2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Section 12: SCPI command reference
2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
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:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter
This command defines a trigger model block that branches to a specified block a specified number of times.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command only
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Save settings
Not applicable
Usage
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter <blockNumber>, <targetCount>, <branchToBlock>
<blockNumber>
The sequence of the block in the trigger model
<targetCount>
The number of times to repeat
<branchToBlock>
The block number of the trigger model block to execute when the counter is less than
to the
<targetCount>
value
Details
This command defines a trigger model building block that branches to another block using a counter
to iterate a specified number of times.
Counters increment every time the trigger model reaches them until they are more than or equal to
the count value. At that point, the trigger model continues to the next building block in the sequence.
If you are using remote commands, you can query the counter. The counter is incremented
immediately before the branch compares the actual counter value to the set counter value. Therefore,
the counter is at 0 until the first comparison. When the trigger model reaches the set counter value,
branching stops and the counter value is one greater than the setting. Use
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter:COUNt?
to query the counter.
Example
TRIG:LOAD "EMPTY"
TRIG:BLOC:BUFF:CLEAR 1
TRIG:BLOC:MEAS 2
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 3, 5, 2
TRIG:BLOC:DEL:CONS 4, 1
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 5, 3, 2
Reset trigger model settings.
Clear
defbuffer1
at the beginning of the trigger model.
Loop and make five readings.
Delay a second.
Loop three more times back to block 2.
At end of execution, 15 readings are stored in
defbuffer1
.
Also see
