by said level comparator,

wherein the detection signal is generated based on an output from said first switch.

2. The digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a third multiplier that generates the detection signal by multiplying the output from said first switch by a third coefficient.

3. The digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the third coefficient is obtained by subtracting the first coefficient from 1.

4. The digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 1 wherein:

said first switch;

(i) selects the output from said adder as the digital data fed to said register if the level of the input signal is higher than the level of the detection signal; and

(ii) selects the output from said second multiplier as the digital data fed to said register if the level of the input signal is lower than the level of the detection signal.

5. The digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 1 comprising:

a latch that records a signal based on the output from said first switch, and updates the recorded signal at a predetermined period; and

a second switch that switches the reciprocal of the said predetermined period between the data rate of the input signal and a rate smaller than the data rate of the input signal based on the comparison result by said level comparator.

6. The digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:

said second switch;

(i) sets the reciprocal of the predetermined period to the data rate of the input signal if the level of the input signal is higher than the level of the detection signal; and

(ii) sets the reciprocal of the predetermined period to the rate smaller than the data rate of the input signal if the level of the input signal is less than the level of the detection signal.

7. A spectrum analyzer comprising the digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 1.

8. A spectrum analyzer comprising:

an electric power signal converter that converts a signal to be measured to an electric power signal;

the digital QP detecting apparatus according to claim 1 that detects the electric power signal and outputs a detection signal; and

an extreme value detector that detects an extreme value of the detection signal.

9. A digital QP detecting method of detecting an input signal and outputting a detection signal, comprising:

recording an input digital data;

multiplying the digital data recorded in said recording step by a first coefficient, and outputting the product;

multiplying the digital data recorded in said recording step by a second coefficient, and outputting the product;

adding the input signal and the output from the step of multiplying the digital data by the first coefficient;

comparing the level of the input signal and the level of the detection signal with each other; and

switching the digital data recorded in said recording step between an output from said adding step and the output from the step of multiplying the digital data by the second coefficient based on a comparison result by said level comparing step,

wherein the detection signal is generated based on an output from said switching step.