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Programming Reference
SCPI Instrument Command List
Command
:PULS:HOLD[1]
Long
[:SOURce]:PULSe:HOLD[1]
Form
Set & Query
Parameter
WIDTh | DCYCle | TDELay
*RST value
WIDTh
Description
Use this command to set whether the pulse width, the pulse duty cycle or
the pulse trailing edge delay is held constant when the pulse period is
changed.
Example
To set and hold the delay and the duty cycle:
Command
:PULS:PER
Long
[:SOURce]:PULSe:PERiod
Form
Set & Query
Parameter
Numeric
Parameter Suffix
S
with engineering prefixes.
Value coupling
*RST value
1
µ
S
Specified limits
2 ns to 999.5 s
Description
Use this command to set/read the pulse period. Select the pulse period
source using
:TRIGger:SOURce.
The currently selected source is
programmed by this command. Note that the specified limits and
available resolution depend on the selected source.
:PULS:DEL:HOLD TIME
:PULS:DEL 20NS
:PULS:HOLD DCYC
:PULS:DCYC 25PCT
Hold OUTPUT delay fixed when frequency
varies
Set OUTPUT delay to 20ns
Hold OUTPUT duty cycle fixed when frequen-
cy varies
Set OUTPUT duty cycle to 25%
Frequency =
1
Period