The Trigger Count
The function of the trigger count parameter depends on whether the
stand-alone multimeter or scanning multimeter is used.
Stand-alone Multimeter
The trigger count specifies the number of triggers the multimeter is to
receive before it returns to the idle state.
Scanning Multimeter
The trigger count specifies the number of scans (passes) through the channel
list. When making multiple scans through the channel list, a trigger signal
starts each scan. To take multiple readings on a particular channel, the
multimeter must scan only one channel, or make multiple scans through the list.
The command used to set the trigger count is the same for the stand-alone
and scanning multimeter:
TRIGger:COUNt
number
| MIN | MAX
where:
number = number of triggers received before the multimeter returns to the
idle state, or the number of scans through the channel list. The minimum
number is 1, the maximum number is 16,777,215.
MEASure
and
CONFigure
set
TRIGger:COUNt 1
.
MIN
= sets 1 trigger before returning to the idle state or 1 scan through the
channel list.
MAX
= sets 16,777,215 triggers before returning to the idle state or
16,777,215 scans through the channel list. If
MAX
or 16,777,215 is
specified, Error +1000 “Out of memory” occurs indicating that many
readings cannot be stored in memory. However,
READ?
can be executed
to return the readings to the output buffer.
The next two examples show how
TRIGger:COUNt
is used in the
stand-alone and scanning multimeter configurations.
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