ASCII "?" only), or to transmit capture strings (automatically when available, or on request). The format of the
output strings is ASCII, see the technical specifications at the end of this document for details.
5.3 Time capture inputs
The board provides two time capture inputs called User Capture 0 and 1 (CAP0 and CAP1) which can be
mapped to pins at the 9 pin connector at the rear panel. These inputs can be used to measure asynchronous
time events. A falling TTL slope at one of these inputs lets the microprocessor save the current real time in its
capture buffer. From the buffer, an ASCII string per capture event can be transmitted via COM1 or displayed
using the monitoring program. The capture buffer can hold more than 500 events, so either a burst of events
with intervals down to less than 1.5 msec can be recorded or a continuous stream of events at a lower rate
depending on the transmission speed of COM1 can be measured. The format of the output string is described
in the technical specifications at the end of this document. If the capture buffer is full a message "** capture
buffer full" is transmitted, if the interval between two captures is too short the warning "** capture overrun" is
being sent via COM1.
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Date: 28th March 2018
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