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Chapter 3: Testing Performance
To test the time interval accuracy
f Click OK to close the Value dialog.
3 Set up the M2 marker for time interval measurement:
a In the Marker Properties tab of the Waveform Properties dialog, select
the M2 marker.
b In the Position box, select Value.
c Click Occurs....
d In the Value dialog, enter “16384” in the Find occurrences field.
e Click OK to close the Value dialog.
f In the Position box, select M1 in the “from” field. The Position should
now read Value Occurs from M1.
g Click Apply; then, click OK to close the Waveform Properties dialog.
4 An Interval Measurement should already be visible in the Markers Toolbar.
If not, choose Markers>New Time Interval Measurement from the main
menu; in the Time Interval dialog, select from M1 to M2, and click OK. An
M1 to M2 time interval field should now be visible in the Markers Toolbar.
5 Click on the Run-Repetitive icon. Allow the logic analyzer to acquire
data for at least 100 runs, as reported at the bottom of the window.
Observe the M1 to M2 time interval field in the Markers Toolbar and
ensure the time interval field is between 40.95571 and 40.96429 µs during
the test.