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Chapter 7 Counters
Figure 7-26 shows an example of a sample clocked buffered two-signal separation 
measurement.
Figure 7-26.  Sample Clocked Buffered Two-Signal Separation Measurement
Hardware-Timed Single Point Two-Signal Separation 
Measurement
A hardware-timed single point (HWTSP) two-signal separation measurement has the same 
behavior as a sample clocked buffered two-signal separation measurement. Refer to the Sample 
Clocked Buffered Two-Signal Separation Measurement
 section for more information.
Note If an active edge on the Gate and an active edge on the AUX does not occur 
between sample clocks, an overrun error occurs.
Note (NI USB-63
xx Devices) USB X Series devices do not support 
hardware-timed single point (HWTSP) operations.
For information about connecting counter signals, refer to the 
Default Counter/Timer Pins 
section.
Counter Output Applications
The following sections list the various counter output applications available on X Series devices:
•
Simple Pulse Generation
• Pulse Train Generation
• Frequency Generation
• Frequency Division
• Pulse Generation for ETS
SOURCE
Counter Value
Buffer
AUX
GATE
123 123 123
3 3
3
Sample
Clock