Executing A Sequence On An Alarm Condition - Agilent Technologies 34980A User Manual

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Features and Functions
Remote Interface Operation: The following command executes a sequence
named "MYSEQ_1", which closes several channels on the module in slot 1
and opens a single channel on the module in slot 2.

Executing a Sequence on an Alarm Condition

After you have defined a valid sequence, you can configure the instrument
to execute a sequence when a reading crosses an alarm limit on a channel.
The specified sequence will execute once when an alarm occurs on the
specified alarm. If the specified sequence name is not currently stored in
memory, an error will be generated.
For more information on configuring alarms, see
page 68.
• Assigning a sequence to an alarm will remove any other sequence's
• You can assign multiple channels to any of the four available alarms
• The sequence will execute once when an alarm occurs, after which the
Front Panel Operation: Sequence > TRIGGER > MANUAL|ALARM1–ALARM4
Select MANUAL to remove an association without reassigning it to
another alarm.
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ROUT:SEQ:DEF MYSEQ_1,"ROUT:CLOS (@1001:1009);OPEN (@2001)"
ROUT:SEQ:TRIG MYSEQ_1
association with that alarm, as well as that alarm's association to any
other sequence.
(numbered 1 through 4). For example, you can configure the instrument
to generate an alarm on the Alarm 1 output when a limit is exceeded
on any of channels 1003, 2005, or 3010. You cannot, however, assign
alarms on a specific channel to more than one alarm number.
trigger source will be automatically set to MANual. The sequence will
not execute again until the trigger source has been reassigned,
the alarm has been cleared, the association of the sequence to the
alarm has been re- established, and the alarm condition exists again.
"Alarm Limits" on
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