Phase is similar to Time Interval but with phase delay expressed as angle. This measurement assumes same nominal frequency on all measured inputs. At least N + 1 signal cycles are needed on each measurement input to get N Phase samples.
During this measurement, the Analyzer estimates continuous Time Interval and clock Period and calculates Phase as following:
Phase= 360°×((Time Interval)/Period)
where
Time Interval=TSCH3-TSCH1Period= TSCH2-TSCH1
Resulting Phase values are normalized to always be in the range [-180° .. 360°].
2 input signals can be measured in parallel. Minimal sample interval is 50 ns. Up to 16 million samples total can be measured in a single measurement session.
The typical measurement case is to measure the phase shift in various electronic components or systems, for example, filters or amplifiers. In this case, the input A signal is the input signal to the filter/amplifier, and the input B signal is the output signal from the filter/amplifier. That means that the input A and B signals are typically sine waves, with exactly the same frequency per test point, and the phase should be constant with zero drift (per test point).
Another typical use case is to compare two ultra-stable signals from different sources, but with the same nominal frequency, and express their phase difference in degrees. Then the signal shape could be both sine or pulse, and there is a possibility for a small phase drift between the signals.