Section 7: TSP command reference
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
trigger.timer[N].wait()
This function waits for a trigger.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
Usage
triggered
= trigger.timer[
N
].wait(
timeout
)
triggered
Trigger detection indication
N
Trigger timer number (1 to 8)
timeout
Maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the trigger
Details
If one or more trigger events were detected since the last time
trigger.timer[
N
].wait()
or
trigger.timer[
N
].clear()
was called, this function returns immediately.
After waiting for a trigger with this function, the event detector is automatically reset and rearmed.
This is true regardless of the number of events detected.
Example
triggered = trigger.timer[3].wait(10)
print(triggered)
Waits up to 10 s for a trigger on timer 3.
If
false
is returned, no trigger was detected
during the 10 s timeout.
If
true
is returned, a trigger was detected.
Also see
(on page 7-347)
trigger.wait()
This function waits for a command interface trigger event.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
triggered
= trigger.wait(
timeout
)
triggered
Select:
true
: A trigger was detected during the timeout period
false
: No triggers were detected during the timeout period
timeout
Maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the trigger
Details
This function waits up to
timeout
seconds for a trigger on the active command interface. A
command interface trigger occurs when: