Patent ID: 6594612
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A digitizer in a measurement system, wherein the digitizer is operable to acquire data from an external source, the digitizer comprising:an analog to digital converter (ADC) which is operable to receive analog signals from the external source and convert the analog signals to digital signals; a memory which is operable to store a scan list, wherein the scan list comprises a data structure which specifies digitizer operations; and an element coupled to the memory which is operable to access the scan list from the memory and execute the scan list to acquire the analog signals from the external source; wherein the scan list comprises a plurality of entries, wherein each of the plurality of entries comprises parameters specifying digitizer operation; and wherein, for at least a subset of the plurality of entries, the parameters comprise two or more of: a switch time specification; a settle time specification; and a measure time specification.