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Time & Frequency Measurement Course
Course Price: $349
Target Learner:
Engineers, Scientists, or Technicians
Course Description:
Time and Frequency Measurement develops the knowledge and professional judgment required to generate, compare, transfer, evaluate, and report reliable timing and frequency quantities.
The course is organized around physical principles and measurement needs rather than individual instruments. Participants begin by distinguishing time, time interval, period, frequency, phase, synchronization, and stability. They then examine how oscillators generate periodic signals and how those signals are counted, compared, distributed, and related to suitable references.
Learners explore representative systems such as:
- Quartz oscillators
- Rubidium and cesium frequency standards
- Global navigation satellite system disciplined oscillators
- Frequency counters
- Time-interval counters
- Universal counters
- Oscilloscopes and digitizers
- Signal generators
- Phase comparators
- Frequency synthesizers
- Timestamping systems
- Network synchronization systems
- Tachometers
- Timers and stopwatches
- Automated timing-calibration systems
The course also addresses triggering, gate time, resolution, timebase error, phase comparison, frequency offset, short- and long-term stability, reference distribution, environmental effects, measurement assurance, uncertainty, and reporting.
The objective is not merely to teach learners how to read a counter. It is to develop professionals capable of determining whether the complete timing system identifies events and repetition rates with sufficient confidence for the intended decision.
Key Topics
- Digital Clock Accuracy and Synchronization
- Sources of Error
- Stability
- Transfer Standards Performance
Hours to Complete: 10
LEUs Awarded: 1
Prerequisites: None
Equipment - Materials: This e-learning course requires internet access to complete.
