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"cross" measure

Purpose

Find the time or frequency where a probed value crosses a reference.

Syntax

cross(probe="p(d)" cross=value begin=time end=time rise fall last first)

Parameters

arg name default description
probe required The name of a probe to measure.
cross 0 The value it crosses.
begin
after
-infinity The window begins at this time or frequency.
end
before
+infinity The window ends at this time or frequency.
first true Find the first crossing in the window. (Cancels last.)
last false Find the last crossing in the window. (Cancels first.)
rise true Consider only rising crossings. (Cancels fall.)
fall false Consider only falling crossings. (Cancels rise.)

Caveats

For this function to detect a crossing, it must actually cross.

Diagnostics

If there is no crossing within the specified range, it returns “Inf” (infinity).

If you didn't store the waveform (see store command), it throws a “no match” exception, which prints “no match”.

Examples

measure t2 = cross(probe="v(out)" cross=0 rise last)

Find the last time that v(out) crosses 0, going up.

measure t1 = cross(probe="v(out)" cross=0 rise last before=t2)

Find the last rising zero crossing before t2.

param period = {t2-t1}
param frequency = {1/period}

Params are interpreted like a functional language so they will be updated whenever t1 or t2 changes.