CN101246201A

CN101246201A - Indicia for channels collected into a group

Info

Publication number: CN101246201A
Application number: CNA2008100920179A
Authority: CN
Inventors: E·A·迪金森; L·X·朗宁; S·C·赫林; T·L·塔尔
Original assignee: Tektronix Inc
Current assignee: Tektronix Inc
Priority date: 2007-02-12
Filing date: 2008-02-13
Publication date: 2008-08-20

Abstract

An indicia for channels that are collected into a group has a head situated adjacent channel numbers representing the channels included within the group, and has a tail that encompasses the channel numbers. When the last channel in the group is selected, further turning of a Select knob in the same direction results in selection of the group, which selection is indicated by highlighting at least a portion of the indicia.

Description

Be used for by the mark of passage grouped together

Technical field

The present invention relates to the demonstration of multiple data channel, particularly be used for being gathered the mark (indicia) of (collect) passage (channel) in groups.

The cross reference of related application

Present patent application be require to submit on February 12nd, 2007, denomination of invention is the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number 60/889 of INDICIAFORCHANNELS COLLETED INTOAGROUP people such as () Dickenson, the non-provisional application of 514 right of priority is incorporated it into this paper as a reference at this.

Background technology

A lot of tests and surveying instrument, for example logic analyzer (LA) and hybrid oscillometric signal device (MixedSignal Oscilloscope MSO) provide the demonstration to a plurality of logical data passages.Described the example of such passage marshalling in co-pending u.s. patent application serial number [attorney docket 8321], this example provides dirigibility completely for the user in the marshalling at passage under the situation of bus of not considering to decode.Passage in the marshalling permission group of passage is opened together/closes or moves together on display.Usually, channel number is adjacent to be shown with the passage that is associated along the left side of display.Yet to be the part of group or group selected with the interior individual passage of this group passage on the contrary all is not clearly.

Desired is a kind of being used for by the mark of passage grouped together, and whether passage and this group that described mark illustrates in the group be selected.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the invention provides a kind of being used for by the mark of passage grouped together, in order to show which passage is in group and be that passage in group or this group is selected.Described mark generally includes head and afterbody, and described head is positioned at the position contiguous with group, and described afterbody surrounds the channel number that is included in the group.Preferably, described head is the triangle that is positioned at the top of group internal channel number, and described triangle points to the channel number that belongs to this group downwards.Described afterbody can be the bar (bar) that extends through channel number from triangle, just as barbecue rod (skewer), in order to comprise the channel number in (encompass) this group.When selecting knob to select in the group passage at top for instance, further rotate with equidirectional and to select knob (select knob) will cause that this group is selected.Select this group will cause this mark highlighted (highlight).Then, rotate with any direction once more and select knob will cancel this group of selection, and the next passage above selection on the display is positioned at this group or the passage at this group top.

When in conjunction with claims and the following detailed description of accompanying drawing reading, purpose of the present invention, advantage and other novel features will be clearly.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is to use the planimetric map according to the demonstration of mark of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the partial plan layout of the demonstration of Fig. 1, is clearly shown that more according to mark of the present invention.

Fig. 3 illustrates the figure diagrammatic sketch diagrammatic view how according to the present invention mark changes the selection of indicating group.

Fig. 4 is the figure diagrammatic sketch that the marshalling of vertical scheme is shown.

Fig. 5 is the figure diagrammatic sketch that the marshalling of horizontal approach is shown.

Embodiment

With reference now to Fig. 1,, show demonstration 10, a plurality of passages are grouped into 4 groups, every group of 4 passages.Channel number illustrates on the left side that shows 10.Can know (irfer) marshalling by inference according to passage proximity each other, but in fact they may not to depend on the group that how to define " proximity (proximity) " under many circumstances.Yet mark 20 is also illustrated on the left side that shows 10, and no matter how passage can vertically be separated in this demonstration, and this mark clearly illustrates that all which passage is compiled to group.Mark 20 comprises " head " 22 and " afterbody " 24, and in this example, they are shown as the triangle and the bar that runs through the channel number of forming this group as the barbecue rod of the downward finger that is positioned at each group top.When one of channel number (" 4 ") was highlighted, head 22 and afterbody 24 showed with profile (outline) form, to show the current passage 4 of having selected.Fig. 2 is the detailed view in demonstration left side that is used for a group of a plurality of groups shown in the displayed map 1.The channel number indicator has " bracket (bracket) " indicator on the right side, for this passage, and when logical signal is shown, the height of this bracket indicator indication logical signal.

