Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 9
:
Instrument Control Library (ICL)
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
9-209
trigger.timer
Use the functions in this group to control the trigger timer.
trigger.timer[N].clear
Function
Clears trigger time[N].
Usage
trigger.timer[N].clear
N
: is a trigger.timer value (from 1
–4).
Remarks
This function clears the specified trigger timer number.
Also see
trigger.timer[N].count
(on page 9-209)
trigger.timer[N].count
Attribute
Retrigger count.
Usage
To read:
count = trigger.timer[N].count
To write:
trigger.timer[N].count = count
N
: is a trigger.timer value (from 1
–4).
count
: Repeat trigger count.
Remarks
This attribute sets the number of times the timer will trigger an event. If this attribute is
set greater than 1, the timer will automatically start the next delay at expiration of a
previous delay.
Also see
trigger.timer[N].clear
(on page 9-209)
Example
To read retrigger count for timer number 1:
print(trigger.timer[1].count)
trigger.timer[N].delay
Attribute
The timer interval used when triggered.
Usage
To read delay interval:
interval = trigger.timer[N].delay
To write delay interval:
trigger.timer[N].delay = interval
N
: is a trigger.timer value (from 1
–4).
interval
: Delay interval in seconds.