Tektronix KEITHLEY 2200 Series, Programming Reference Manual

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Commands Listed in Alphabetical Order
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer:DELay
This command sets the time duration of the output timer for the currently selected
channel. When the timer is activated and a duration is set, the speci
fi ed output of
the power supply will turn off automatically if left on longer than the speci
fi ed
duration. In order to ensure proper operation of the output timer, the timer must
be activated using the
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer[:STATe] command before
turning the output on.
Group Source
Syntax
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer:DELay {<duration>|MIN|MAX|DEF}
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer:DELay?
Related Commands [SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer[:STATe] , [SOURce:]OUTPut[:STATe][:ALL] ,
INSTrument:SELect
Arguments
<duration> ::= <NRf><units>
where
<NRf> is a
fl exible decimal specifying time in the range 0.01s (or 10ms) to
60000s.
<units>::={S|ms}
MIN
: The minimum time of the output timer (0.01 s).
MAX
: The maximum time of the output timer (60,000 s).
DEF
: The default time of the output timer (60 s).
Returns
<NR2>
is the timer duration in seconds.
Examples
OUTP:TIM:DEL 120
OUTP:TIM:DEL?
might return
60.2
, which would represent the maximum time,
in seconds, that the output of the instrument could be turned on if the timer
is active.
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer[:STATe]
This command turns the output timer function on and off. When the timer
is activated and a duration is set, an output channel of the power supply will
turn off automatically if left on longer than the speci
fi ed duration. In order to
ensure proper operation of the output timer, the timer must be activated using the
[SOURce:]OUTPut:TIMer[:STATe] command before turning the output on.
Series 2200 Programmable Multichannel DC Power Supplies Programmer Manual 2-31