Digital Clock Performance

Digital Clock Performance can measure the clock speed at witch it can operate continuously.
The period during which the clock speed specified in advanced is strictly adhered to is displayed in the elapsed time.

If you want to know the execution speed of each function, please use Program for Measuring the Executive Speed of Function.

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Step to Use

1. Enter or select the specified value for the item in the setting parameters.

2. Press the "Measure Start" button to start measurement according to the set parameters.

3. Press the "Measure Stop" button to stop measurement.

4. Press the "Close" button to exit Digital Clock Performance.

 

Parameter

Overview

Folder name

\CONTEC\API-TOOL\DIOWDM\Utility\

Program name

DigitalClockPerformance.exe

Setting Parameters

Device Name

Select device to measure.

You can select device registered in Device Manager.

I/O Direction

Select "Input" or "Output".

With "Input", you can test for Digital Input function.

With "Output", you can test for Digital Output function.

Start Clock

Any integer number more than 1(one).

Specify the clock in nano sec.

If the value outside the settable range is specified, an error will occur during measurement.

NG Addition Clock

Any integer number more than 1(one).

Specify the value to be added to the starting clock when an error occurs.

Buffer Size

Any integer number more than 1(one).

Please specify it in units of [Number of data].

Event Occurrence Interval

Any integer number more than 1(one).

Please specify it in units of [Transfer Times].

Measurement Information

Current Clock

(Cannot be specified)

At the start of measurement, the "Start Clock" is displayed.

If an error occurs, the current clock that reflects the "NG Addition Clock" is displayed.

Elapsed Time

(Cannot be specified)

The elapsed time from the start of measurement is displayed.

If an error occurs, the elapsed time reverts to 00:00:00.

Event Occurrence Count

(Cannot be specified)

Displays the number of events that have occurred since the start of measurement.

 

Measured value for your reference.

The measured values in the table below are not guaranteed by CONTEC.
These are merely for your reference data.
The measured values will depend on the PC and OS configuration.

Model No.

I/O Direction

Number of channels on device

Measured Value

DIO-32DM3-PE

Input

32 bits

0.153 [microseconds]

DIO-32DM3-PE

Output

32 bits

0.160 [microseconds]

The environments on measure:

PC: CPU 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400 2.50 GHz, Chipset Intel(R) B660, Memory Size: 16.0 GB (15.8 GB available)
OS: Windows 11 Professional (23H2) 64bit

The judgment criteria:

Event Occurrence Interval: Shorter than 100 milliseconds.
Elapsed Time: Continuously more than 1 hour.