15-2
IM 704510-01E
15.2 Measurement Functions (Measurement Items)
Item
Specifications
Measurement function
• When in time stamp mode or hardware histogram mode
• Single measurement function
Period, A-to-B time interval, and pulse width
• Dual measurement function
Period A & period B, period A & A-to-B time interval, pulse width A & A-to-B time interval, and
pulse width A & pulse width B
• When in inter-symbol interference analysis mode
• Single measurement function
Pulse width
• Dual measurement function
Pulse width A
→
A-to-B time interval and pulse width A
→
pulse width B
Display resolution
• When in time stamp mode: 25 ps
• When in hardware histogram mode, inter-symbol interference analysis mode, or time stamp mode
when using multi window display: 25 ps or (X span of the histogram/600) whichever is greater
Period measurement
• Measurement range
• When in time stamp mode: 6 ns to 20 ms
• When in hardware histogram mode: 6 ns to 3.2
µ
s
• Measurement resolution
±
100 ps rms
*1
±
2
×
trigger error
*2
• Accuracy
*3
Measurement resolution
±
(frequency stability of the time base
×
measured value)
±
300-ps
systematic error
• Slope: Select from
↑
or
↓
A-to-B time interval
• Measurement range
measurement
• When in time stamp mode: 0 ns to 20 ms
• When in hardware histogram mode: 0 ns to 3.2
µ
s
• Measurement resolution
• When the slope is set to A
↑
B
↑
, A
↓
B
↑
, A
↑
B
↓
, or A
↓
B
↓
:
±
100 ps rms
*1
±
A input trigger error
*2
±
B input trigger error
*2
• When the slope is set to
A B
or
A B
:
±
100 ps rms
*1
±
A input trigger error
*2
±
B input trigger error
*2
±
trigger level timing error
*4
• Accuracy
*3
• When the slope is set to A
↑
B
↑
, A
↓
B
↑
, A
↑
B
↓
, or A
↓
B
↓
:
Measurement resolution
±
trigger level timing error
±
(frequency stability of the time base
×
measured value)
±
1-ns systematic error
• When the slope is set to
A B
or
A B
:
Measurement resolution
±
(frequency stability of the time base
×
measured value)
±
1-ns
systematic error
• Slope: Select from A
↑
B
↑
/A
↓
B
↑
,
A B
, A
↑
B
↓
, A
↓
B
↓
, and
A B
• Continuous measurement condition: The time to the next A signal edge after the A-to-B time
interval measurement is greater than equal to 0 ns and the time from the previous A signal edge
is greater than or equal to 12.5 ns
*1 100 ps rms or the display resolution whichever is greater when in hardware histogram mode, inter-symbol interference
analysis mode, or time stamp mode using multi window display.
*2 The trigger error, A input trigger error, B input trigger error, rising edge trigger error, and falling edge trigger error defined by
the following equation.
X
2
+ W
2
+ E
2
n
SR
X: Input amplifier noise, W: Cross talk noise (0.01
×
the signal amplitude of the other channel [Vrms])
En: Noise in the signal being measured [Vrms], SR: Slew rate of the input signal [V/s]
*3 Measured value under standard operating conditions as described in General Specifications after the warm-up time has
elapsed.
*4 The trigger level timing error is defined by the following equation.
8mV
8mV
Slew rate of the start signal
Slew rate of the stop signal
Trigger level setting accuracy
Slew rate of the start signal
Slew rate of the stop signal
Trigger level setting accuracy
±
±
±
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