Section 2: General operation
Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
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Trigger menu for the power supply function
This menus organized under Trigger in the main menu allow you to configure triggering operations
from the 2281S front panel. The following topics describe the settings that are available on these
interactive screens.
Trigger Configure menu for the power supply function
This menu allows you to view and configure the triggering settings. The 2281S has two trigger layers:
Arm layer and trigger layer.
When List is set to On using the front-panel soft keys, this menu is read only.
Setting
Description
List type
Shows the list type when the list function is enabled. The 2281S supports
the following types of lists:
Step:
One trigger signal outputs one list step.
Sweep:
One trigger signal outputs the entire list.
Disable:
The list is disabled.
Idle
Cont:On:
Continuous trigger is on.
Cont:Off:
Continuous trigger is off and no readings are taken.
Arm Source
Select the control source for the arm layer.
Arm Count
Set the number of times to repeat the arm event.
Trigger Source
Select the control source for the trigger layer.
Trigger Count
Set the number of times to repeat the trigger event.
Reset Configuration
Reset the trigger settings to factory default, including trigger source and
trigger count.
Sample Count
Set the number of measurements to be performed when a measurement is
requested.
