Tektronix, Inc.

Ronald M Henricksen

Dale E Carlton

Clifford E Baker

Pavel R Zivny

Maria Agoston

A digitizing instrument is used for modifying pattern data and jitter and noise components of a communication signal. In a typical implementation, the midpoints of a rising edge slope and horizontal portion of the communication signal are determined and multiple digital data records are acquired at the midpoints. The data sample records are transformed to frequency components and the random jitter and noise, and periodic jitter and noise components are determined. A correlated pattern data and the jitter and noise components are matrix elements in a simulated signal channel having communication system elements. Each correlated pattern data and jitter and noise component may be modified for each of the communication system element. The selectively modified correlated pattern data and jitter and noise components are combined to produce a modified communication signal that is displayed as a numeric table, eye diagram or bit error rate presentation.

System for independently modifying jitter and noise components in a signal digitizing instrument

The distribution with respect to time of an event defined by the waveform of a repetitive input signal having a magnitude that lies within a predetermined range of values is observed by generating a sample signal at least once during each repetition of the input signal, generating an n-bit digital timing signal representative of the time of occurrence of a sample signal relative to the time of occurrence of the trigger signal, and sampling the repetitive input signal and generating a memory enable signal in the event that the magnitude of the input signal at the time of sampling falls within the predetermined range of values. The memory locations of a memory having 2.sup.n separately addressable memory locations are allocated respectively to the 2.sup.n possible values of the timing signal, and the contents of a memory location of the memory means are incremented by one unit in the event that a memory enable signal is generated in response to a sample signal that is associated with the timing signal to which the location is allocated.

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Beaverton, OR, United States of America

Ronald M Henricksen