READ?
!Place multimeter in wait-for-trigger state and
make measurements; send readings to output
buffer.
enter statement
!Enter readings into computer.
:SOURce?
SAMPle:SOURce?
returns "
IMM
" or "
TIM
" to show the present pacing source.
The quoted string is sent to the output buffer.
Example
Querying the Pacing Source
SAMP:SOUR TIM
!Sample source is SAMPle:TIMer command.
SAMP:SOUR?
!Query multimeter to return pacing source
setting.
enter statement
!Enter string into computer.
:TIMer
SAMPle:TIMer <
period
>
defines the period between readings in a burst
(stand-alone multimeter) or defines the period between FET multiplexer channels in
the scan list (scanning multimeter).
Parameters
Parameter Name
Parameter Type
Range of Values
Default Units
<
period
>
numeric
76
µ
s - 65.534 ms | MIN | MAX
seconds
Comments
•
MIN
sets the time to 76
µ
s.
MAX
sets the time to 65.534 ms.
•
When using
SAMP:TIM
, the first measurement occurs without the specified
period. However, you can insert a time interval before the first measurement
using the
TRIGger:DELay
command.
•
To achieve specific sample periods, the aperture time must be set accordingly (see
the
[SENSe:]
subsystem). The following table shows the minimum sample period
for each available aperture time setting. The aperture times and sample periods
shown assume a fixed range and autozero off. Reading rates are for the DC
voltage function with readings stored mainframe/command module memory.
Aperture Time
Minimum Sample Period
(SAMPle:TIMer)
Maximum Reading Rate
(Readings/second)
10
µ
s
76
µ
s
13,150
100
µ
s
0.32 ms
3,000
2.5 ms
2.8 ms
350
16.7 ms
16.9 ms
58
20 ms
20.3 ms
49
267 ms
IMM
2
320 ms
IMM
1.9
•
The sample period must be longer than the specified aperture time.
159 Command Reference
Chapter 5
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