function showErrorBurstCount(eq_signal,ref_symbols,options)
arguments
    eq_signal
    ref_symbols
    options.fignum (1,1) double = NaN % Default to NaN if not provided
    options.displayname (1,:) char = '' % Default to an empty string if not provided
    options.max_burst_length (1,1) double = 20
end

    % Determine the figure number to use or create a new figure
    if isnan(options.fignum)
        fig = figure; % Create a new figure and get its handle
    else
        fig = figure(options.fignum); % Use the specified figure number
    end

    if numel(unique(eq_signal.signal)) > 20
        M = numel(unique(ref_symbols.signal));
        eq_signal = PAMmapper(M,0).quantize(eq_signal);
    end
    
    errpos = find(eq_signal.signal(:) ~= ref_symbols.signal(:));
    burst_len = 1:options.max_burst_length;
    burst_count = count_error_bursts(errpos, options.max_burst_length);

    bar(burst_len, burst_count, "DisplayName", options.displayname);
    grid on;
    xlabel("Error burst length");
    ylabel("Count");
    title("Error burst count");
    if ~isempty(options.displayname)
        legend("show");
    end

end