TW201623977A - Oscilloscope equipment and portable device for the oscilloscope equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are an oscilloscope equipment and a portable device for the oscilloscope equipment. The portable device can receive and display image information, to be representative of the measurement circuit electronic signals, from the oscilloscope equipment. Because portable device can easily be replaced, so the built-in display screen of the oscilloscope equipment repair problems can easily be solved. In addition, due to the oscilloscope equipment without the built-in display screen, it can significantly reduce manufacturing costs.

Description

Oscilloscope device and its portable device

The present invention relates to an oscilloscope device and a device for use thereof, and more particularly to an oscilloscope device that does not require a built-in display screen and a portable device that is used in combination.

Because the electronic signal cannot be observed by the naked eye, the invention of the oscilloscope device is used to convert the electronic signal into visible image data and display it, so that the user can study the amplitude, waveform and size of various electronic signals. The user can clearly grasp the electrical characteristics of the research target, so that the oscilloscope equipment has become an indispensable instrument in circuit experiments.

Currently, oscilloscope devices usually need to have at least one display screen for displaying image data. As a result, the preparation cost of the oscilloscope and the volume of the finished product cannot be effectively reduced. In addition, when the built-in display screen is broken and the image data cannot be displayed normally, if the engineer cannot be found in real time, the main function of the oscilloscope device image display will be lost.

Therefore, how to develop an oscilloscope device that does not require a built-in display screen is an issue of current concern in the industry.

In view of the above disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention provides an oscilloscope device capable of sensing an analog electronic signal of a circuit to be measured, and can be used with a portable device having a touch screen, and has an apparatus body and AD. Conversion module and processing module. The device body has a carrier for carrying the portable device, and a device communication module for communicating with the portable device. The portable device can output a control command to the device body through the device communication module. The AD conversion module is configured to convert an analog electronic signal sensed by the measurement circuit into a digital electronic signal. The processing module can command the AD conversion module to perform an AD conversion operation according to the control command, and process the digital electronic signal converted by the AD conversion module into image information, and provide image information through the device communication module. Touch screen display for portable devices.

Preferably, the communication technology used by the device communication module is selected from the group consisting of USB communication technology, Bluetooth communication technology, and WIFI communication technology. The carrier is pivotally connected to the device body and can be pivoted to adjust the tilt angle of the touch screen of the portable device to the best visible value. The utility model can also include a data storage module for storing image information processed by the processing module. The processing module can display the image data stored in the data storage module to the touch screen display of the portable electronic device through the device communication module.

Preferably, the portable device can supply power to the device body through the device communication module to maintain normal operating power of the device body. A battery module can also be included for powering the device body or the portable device to maintain normal operating power of the device body or the portable device.

Preferably, the carrier is provided with at least one positioning member, and the positioning member is slidable on the rail on the carrier body for contacting and positioning the portable device, wherein the positioning member is pivotally connected with a pressing portion, which is pivotable Press to position the portable device. The positioning member is provided with a resistance member for resisting the carrier body to limit the sliding of the positioning member by frictional resistance. The positioning member is provided with a lock attachment for locking to the carrier body to limit the sliding of the positioning member.

In addition, the present invention provides a portable device for the above oscilloscope device, which has a device communication module, a touch screen, an information output module, and a control module. The touch screen is used to accept operational commands. The information output module is used to output information to an external device. The control module can output control commands to the oscilloscope device through the device communication module according to the operation command, or command the touch screen to display image information from the oscilloscope device, or command the information output module to output the image from the oscilloscope device. Like information.

Preferably, the operational instructions include instructions for scaling, rotating or dragging the image; or instructions for setting operational parameters of the oscilloscope device.

Compared with the prior art, the oscilloscope device of the present invention does not need a built-in display screen, and displays the image information representing the electronic signal of the circuit to be measured by using the portable device, which has the advantages of low cost and easy maintenance. The portable device can be removed from the oscilloscope device, and the remote person can observe the image information of the measurement signal to expand the scope of the oscilloscope device measurement information, and can be used in various experimental occasions.

The other aspects of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure. The invention may also be embodied or applied by other different embodiments. The details of the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In particular, the relative relationship and relative positions of the various elements in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not representative of actual implementation of the invention.

The invention mainly improves the oscilloscope device, so that the oscilloscope device does not need a built-in display screen, and can be used with the portable device to display an image representing the electronic signal of the circuit to be measured by the touch screen of the portable device. Information, so as to solve the problems of current oscilloscope equipment. In addition, since the oscilloscope device does not require a built-in display screen, the manufacturing cost of the oscilloscope device of the present invention can be greatly reduced. The aforementioned portable device is, for example, an electronic device with a touch screen such as a tablet computer or a smart phone.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 together, the oscilloscope device 1 of the present invention has a device body 11 , an AD conversion module 12 , and a processing module 13 . The device body 11 has a device communication module 112 for communicating with the portable device 2. The communication technology used may be selected from the group consisting of USB communication technology, Bluetooth communication technology, and WIFI communication technology. The portable device 2 can output a control command to the device body 11 or receive information from the device body 11 by using the device communication module 112.

