METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FREQUENCY OF A PULSE INPUT SIGNAL OVER A WIDE FREQUENCY RANGE

摘要

A method and system for determining the frequency of a pulse input signal (34). A pulse count and a timer count can be captured at a start and end of a predetermined measurement interval to thereby obtain a start pulse count (88) and an end pulse count (98) and a start pulse time (88) and an end pulse time (98) thereof. A pulse frequency can then be determined, the pulse frequency comprises the end pulse count (98) minus the start pulse count (88) divided by the end pulse time (98) minus the start pulse time (88), thereby permitting a highly accurate frequency measurement of the pulse input signal (34) to be obtained over a wide frequency range. The pulse count and the timer count can be captured respectively utilizing a pulse counter (48) and a timer (42-46). The pulse frequency generally comprises a frequency of an input pulse signal, such that the pulse frequency is determined based on an accuracy dependent only upon a reference timer (36, 44) clock.