# Burst Period

The Burst Period measurement measures the time between the beginning of the first burst and beginning of the next burst. (An idle time can be specified such that the two bursts are a minimum distance in time apart from each other.)

## Configurable Measurement Parameters

This measurement is affected by the following settings (choose Measure > Thresholds...):

- Thresholds tab

## To measure

1. Click the toolbar's Time tab.
2. If necessary, click the toolbar's More buttons to locate the Burst Period button, and click it.
3. Select the signal on which to make the measurement.
4. Select the Region in which to make the measurement:
   - Displayed Waveform — is what you see in the waveform window (which can be a zoomed-in view of the complete waveform).
   - Entire Waveform — specifies the complete waveform.
   - Region N — If regions are enabled for the selected signal, you can select one of those regions.
5. Select the number of Occurrences to measure per acquisition:
   - Measure One — makes one measurement per acquisition using edges closest to the timebase reference.
   - Measure All — makes as many measurements per acquisition as possible using all edges in the acquisition. In this case, the measurement closest to the timebase reference is the "current" measurement (and is the one with annotations).
6. Select the Burst Idle time.

## SCPI Command

`:MEASure:HORizontal:BPERiod`