Abstract:A novel acquisition performance analysis approach is proposed based on matrix analysis. Given the first step transition probability matrix, the transfer function of acquisition system can be obtained by utilizing the symbol operation function of computer programming such as MAPLE, MATLAB and so on, and the mean acquisition time can be computed by differentiating the transfer function. The transfer function of acquisition system can be computed perfectly by matrix analysis, it not only complements the items neglected in that of conventional serial acquisition scheme but also corrects the error items in that of nonconsecutive acquisition scheme.