The commands used to make period measurements are:
MEASure:PERiod? [{<expected>|MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault}
[,{<resolution>|MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault}]][,<channel>]
CONFigure:PERiod [{<expected>|MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault}
[,{<resolution>|MINimum|MAXimum|DEFault}]][,<channel>]
–
–
Period Measurement Examples
// using MEASure? - measure the period of a 100 ns (10 MHz)
// signal with 12-digit resolution
*RST
MEAS:PER? 100E-9, 1E-12, (@1)
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// using CONFigure - measure the period of a 100 ns (10 MHz)
// signal with 12-digit resolution
*RST
SYST:TIM 1.0
CONF:FREQ 100E-9, 1E-12, (@1)
READ?
Notes
1 See
2 See
Keysight 53210A User's Guide
is the expected input signal period.
expected
measurement resolution in seconds. The parameter ranges are:
(channel 1): 2.8 nsec to 10 sec (default = 100 nsec)
expected
(channel 2 Option 106): 160 psec to 10 nsec (default = 2 nsec)
expected
(channel 2 Option 115): 66 psec to 3.33 nsec (default = 2 psec)
expected
(all channels): 1.0E-15 *
resolution
(default
resolution
is counter channel 1 or 2 specified as
channel
// reset to start from known state
// reset to start from known state
// 1s measurement timeout (per meas)
SAMP:COUN 10
// take 10 readings
Chapter 5
for information on triggering and number of readings per
trigger (sample count).
Chapter 4
for additional information on counter threshold levels and on
configuring the input signal path.
expected
corresponds to a 0.1s gate time)
53210A Measurements
is the desired
resolution
to 1.0E-5*
expected
or
.
(@1)
(@2)
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