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Trigger settings:
INITiate:CONTinuous: OFF if *RST sent remotely, ON if Power cycled or
Reset from front panel.
See Table 12 for other settings.
INITiate:CONTinuous default is OFF in remote control and when Digitize is
the active function. Otherwise the default is ON. The Trigger subsystem can
be reset to the default state with the command :TRIGger:RESet does not
change the state of INITiate:CONTinuous.
The default settings for ARM:LAYer2, ARM:LAYer1 and TRIGer following
Power ON, *RST, or TRIGger:RESet commands are as in Table 12.
Measure AC Current
Objective/Actions
To measure AC Current:
1. Select the ac current function.
2. Select the 100 mA range and set resolution to 100 nA (6.5 digits).
3. Set secondary reading to Pk to Pk.
Example
Result/Comments
SENSe:<meter_fn> "CURRent:AC"
SENSe:CURRent:AC:RANGe 0.1
SENSe:CURRent:AC:RESolution
1.000E-7
SENSe:CURRent:AC:SECondary PTP
The same could be achieved by tree walking
(using shortform commands and omitting the
optional SENSe keyword for brevity):
:FUNC "CURRent:AC";:CURR:AC:RANG
0.1;RES 1.000E-7;SEC PTP
Note
Entering commands via the GPIB
places the DMM in Remote
control. This causes the Trigger
system to enter the IDLE state
(INITiate:CONTinuous OFF). The
DMM must be triggered before a
reading can be retrieved.
Retrieve a measurement manually - method 1
Push
(
Go to Local
) and then push
to trigger a reading. Read
the value on the DMM display.
Retrieve a measurement - method 2
Send command: INITiate:IMMediate (or INIT without the optional :IMMediate
leaf node) to trigger the reading followed by :FETCh? to retrieve it.
Retrieve a measurement - method 3
Send command :READ? This triggers the DMM and retrieves the result.
Retrieve a measurement - method 4
Send command :MEASure? This triggers the DMM and retrieves the result.