Section 12: SCPI command reference
2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
Example
*RST
DIG:LINE1:MODE TRIG,IN
DIG:LINE2:MODE TRIG,OUT
TRIG:TIM1:DEL 35e-3
TRIG:TIM1:STAR:STIM DIG1
TRIG:DIG2:OUT:STIM TIM1
Reset the instrument to default settings. Set digital I/O line 1 for
use as a trigger input.
Set digital I/O line 2 for use as a trigger output.
Set timer 1 to delay 35 ms.
Set timer 1 to start delaying once the digital I/O 1 event is
detected.
Set digital I/O line 2 to output a pulse once the timer 1 event is
detected.
Also see
None
:TRIGger:TIMer<n>:STATe
This command enables the trigger timer.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command and query
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Save settings
OFF (0)
Usage
:TRIGger:TIMer<n>:STATe <state>
:TRIGger:TIMer<n>:STATe?
<n>
Trigger timer number (1 to 4)
<state>
Disable the trigger timer:
OFF
or
0
Enable the trigger timer:
ON
or
1
Details
When this command is set to on, the timer performs the delay operation.
When this command is set to off, there is no timer on the delay operation.
You must enable a timer before it can use the delay settings or the alarm configuration. For expected
results from the timer, it is best to disable the timer before changing a timer setting, such as delay or
start seconds.
To use the timer as a simple delay or pulse generator with digital I/O lines, make sure the timer start
time in seconds and fractional seconds is configured for a time in the past. To use the timer as an
alarm, configure the timer start time in seconds and fractional seconds for the desired alarm time.
Example 1
DIG:LINE3:MODE TRIG,OUT
TRIG:DIG3:OUT:STIM TIM2
SYSTem:TIME?
TRIG:TIM2:START:SECONDS <current time> + 60
TRIG:TIM2:STAT ON
To configure timer 2 for an alarm to fire 1
minute from now and output a pulse on
digital I/O line 3, query to get the current
time. Add 60 s to that value and use that to
configure the start seconds. Enable the
timer.
