Section 3: Functions and features
Model 2651A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2651A-901-01 Rev. A / March 2011
-- Generate a 10-point pulse train where each pulse has a width of 600
-- microseconds and a pulse period of 5 milliseconds.
-- Alias the trigger timers to use for pulse width and period.
period_timer = trigger.timer[1]
pulse_timer = trigger.timer[2]
-- Create a fixed level voltage sweep.
smua.trigger.source.listv({5})
smua.trigger.source.action = smua.ENABLE
smua.source.rangev = 5
smua.trigger.measure.action = smua.DISABLE
-- Set pulse width.
pulse_timer.delay = 0.0006
-- Trigger pulse width timer with period timer.
pulse_timer.stimulus = period_timer.EVENT_ID
-- Output one pulse per period.
pulse_timer.count = 1
-- Set the pulse period.
period_timer.delay = 0.005
-- Set pulse period count to generate 10 pulses.
period_timer.count = 9
-- Trigger pulse period timer when a sweep is initiated.
period_timer.stimulus = smua.trigger.SWEEPING_EVENT_ID
-- Configure the timer to output a trigger event when it
-- starts the first delay.
period_timer.passthrough = true
-- Trigger SMU source action using pulse period timer
smua.trigger.source.stimulus = period_timer.EVENT_ID
-- Trigger SMU end pulse action using pulse width timer.
smua.trigger.endpulse.action = smua.SOURCE_IDLE
smua.trigger.endpulse.stimulus = pulse_timer.EVENT_ID
-- Set Trigger Model counts.
smua.trigger.count = 1
-- Configure the SMU to execute a 10-point pulse train.
smua.trigger.arm.count = 10
-- Prepare SMU to output pulse train.
smua.source.output = smua.OUTPUT_ON
smua.trigger.initiate()
-- Wait for the sweep to complete.
waitcomplete()
The following figure shows the trigger setup for this example.
