Patent ID: 6424927
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G01R,H02H

Abstract:
A circuit board for characterizing transient phenomena that occur at a monitored location, the circuit board usable in a general-purpose computer system including a processor, memory, and a digital signal bus for conveying digital signals, the circuit board comprising:analog circuitry receiving an analog input signal representing transient phenomena detected at the monitored location, the analog circuitry continuously measuring a characteristic of the detected transient phenomena and producing an analog output signal representing the measured characteristic, wherein the analog circuitry has an approximate range of operation between 10 kHz and 250 MHz for measuring the characteristic; and a digital interface, in communication with the analog circuitry and the digital signal bus, for converting the analog output signal into a digital signal representing the measured characteristic and for transmitting the digital signal onto the digit signal bus.