In order to use disclosed group of notion in the above-mentioned co-pending patented claim, when the user need the understanding group be selected with independent passage, and need know next what can be selected when the knob with the knob that elects is rotated on the contrary.Like that, showing the group that has on 10 by mark 20 indications shown in the figure of Fig. 3,15-12 forms by passage, also has independent passage 0 above this group.Initial passage 14 is selected, as indicated by highlighting of channel number.When rotating the selection knob with a direction, the top passageway during passage 15-promptly should organize then is selected.Rotate to select knob can cause that this group is selected with another time of equidirectional once more, as indicated like that, such as indicating by the profile of this mark of filling composition by highlighted mark 20.Further rotate the selection knob with equidirectional and can cause the passage 0 that selection is independent, select knob will reselect passage 15 and rotate in the opposite direction.No matter which kind of situation (ineither case) takes place, described group all is cancelled selection.

Identical mark 20 can be used in other parts of instrument user interface (unser interface UI).For example, as shown in Figure 4, when group is listed on the passage menu, can be in a horizontal manner rather than vertical mode usage flag 20, be a group with indication passage D7-D3.Such display is not listed passage all in this group (even they can not adopt continuous order), but only lists the beginning that is positioned at this group and the passage of ending.Similarly, the same with the demonstration of employing menu when the selection group for showing as shown in Figure 5 by the content of selecting knob to select, also can the usage level configuration.

Although be illustrated as triangle 22 and bar 24, but mark 20 can have any form, for example head is circular, square, polyhedron or the like, and afterbody is bracket, line or the like, shown in form be clearly shown which passage is associated in the group and indicates this group whether selected.Similarly, head 22 can be positioned at top or bottom (left side or the right side) of the passage of being organized into groups, and afterbody can adopt the bar of parameatal bracket form rather than penetrating via number.Important feature is which passage of indication belongs to this group and when selected this group is.In addition, head 22 can be as a whole with 24 one-tenth of afterbodys and not be differentiated mutually with afterbody 24, if configuration show which passage in this group and this group when selected.

Therefore, the present invention provides mark for the passage that is grouped in together, the passage in the not only indication group of this mark but also indicate this group when selected, and preferably, the head of this mark is positioned at the end of group of passage and the passage that afterbody comprises this group.

Claims

1. mark that is used for the group that a plurality of passages are associated together comprises:

Contiguous described group head; And

The afterbody that comprises a plurality of passages, when described group when selected, at least a portion of described mark is highlighted.

2. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said part comprises head.

3. mark as claimed in claim 2, wherein said part also comprises afterbody.

4. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said part comprises afterbody.

5. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head comprise the symbol that adopts the profile form, and when described group when selected, described profile form is filled.

6. mark as claimed in claim 5, wherein said symbol comprise one that selects from contain circle, ellipse, triangle, rectangle and polyhedral group.

7. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said afterbody comprise the bar of the channel number that passes a plurality of passages of expression.

8. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said afterbody comprise vicinity and are comprising the bracket of the channel number of representing a plurality of passages.

9. mark as claimed in claim 1, wherein said head comprises the triangle that points to a plurality of passages.

10. mark as claimed in claim 9, wherein said afterbody comprise the bar that extends through the channel number of a plurality of passages of expression from described triangle.

11. a test and sensing device can be operated to receive and show a plurality of and data channel, shown in test and sensing device comprise:

Be used to show the device of the data channel that is received;

Be used for the passage of two or more demonstrations is weaved into the device of group;

Be used on display device, indicating the device of the passage of the demonstration of weaving into group;

Indicating device shown in it can be operated to the mark that shows that aforementioned each claim is asked.