Test or measurement instrument and method

1. A test or measurement instrument, the test or measurement instrument comprising:

a test unit configured to test a device under test and further configured to provide at least one data file which is derived front the testing of the device under test,

a memory configured to store the at least one data file;

a display configured to display a machine-readable representation of data;

a network interface for connecting the test or measurement instrument to another network device; and

a processing unit connected to the display, the memory and the network interface, wherein the processing unit is configured to generate a machine-readable representation of data which comprises encoded address information of the data file stored in the memory and wherein the processing unit is further configured to display the generated machine-readable representation of data on the display for enabling the network device to download the stored data file via the network interface after having scanned the displayed machine-readable representation of data and decoded the address information.

2. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the machine-readable representation of data is a barcode.

3. The instrument according to claim 2 wherein the machine-readable representation of data is a QR code.

4. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the machine-readable representation of data contains address information of a web server.

5. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the network interface is a wireless interface.

6. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the processing unit is configured to setup a web server for establishing a network connection to the network device via the network interface.

7. The instrument of claim 6 wherein at least one of the web server or the client comprises a compression module and wherein the compression module is configured to compress the data to be uploaded via the network interface.

8. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the processing unit is configured to setup a client for establishing a network connection to an external web server via the network interface.

9. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the processing unit further comprises a timer and wherein the processing unit is further configured to display the generated machine-readable representation of data on the display only for a predetermined time.

10. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the stored data file comprises at least one of:

a graphical representation of a measurement or test signal;

test or measurement data derived from the measurement or test signal;

a test report;

reference waveforms;

setup information of the test or measurement instrument.

11. A method for enabling a network device or an external web service to downloaded data stored in a test or measurement instrument, the method comprising the steps of:

testing a device under:

providing at least one data file which is derived from the testing of the device under test, storing the at least one data file in the test or measurement instrument;

generating a machine-readable representation of data which comprises encoded address information of the stored data file;

displaying the generated machine-readable representation of data on a display of the test or measurement instrument;

scanning the displayed machine-readable representation of data using a separate optical scanning device;

decoding the address information contained in the scanned machine-readable representation of data by the scanning device; and

downloading the stored data file from the test or measurement instrument via a network interface.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the separate optical scanning device is a smart phone.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the machine-readable representation of data is a barcode or a QR code.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the data file comprises at least one of:

a graphical representation of a measurement or test signal;

test or measurement data derived from the measurement or test signal;

setup information of the test or measurement instrument.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the machine-readable representation of data contains address information of a web server.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

setting up a web server for establishing a network connection to the network device via the network interface.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

setting up a client for establishing a network connection to the network device via the network interface.

18. The method of claim 11 wherein the generated machine-readable representation of data is displayed only for a predetermined time.