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24 Counter
24.1 Overview
The counter is used to measure the frequency and period of a signal or count the events
happening within it. The counter is asynchronous to the acquisition system of the
oscilloscope. It can work well even if the acquisition of the oscilloscope is stopped
(indicated by a red-colored Run/Stop button)
Touch the menu Analysis>Counter to open counter dialog box:
A. Turn on or off Counter
B. Select the mode: frequency, period and totalizer
C. Select the source (C1~C4)
D. Set the level of the counter
E. Turn on or off statistics
F. Clear and restart the statistics. Pressing the Clear Sweeps
button on the front panel has an equivalent effect
Mode
See section "Mode" for details.
Statistics
When statistics are enabled, the counter will increment the data and display the statistics
results on the screen.
Value – The latest count
Mean – The average of all historical counts
Min – The minimum of all historical counts
Max – The maximum of all historical counts
Stdv – The standard deviation of all historical counts, used to judge the distribution of
historical count parameters
Count – Number of counts obtained
Press the Clear Sweeps button or touch Reset Statistics in the measure dialog box to
clear and restart statistics.
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