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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1990
Edward D Wardzala, Portland, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A method of measuring timebase jitter for component video compares a test signal from a reference signal generator, such as a bowtie signal or a fixed carrier frequency signal, with the same test signal from a local phase locked signal generator for which timing jitter is to be determined. The test signals are timed to be coincident by adjusting appropriate delay lines and timing controls. For a bowtie signal the width of an indeterminate region for the intersection of the bowtie signal is a measure of the timebase jitter, the value of which is determined using the cursors provided by the bowtie signal. For a fixed carrier frequency signal the respective test signals are equalized in amplitude and timed for coincidence, and then modulated together. The modulated signal is lowpass filtered and processed by a fast Fourier transform to provide a display of the timebase jitter.