Simple and sweet, thanks John! Didier KO4BB
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ackermann N8UR > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:53 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: [time-nuts] Slightly off-topic: How to take > measurements at fixed intervals in Perl > > I've struggled for a while to figure out how to take readings > at fixed intervals from my counters and other GPIB gear. The > problem is that the time it requires to trigger and receive a > measurement is non-zero and can vary from measurement to > measurement. Trying to calibrate a proper delay is an > exercise in frustration, and any errors mount over long experiments. > > I searched the web and found bits indicating that a fixed > timer could be done using an "alarm" signal, but no single > place provided a useful (to me, anyway) example, and all the > info I found seemed aimed at different applications. > > I finally figured it out, and the details are at > http://www.febo.com/pages/perl-alarm-code/index.html if this > might be of interest to any of you. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, > go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release > Date: 2/22/2008 6:39 PM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release Date: 2/22/2008 6:39 PM _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
