Measuring Clock Jitter with xPC Target

Explains how to measure PC clock jitter using xPC Target.

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This article defines common jitter terms, measurements, and analysis techniques. To demonstrate applicability of these methods, xPC Target is used to characterize the clock jitter on a target PC.

Cite As

Doug Jones (2026). Measuring Clock Jitter with xPC Target (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/18022-measuring-clock-jitter-with-xpc-target), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release to R2013b

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.9.0.1

Updated license

1.9.0.0

Corrected BSD license copyright year.

1.6.0.0

An xPC Target supported compiler. See
http://www.mathworks.com/support/compilers/release2007b/

1.0.0.0