Software customization to provide digital oscilloscope with enhanced period-measurement features

This paper tackles the problem of signal period measurements by means of oscilloscopes. First, the performance of two last-generation scopes, implementing a zero-crossing algorithm, is evaluated. Then, after a brief resume of alternative measurement techniques, a solution to enhance the period-measu...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement 2006-04, Vol.55 (2), p.493-500
Hauptverfasser: D'Elia, M.G., Liguori, C., Paciello, V., Pietrosanto, A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper tackles the problem of signal period measurements by means of oscilloscopes. First, the performance of two last-generation scopes, implementing a zero-crossing algorithm, is evaluated. Then, after a brief resume of alternative measurement techniques, a solution to enhance the period-measurement capability of scopes is proposed and implemented in the LeCroy WaveMaster 8620A software. Finally, the results of the tests carried out on different signal waveforms are reported and analyzed.
ISSN:0018-9456
1557-9662
DOI:10.1109/TIM.2006.870128