7 duty cycle measurement – BNC 1105 Universal Counter User Manual

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needed (refer to Ch.4.6).

e. Use the selections in the CH1 to set the input conditions and the trig

Sens.

f. Use Show Status button to check the conditions of Input, Volt, Stats

and Limit.

g. Use Save&Recall button to save your settings (i.e., changes made in

steps a-d) if it’s needed (refer to Ch.4.9).

5. Press RUN button to make continuous measurement.
6. Press STOP/SINGLE button to make single measurement or to stop

continuous measurement.

Remote Interface Command

Use the following commands for making pulse width measurement:

[:SENSe]:FUNCtion[:ON] “[:][XNONe:]PWIDth [1]”

[:SENSe]:FUNCtion[:ON] “[:][XNONe:]NWIDth [1]”

Or

:CONFigure[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:PWIDth [(@1)]

:CONFigure[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:NWIDth [(@1)]

:READ[[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:PWIDth]?

:READ[[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:NWIDth]?

Or

:MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:PWIDth? [(@1)]

:MEASure[:SCALar][:VOLTage]:NWIDth? [(@1)]

3.7 Duty Cycle Measurement

The Duty cycle is defined by the following formula, and with its results
from 0 to 1:

Duty Cycle = (Positive Pulse Width)/Period

The dutycycle mode is only available to apply on Channel 1. Moreover,
auto triggering is enabled by default for duty cycle measurement, and
the trigger levels are set to the 50% points of each signal. One may
manually disable the auto triggering and change the trigger levels and

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