Craig Rupp

A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation… Show more

A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks. Show less

A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered… Show more

A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered agricultural data and executing the processing of the filtered agricultural data. Show less

A method begins by agriculture equipment collecting current on-site gathered agriculture data regarding an agriculture region and sending at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data to a host device. The method continues with the host device processing one or more of the at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data, current off-site gathered agriculture data, historical on-site gathered agriculture data, historical off-site gathered… Show more

A method begins by agriculture equipment collecting current on-site gathered agriculture data regarding an agriculture region and sending at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data to a host device. The method continues with the host device processing one or more of the at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data, current off-site gathered agriculture data, historical on-site gathered agriculture data, historical off-site gathered agriculture data, and historical analysis of agriculture predictions regarding the agriculture region to produce a current agriculture prediction for the agriculture region. The method continues with the host device generating an agriculture prescription regarding at least a portion of the agriculture region based on the current agriculture prediction and sending the agriculture prescription to one or more of the agriculture equipment. Show less

A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation… Show more

A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks. Show less

A mechanism for determining an error vector magnitude EVMTD for a signal transmitted by a device under test (DUT). A receiver (typically an RF signal analyzer) produces a baseband signal in response to the signal transmission. An OFDM input signal (derived from the baseband signal) is accessed from memory. The OFDM input signal includes a sequence of time-domain OFDM input symbols. A reference signal is accessed from the memory. The reference signal includes a sequence of time-domain OFDM… Show more

A mechanism for determining an error vector magnitude EVMTD for a signal transmitted by a device under test (DUT). A receiver (typically an RF signal analyzer) produces a baseband signal in response to the signal transmission. An OFDM input signal (derived from the baseband signal) is accessed from memory. The OFDM input signal includes a sequence of time-domain OFDM input symbols. A reference signal is accessed from the memory. The reference signal includes a sequence of time-domain OFDM reference symbols. EVMTD is computed in the time domain based on a time-domain difference signal, i.e., a time-domain difference between the sequence of time-domain OFDM input symbols and the sequence of time-domain OFDM reference symbols. The error vector magnitude EVMTD is determined without transforming the sequence of time-domain OFDM input symbols to the frequency domain. The error vector magnitude EVMTD is related to a standard-defined composite EVM by a scalar multiple. Show less

Method and system for a test process. The method may include performing tests on one or more units under test (UUTs). At least one test on one or more UUTs may be performed. A signal may be acquired from the UUT. A reference signal may be retrieved. The reference signal may be derived from a transmitted signal characteristic of the UUT. The signal may be analyzed with respect to the reference signal. Results, useable to characterize the one or more UUTs, from performing the at least one test on… Show more

Method and system for a test process. The method may include performing tests on one or more units under test (UUTs). At least one test on one or more UUTs may be performed. A signal may be acquired from the UUT. A reference signal may be retrieved. The reference signal may be derived from a transmitted signal characteristic of the UUT. The signal may be analyzed with respect to the reference signal. Results, useable to characterize the one or more UUTs, from performing the at least one test on the one or more UUTs may be stored. The reference signal may be derived from an initial test and may be stored for subsequent retrieval. A respective reference signal may be retrieved for all UUTs of the one or more UUTs for a respective test. The signal may be a radio frequency signal. The UUT may be a wireless mobile device. Show less

Method and system for a test process. The method may include performing tests on one or more units under test (UUTs). At least one test on one or more UUTs may be performed. A signal may be acquired from the UUT. A reference signal may be retrieved. The reference signal may be derived from a transmitted signal characteristic of the UUT. The signal may be analyzed with respect to the reference signal. Results, useable to characterize the one or more UUTs, from performing the at least one test on… Show more

Method and system for a test process. The method may include performing tests on one or more units under test (UUTs). At least one test on one or more UUTs may be performed. A signal may be acquired from the UUT. A reference signal may be retrieved. The reference signal may be derived from a transmitted signal characteristic of the UUT. The signal may be analyzed with respect to the reference signal. Results, useable to characterize the one or more UUTs, from performing the at least one test on the one or more UUTs may be stored. The reference signal may be derived from an initial test and may be stored for subsequent retrieval. A respective reference signal may be retrieved for all UUTs of the one or more UUTs for a respective test. The signal may be a radio frequency signal. The UUT may be a wireless mobile device. Show less