The AD conversion module 12 is configured to convert an analog electronic signal measured by the measurement circuit to a digital electronic signal. The processing module 13 can command the AD conversion module 12 to perform an AD conversion operation according to the control command outputted by the portable device 2 to the oscilloscope device 1, and process the digital electronic signal converted by the AD conversion module 12 into The image information is provided by the device communication module 112, and the image information obtained by the operation is provided to the portable device 2, and the touch screen 21 of the portable device 2 displays the electronic signal representing the circuit to be measured. Image information. Therefore, the oscilloscope device of the present invention does not need a built-in display screen, so that the manufacturing cost of the device can be effectively reduced, and the problems caused by the display screen being damaged and unable to be repaired immediately can be solved.

In addition, the oscilloscope device 1 can also be configured with a data storage module 14 for storing image information processed by the processing module 13 to facilitate analysis and analysis of historical image information representing the electronic signals of the circuit to be measured. The data storage module 14 is, for example, a data storage medium such as a hard disk or a portable disk. It should be noted that the processing module 13 can also display the historical image data stored in the data storage module 14 to the touch screen 21 of the portable device 2 through the device communication module 112.

Generally, the portable device 2 is usually provided with a backup power supply. In the present invention, the backup power supply of the portable device 2 can supply power to the device body 11 through the device communication module 112, so that the device body 11 has no In the case of power, the normal operating power of the device body 11 is maintained, which facilitates external use. In addition, the oscilloscope device 1 of the present invention also has a built-in battery module 15 , and the battery module 15 is mainly used to supply power to the device body 11 to maintain the normal operating power of the device body 11 , and the device communication module can also be used. 112 charges the backup power source of the portable device 2.

In addition, the present invention also provides a portable device 2 for use with the oscilloscope device 1 described above. The portable device 2 of the present invention has a touch screen 21, an information output module 22, a control module 23, and a device communication module 24. The touch screen 21 can provide a user-friendly operation interface for accepting an operation instruction input by an operator. Moreover, the portable device 2 of the present invention can also externally connect a keyboard or a mouse to facilitate an operator to input an operation command. The operation instructions include instructions for image scaling, rotation or dragging, and even instructions for setting operating parameters of the oscilloscope device. The information output module 22 is for outputting information to an external device such as a printer, a portable disk or a hard disk to provide a multi-dimensional way of outputting image information from the oscilloscope device 1. The control module 23 can output a control command to the device body 11 through the device communication module 24 and the device communication module 112 according to an operation instruction input through the touch screen 21, or command the touch screen 21 to display the oscilloscope. The image information of the device 1, or the command information output module 22, outputs image information from the oscilloscope device 1.

In addition, the device body 11 also has a carrier 111 for carrying the portable device 2. In the present invention, the carrier 111 can be pivotally connected to the device body 11, so that the tilt angle of the device body 11 can be adjusted by force. As shown in FIG. 3, the touch of the portable device 2 is carried. The tilt angle of the screen 21 is adjusted to the visually optimal angle value. As shown in FIG. 3, the carrier 111 of the oscilloscope device of the present invention is respectively provided with positioning members 1111 at three locations indicated by symbols A, B and C for three positions indicated by symbols A, B and C. The support bearing capacity is provided to complete the positioning of the portable device 2. However, the number and structure of the oscilloscope device positioning members of the present invention should not be limited to the foregoing, and can still be moderately adjusted while providing effective support for the portable device.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the positioning member 1111 can be slid by the track 1112 of the roller 11115 on the body of the carrier 111 to adjust the position of the portable device 2 . As shown in FIG. 7, the positioning member 1111 of the portion indicated by the symbol A in FIG. 3 of the present invention is provided with a resistance member 11113, and the resistance member 11113 can interfere with the carrier 111 when actuated by the pushing member 11114. The body generates frictional resistance, thereby restricting the sliding of the positioning member 1111 on the body of the carrier 111, and maintaining the relative positional relationship between the positioning member 1111 and the portable device 2, and providing positioning for the portable device 2.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the positioning member 1111 of the position indicated by the symbols B and C in FIG. 3 of the present invention is provided with a lock attachment 11112, and the lock attachment 11112 can generate the body of the carrier 111 when subjected to force. The locking force is applied to limit the sliding of the positioning member 1111 on the body of the carrier 111. Thus, the relative positional relationship between the positioning member 1111 and the portable device 2 can be maintained, thereby ensuring the positioning of the portable device 2.

In addition, the positioning member 1111 can also be pivotally connected to a pressing portion 11111 such as a plate-like block. The pressing portion 11111 can be pivoted to the state shown in FIG. 4 to press the portable device 2 against the carrier 111 while maintaining the carrying of the carrier 111 to the portable device 2. However, the pressing portion 11111 can also be pivoted to the state shown in FIG. 5 to release the pressing position of the portable device 2, and the portable device 2 can be removed from the carrier 111 in this state. .

