Section 14: TSP command reference
2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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Details
Set this command to any trigger event to start the timer when that event occurs.
Set this command to none to disable event processing and use the timer as a timer or alarm based
on the start time.
Trigger events are described in the table below.
Trigger events
Event description
Event constant
Trigger event blender
N
(1 to 2), which combines trigger
events
trigger.EVENT_BLENDER
N
A command interface trigger:
Any remote interface: *
TRG
GPIB only: GET bus command
USB only: A USBTMC TRIGGER message
VXI-11: VXI-11 command
device_trigger
trigger.EVENT_COMMAND
Digital input line edge (either rising, falling, or either based on
the configuration of the line) detected on digital input line
N
(1 to 6)
trigger.EVENT_DIGIO
N
Front-panel TRIGGER key press
trigger.EVENT_DISPLAY
Appropriate LXI trigger packet is received on LAN trigger
object
N
(1 to 8)
trigger.EVENT_LAN
N
No trigger event
trigger.EVENT_NONE
Notify trigger block
N
(1 to 8) generates a trigger event when
the trigger model executes it
trigger.EVENT_NOTIFY
N
Source limit condition occurs
trigger.EVENT_SOURCE_LIMIT
Trigger timer
N
(1 to 4) expired
trigger.EVENT_TIMER
N
Line edge detected on TSP-Link synchronization line
N
(1 to 3)
trigger.EVENT_TSPLINK
N
Example
digio.line[3].mode = digio.MODE_TRIGGER_IN
trigger.timer[1].delay = 3e-3
trigger.timer[1].start.stimulus = trigger.EVENT_DIGIO3
Set digital I/O line 3 to be a trigger input.
Set timer 1 to delay for 3 ms.
Set timer 1 to start the timer when an event is detected on digital I/O line 3.
Also see
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