
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
Section 7
:
Scanning
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
7-13
Example 2:
Command list to scan the entire card while measuring DC volts on each channel,
and store readings in a buffer called
mybuffer
(see the description column for other specifics).
Command
Description
reset()
Reset the Series 3700 to
factory defaults.
dmm.range = 10
Set the range of DC volts
to the 10 volt range.
dmm.nplc = .1
Set NPLC to 0.1NPLC.
dmm.configure.set('mydcv')
Save the DMM
configuration as
"
mydcv"
.
mybuffer = dmm.makebuffer(1000)
Make buffer named
mybuffer and configure it
to store up to 1000
readings.
digio.trigger[1].mode = digio.TRIG_FALLING
Set up digital I/O line 1 to
detect a falling edge
trigger.
scan.trigger.channel.stimulus =
digio.trigger[1].EVENT_ID
Set each channel so it
closes with a digio 1
event trigger.
scan.bypass = scan.OFF
Set bypass to off so that
first channel needs to
see trigger before
closing.
scan.create('3001:3060', 'mydcv')
Create scan for
Channels 1 to 60 on the
card installed in Slot 3.
scan.background(mybuffer)
Initiate the scan to
execute in the
background and save
readings to a buffer
called
mybuffer
.