In summary, the present invention provides an oscilloscope device without a built-in display screen, and a portable device that can be used with an oscilloscope device to display image information of a measurement signal by a portable device, The device is easy to replace, which solves the problem that the built-in display screen of the oscilloscope device is not easy to repair, and can reduce the manufacturing cost of the oscilloscope device. In addition, the portable device can be removed from the oscilloscope device, and the remote person can observe the image information of the measurement signal to expand the scope of the oscilloscope device measurement information.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be as defined in the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧Oscilloscope equipment
11‧‧‧Device body
111‧‧‧ Carrier
1111‧‧‧ Positioning parts
11111‧‧‧Fist
11112‧‧‧Lock attachment
11113‧‧‧Resistance
11114‧‧‧Parts
11115‧‧‧Roller
1112‧‧‧ Track
112‧‧‧Device Communication Module
12‧‧‧AD conversion module
13‧‧‧Processing module
14‧‧‧Data storage module
15‧‧‧Battery module
2‧‧‧Portable device
21‧‧‧ touch screen
22‧‧‧Information output module
23‧‧‧Control Module
24‧‧‧Device Communication Module

1 is a system block diagram of an oscilloscope device and a portable device of the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram of a first operational state of the oscilloscope device of the present invention. 3 is a schematic diagram of a second operational state of the oscilloscope device of the present invention. 4 is an enlarged view of a positioning portion of a positioning member of the oscilloscope device of the present invention, wherein the pressing portion of the positioning member is in a state of being pressed against the positioning portable device. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a positioning portion of a positioning member of the oscilloscope device of the present invention, wherein the pressing portion of the positioning member is not yet in a state of being pressed against the portable device. Figure 6 is a top plan view of the schematic structure of Figure 5. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the schematic structure of Figure 6. Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the structure of the first portion of the oscilloscope device of the present invention. Figure 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of the second portion of the oscilloscope device of the present invention. Figure 10 is a schematic view showing the structure of the third portion of the oscilloscope device of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Oscilloscope equipment

11‧‧‧Device body

112‧‧‧Device Communication Module

12‧‧‧AD conversion module

13‧‧‧Processing module

14‧‧‧Data storage module

15‧‧‧Battery module

2‧‧‧Portable device

21‧‧‧ touch screen

22‧‧‧Information output module

23‧‧‧Control Module

24‧‧‧Device Communication Module

Claims (10)

An oscilloscope device for sensing an analog electronic signal of a measurement circuit and for use with a portable device having a touch screen, comprising: a device body, configured to carry the portable device a carrier, and a device communication module for communicating with the portable device; wherein the portable device can output a control command to the device body by using the device communication module; a module for converting an analog electronic signal sensed from the to-be-measured circuit into a digital electronic signal; and a processing module for commanding the AD conversion module to perform an AD conversion operation according to the control instruction, and The digital electronic signal converted by the AD conversion module is processed into image information, and the image information is provided to the touch screen display of the portable device by the device communication module. The oscilloscope device of claim 1, wherein the communication technology used by the communication module of the device is selected from the group consisting of USB communication technology, Bluetooth communication technology, and WIFI communication technology; The device body can be pivoted to adjust the tilt angle of the touch screen of the portable device to the best visible value. The oscilloscope device of claim 1, further comprising a data storage module for storing image information processed by the processing module; the processing module can also store the data storage module The image data is provided to the touch screen display of the portable electronic device by the device communication module. The oscilloscope device of claim 1, wherein the portable device can supply power to the device body by using the device communication module to maintain normal operating power of the device body. The oscilloscope device of claim 1, further comprising a battery module for supplying power to the device body or the portable device to maintain normal operating power of the device body or the portable device. The oscilloscope device of claim 1, wherein the carrier is provided with at least one positioning member, and the positioning member is slidable on a track on the carrier body for contacting and positioning the portable device. The positioning member is pivotally connected with a pressing portion that can be pivoted to press and position the portable device. The oscilloscope device of claim 6, wherein the positioning member is provided with a resistance member for contacting the carrier body to limit the sliding of the positioning member by frictional resistance. The oscilloscope device of claim 6, wherein the positioning member is provided with a lock attachment for locking the carrier body to limit the sliding of the positioning member. A portable device for the oscilloscope device of claim 1, comprising: a device communication module; a touch screen for receiving an operation command; and an information output module for externally The device outputs information; and a control module, according to the operation instruction, outputs the control command to the oscilloscope device through the communication module of the device, or commands the touch screen to display image information from the oscilloscope device, or The information output module is commanded to output image information from the oscilloscope device. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the operation instruction comprises an instruction for image scaling, rotation or dragging; or an instruction for setting an operating parameter of the oscilloscope device.