Abstract: Electrical connectors, generally such as are employed for the transmission of signals, and more particularly, a modified or customized BNC coaxial cable connector of the female receptacle type, which is adapted to enable the direct connection thereof with a single-signal or mono-signal socket connector in the absence of any interfacing adapter. The modified BNC coaxial cable connector has a central contact post in the configuration of a square cross-section in lieu of the normal BNC cable connector solder cup, and whereby a further in parallel spaced therewith contact post of similar square cross-section is added to the encompassing ground ring at a predetermined radial spacing to the central contact post, so as to enable insertion of the two square posts into the respective therewith operative associated socket contacts of the mono-signal socket connector.

Abstract: A programmable multi-channel signal analyzer capable of automatically evaluating and displaying various parameters of complex analog waveforms is disclosed. A non-real time sampling technique which makes use of the repetitive nature of the input analog signal is utilized to achieve the desired high frequency digitizing of the analog signal. Subsequent data reduction, parameter evaluation and display of test results are achieved under the control of a microprocessor-controlled subsystem. Communication with an external host system is effected by means of the IEEE-488 general purpose interface bus.