Chapter 8 Counters
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Figure 8-19 shows an example of a buffered X1 position measurement.
Figure 8-19. Buffered Position Measurement
Two-Signal Edge-Separation Measurement
Two-signal edge-separation measurement is similar to pulse-width
measurement, except that there are two measurement signals—Aux and
Gate. An active edge on the Aux input starts the counting and an active
edge on the Gate input stops the counting. You must arm a counter to begin
a two edge separation measurement.
After the counter has been armed and an active edge occurs on the Aux
input, the counter counts the number of rising (or falling) edges on the
Source. The counter ignores additional edges on the Aux inpu t.
The counter stops counting upon receiving an active edge on the Gate input.
The counter stores the count in a hardware save register.
You can configure the rising or falling edge of the Aux input to be the active
edge. You can configure the rising or falling edge of the Gate input to be
the active edge.
Use this type of measurement to count events or measure the time that
occurs between edges on two signals. This type of measurement is
som
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times referred to as start/stop trigger measurement, second gate
measurement, or A-to-B measurement.
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Ch A
Ch B
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Count
Buffer
Sample Clock
(Sample on Rising Edge)
Counter
Armed
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