A system and method for estimating a time delay introduced by an envelope tracking amplifier (ETA) of a transmitter. The ETA receives a first baseband signal that is generated by the transmitter and operates on the first baseband signal to produce an output signal. The receiver receives a second baseband signal in response to the transmitter's transmission of the output signal. The receiver generates a model signal that represents an estimate of the first baseband signal. The receiver computes… Show more

A system and method for estimating a time delay introduced by an envelope tracking amplifier (ETA) of a transmitter. The ETA receives a first baseband signal that is generated by the transmitter and operates on the first baseband signal to produce an output signal. The receiver receives a second baseband signal in response to the transmitter's transmission of the output signal. The receiver generates a model signal that represents an estimate of the first baseband signal. The receiver computes a first time delay between the amplitude envelopes of the second baseband signal and the model signal. The receiver computes a second time delay between phase signals derived respectively from the second baseband signal and the model signal. The receiver estimates the time delay that is introduced by the ETA of the transmitter by subtracting the second time delay from the first time delay. Show less

Device and method for outputting a leaked radio frequency (RF) signal useable for triggering devices under test (DUTs). The device may include a vector signal analyzer (VSA) which may also perform the method for triggering DUTs. The VSA may include a first component, configured to generate an RF signal, an input configured to receive RF signals transmitted from DUTs, and a received RF signal conditioning portion, each coupled to an internal switching portion. The VSA may be configured to… Show more

Device and method for outputting a leaked radio frequency (RF) signal useable for triggering devices under test (DUTs). The device may include a vector signal analyzer (VSA) which may also perform the method for triggering DUTs. The VSA may include a first component, configured to generate an RF signal, an input configured to receive RF signals transmitted from DUTs, and a received RF signal conditioning portion, each coupled to an internal switching portion. The VSA may be configured to generate the RF signal via the first component, leak the RF signal from the first component to the internal switching portion, generating a leaked RF signal, route the leaked RF signal to the input, bypassing the received RF signal conditioning portion and output the leaked RF signal which is useable to trigger DUTs via the input. Show less

A robotic mower boundary sensing system includes a boundary driving circuit on a charging station transmitting an encoded signal on a boundary wire, a boundary sensor on a robotic mower and including an inductor receiving the encoded signal, and a vehicle control unit on the robotic mower receiving the encoded signal from the boundary sensor and decoding the signal and cross correlating the received signal to determine the distance of the boundary sensor from the boundary wire.

Testing a plurality of communication devices. A plurality of signals may be received from the plurality of communication devices. The plurality of signals may include a signal from each of the plurality of communication devices, where a first subset of the plurality of signals has a different frequency than a second subset of the plurality of signals. The received signals may be combined into a combined signal. The combined signal may be downconverted to a combined signal, e.g., by mixing the… Show more

Testing a plurality of communication devices. A plurality of signals may be received from the plurality of communication devices. The plurality of signals may include a signal from each of the plurality of communication devices, where a first subset of the plurality of signals has a different frequency than a second subset of the plurality of signals. The received signals may be combined into a combined signal. The combined signal may be downconverted to a combined signal, e.g., by mixing the combined signal with an output from at least one local oscillator. The downconverting may generate a plurality of lower frequency signals, each corresponding to one of the plurality of received signals. Testing may be performed on each of the plurality of lower frequency signals. Show less

Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices in bandpass amplifiers (H.F. or I.F.) or in frequency-changers used in a (super)heterodyne receiver.

An energy storage assembly is made of an energy storage device, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield, and an adhesive positioned between the EMI shield and the energy storage device for affixing the energy storage device to a surface of the EMI shield. The EMI shield is a metal that is shaped to partially enclose an electrical component other than the energy storage device.

A single instruction data transfer apparatus (103) which responds to a read instruction from a processor (301) is disclosed. The apparatus transfers data from a peripheral device (213, 215) to a memory device (303). Upon selection of the peripheral device (213, 215), the apparatus (103) couples the peripheral device (213, 215) to the memory device (303) via the data bus (113). Following the coupling, the apparatus (103) creates a memory (303) write signal which causes a write function to be… Show more

A single instruction data transfer apparatus (103) which responds to a read instruction from a processor (301) is disclosed. The apparatus transfers data from a peripheral device (213, 215) to a memory device (303). Upon selection of the peripheral device (213, 215), the apparatus (103) couples the peripheral device (213, 215) to the memory device (303) via the data bus (113). Following the coupling, the apparatus (103) creates a memory (303) write signal which causes a write function to be enabled and de-asserts read signal which causes the read function to be disabled. Show less