Pulse and Transition Metrics

Rise time, fall time, slew rate, overshoot, undershoot, settling time, pulse width, duty cycle

Compute metrics related to pulses and transitions. Measure rise time, fall time, slew rate, overshoot, undershoot, settling time, pulse width, pulse period, and duty cycle.

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Pulse Metrics

`dutycycle`	Duty cycle of pulse waveform
`midcross`	Mid-reference level crossing for bilevel waveform
`pulseperiod`	Period of bilevel pulse
`pulsesep`	Separation between bilevel waveform pulses
`pulsewidth`	Bilevel waveform pulse width
`statelevels`	State-level estimation for bilevel waveform with histogram method

Transition Metrics

`falltime`	Fall time of negative-going bilevel waveform transitions
`overshoot`	Overshoot metrics of bilevel waveform transitions
`risetime`	Rise time of positive-going bilevel waveform transitions
`settlingtime`	Settling time for bilevel waveform
`slewrate`	Slew rate of bilevel waveform
`undershoot`	Undershoot metrics of bilevel waveform transitions

Topics

Estimate State for Digital Clock
Estimate the high and low state levels for data from a digital clock.
Extract Features of a Clock Signal
Determine how often and how sharply a bilevel signal turns on and off.

Featured Examples

Measurement of Pulse and Transition Characteristics

Analyze pulses and transitions and compute metrics such as rise time, fall time, slew rate, overshoot, undershoot, pulse width, and duty cycle.

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Slew Rate of Triangular Waveform

Use the slew rate as an estimate of the rising and falling slopes of a triangular waveform.

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Duty Cycle of Rectangular Pulse Waveform

Create a rectangular pulse waveform and measure its ratio of pulse width to pulse period.

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