Rigol MSO8000 Series, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Digital Voltmeter (DVM) and Frequency Counter
7-4 MSO8000 User Guide
Frequency Counter
The frequency counter analysis function provides frequency, period, or edge event
counter measurements on any analog channel.
Press Measure
→
Analyze
→
Counter to open the frequency counter setting
menu, or enable the touch screen and then tap the function navigation icon at
the lower-left corner of the screen to open the function navigation. Then, tap the
"Counter" icon to open the frequency counter setting menu. You can also directly
press
Measure on the front panel, and select "Counter" to enter the frequency
counter setting menu. Also, you can press Measure
→
Add , then in the displayed
measurement category area, rotate the multifunction knob to select "Analyze",
and then select "Counter" to open the frequency counter setting menu.
To Enable or Disable the Frequency Counter
In the "Counter" setting menu, press Counter continuously to enable or disable the
frequency counter measurement. When enabled, the following figure is displayed.
To Select the Measurement Source
Press
Source , then rotate the multifunction knob to select the desired source,
and then press down the knob to select the source. You can also press Source
continuously or enable the touch screen to select it. The analog channels (CH1-CH4),
digital channels (D0-D15), and EXT can all be selected as the source of the frequency
counter.
To Select the Measurement Item
The measurement items supported by the frequency counter of this oscilloscope
include Frequency, Period, and Totalize measurements. Wherein, Totalize indicates
the count of edge events on the signal.
Source Measurement Item Value