Patent ID: 11953524
Assignee: GENTIAM LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An electronics tool comprising:
a waveform interface integral to the electronics tool and comprising a waveform pin configured to make electrical contact with a system external to the electronics tool, the waveform interface being configured to measure a frequency, an amplitude, and/or a duty cycle of an electrical signal on the waveform pin;
an analog circuit interface integral to the electronics tool and comprising an analog pin configured to make electrical contact with a system external to the electronics tool, the analog circuit interface being configured to provide an adjustable analog output at the analog pin, receive an analog input at the analog pin, and measure a magnitude of a voltage at the analog pin;
a digital circuit interface integral to the electronics tool and comprising a mechanical switch and a digital pin, the digital pin being configured to make electrical contact with a system external to the electronics tool, and the digital circuit interface being configured to provide a digital output at the digital pin based at least in part on a position of the mechanical switch and receive a digital input at the digital pin;
a display interface integral to the electronics tool and configured to display an analog voltage value based on the magnitude of the voltage at the analog pin and display a visual indication of the digital pin being at a high voltage or a low voltage;
a microcontroller circuit interface integral to the electronics tool and comprising communication pins configured to make electrical contact with a system external to the electronics tool, the microcontroller circuit interface being configured to receive a variable from the system external that is in electrical contact with the communication pins; and
an internal temperature sensor,
wherein the display interface comprises one or a plurality of mechanical buttons, and
wherein the display interface is configured to toggle between displaying a value associated with the analog input at the analog pin, the frequency or frequencies of the electrical signal on the waveform pin, an amplitude or amplitudes of the electrical signal on the waveform pin, the duty cycle of the electrical signal on the waveform pin, the variable received by the microcontroller circuit interface, and/or a temperature value obtained from the internal temperature sensor in response to one or more presses of the mechanical button.