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by Chris Nadovich
Synthetic Instruments: Concepts and Applications
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Table of Contents
Copyright
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
What’s on the CD-ROM?
Chapter 1: What is a Synthetic Instrument?
History of Automated Measurement
Synthetic Instruments Defined
Advantages of Synthetic Instruments
Synthetic Instrument Misconceptions
Chapter 2: Synthetic Measurement System Hardware Architectures
System Concept—The CCC Architecture
Hardware Requirements Traceability
Chapter 3: Stimulus
Stimulus Digital Signal Processing
Stimulus Triggering
The Stimulus D/A
Stimulus Conditioning
Stimulus Cascade—Real-World Example
Chapter 4: Response
Response Signal Conditioning
The Response Codec
Response Digital Signal Processing
Response Cascade—Real-World Example
Chapter 5: Real-World Design: A Synthetic Measurement System
Universal High-Speed RF Microwave Test System
System Architecture
DUT Interface
Calibration
Software Solutions
Conclusions
Chapter 6: Measurement Maps
Measurement Abstraction
General Measurements
Abscissas and Ordinates
Ports and Modes
Map Manipulations
Calibration Strategy and Map Manipulations
Canonical Maps
Processing a Measurement
Chapter 7: Signals
Kinds of Signals
Coding, Decoding, and Measuring the Signal Hierarchy
Decoding Method Abscissas
Direct Real Analog Baseband Signals
Digital Coded Baseband
Analog Coded Baseband
Bandwidth
Bandpass Signals
Bandpass Sampling
Image Rejection
Interference and Images
I/Q Sampling
Broadband Periodic Signals
Chapter 8: Calibration and Accuracy
Metrology for Marketers and Managers
Introduction to Calibration
Stimulus Calibration
De-Embedding Calibration Objects
Chapter 9: Specifying Synthetic Instruments
Synthetic Instrument Definition and XML
Introduction to XML
Describing the Measurement System with XML
Describing Measurement Results with XML
Chapter 10: Synthetic Instrument Markup Language: SIML
A DTD for Measurement Description
More SIML Details
Chapter 11: Ten Mistakes in Synthetic Measurement System Design
Fixing Performance or Functionality Shortfalls Exclusively by Adding Hardware
Fixing Hardware Mistakes with Software
Adding Modes or Features Dedicated to Specific Measurements
Designing Synthetic Instruments Procedurally
Meeting Legacy Instrument Specifications
Developing Stimulus Separate from Response
Not Combining Measurements
Hardware Modularity as a Distraction
Bad Lab Procedure
Fear of Change
Acronym Glossary
Basic SIML DTD
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
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