
2 Basic principles of the counter module
Counter Module SIMATIC FM 350-2
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2.5.7
Time period measurement
In this mode, the counter module measures the exact time between two positive
edges of the count signal by counting pulses of an internal reference frequency
(1 MHz) with quartz accuracy. The measured value is only written to the output
after the assigned time in the second cycle of the time window.
The driver block outputs the measured value in ms.
Figure 2–9: Time diagram for time period measurement