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Gate (Gate Mode) (see section 6.1 for the operating procedure)
The range of the measurement block is specified using one of the following gates.
Event Gate (Event)
One sample is called one event, and the range of the measurement block is specified in
terms of the number of events (event size). The selectable range of event size varies
depending on the sampling mode and measurement function as follows.
When in time stamp mode or inter-symbol interference analysis mode
• Period, A-to-B time interval, or pulse width: 2 to 1024000
• Other measurement functions: 1 to 512000
When in hardware histogram mode
• Period, A-to-B time interval, or pulse width: 2 to 10
9
• Other measurement functions: 1 to 10
9
Time Gate (Time)
The range of the measurement block is specified using the gate time. The gate time can
be set within the maximum sampling size of each sampling mode in the range of 1
µ
s to
10 s (resolution: 100 ns).
External Gate (External)
The range of the measurement block is specified by applying an external gate signal and
using the its ON/OFF (open/close of the gate) states. You can select the polarity of the
gate signal for opening the gate. The allowable time that the gate can stay open is within
the maximum sample size of each sampling mode in the range of 1
µ
s to 320 s.
S1
S2
S3
External gate input signal
Input signal
Gate open
1 measurement block
Note
The external gate input terminal is shared with the external arming input terminal.
Sampling Interval (Interval) (see section 6.2 for the operating procedure)
When using a single measurement function in time stamp mode, measurements can be
made by allowing a certain time interval between each measurement by setting the
sampling interval. The selectable range of sampling interval is 0
µ
s to 1 s (resolution: 1
µ
s).
Example when the measurement function is set to period
S1
P1
P2
P3
P4
S2
S3
S4
Measurement start
Input signal
Sampling pulse
Sampling interval
Continuous measurement results if the sampling interval is set to 0
µ
s or when the
measurement edge is longer than the sampling interval.
Example when the measurement function is set to period
S1
S2
S3
P1 P2
P3
P4
S4
Measurement start
Input signal
Sampling pulse
Sampling interval
2.5 Setting Measurement Conditions