Semi-Period Measurement; Single Semi-Period Measurement - National Instruments USB-621 Series User Manual

Chapter 8 Counters

Semi-Period Measurement

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Note that if you are using an external signal as the Source, at least one
Source pulse should occur between each active edge of the Gate signal.
This condition ensures that correct values are returned by the counter. If this
condition is not met, the counter returns a zero. Refer to the
Count Prevention section for more information.
For information about connecting counter signals, refer to the
Counter/Timer Pinouts
In semi-period measurements, the counter measures a semi-period on its
Gate input signal after the counter is armed. A semi-period is the time
between any two consecutive edges on the Gate input.
You can route an internal or external periodic clock signal (with a known
period) to the Source input of the counter. The counter counts the number
of rising (or falling) edges occurring on the Source input between
two edges of the Gate signal.
You can calculate the semi-period of the Gate input by multiplying the
period of the Source signal by the number of edges returned by the counter.

Single Semi-Period Measurement

Single semi-period measurement is equivalent to single pulse-width
measurement.
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