US4517523A
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Oscilloscope trigger circuit combining wideband trigger signal amplification and trigger coupling mode selection
Assignee: Techsearch LLC
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Filing: 1983-10-03
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2003-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A trigger circuit for use in an oscilloscope comprises a DC amplifier for low frequency amplification and high-frequency amplifier arranged to provide wideband trigger signal amplification while providing typical trigger coupling modes, such as AC, DC, high-frequency reject, and low-frequency reject.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Miles
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:28
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R13/00; G01R13/20; G01R13/22; G01R13/24; G01R13/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A wideband trigger circuit for an oscilloscope, comprising: an input terminal for receiving an input signal; an input impedance network including at least one DC signal path connected to said input terminal for providing a plurality of selectable input signal coupling modes; a low frequency amplifier coupled to said impedance network for amplifying low frequency components of said input signal; a high frquency amplifier having a first input AC coupled to said input terminal and a second input coupled to the output of said low frequency amplifier for amplifying high frequency components of said input signal and for adding the low and high frequency components; and means for selecting any one of said plurality of selectable input signal coupling modes thereby to establish the frequency response of said trigger circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A wideband trigger circuit for an oscilloscope, comprising: an input terminal for receiving an input signal; an input impedance network including at least one DC signal path connected to said input terminal for providing a plurality of selectable input signal coupling modes; a low frequency amplifier coupled to said impedance network for amplifying low frequency components of said input signal; a high frquency amplifier having a first input AC coupled to said input terminal and a second input coupled to the output of said low frequency amplifier for amplifying high frequency components of said input signal and for adding the low and high frequency components; and means for selecting any one of said plurality of selectable input signal coupling modes thereby to establish the frequency response of said trigger circuit.
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