Generating Measurement Triggers - Agilent Technologies 66111A User Manual

7 - Programming the DC Source

Generating Measurement Triggers

Single Triggers
After you specify the appropriate trigger source and sensing function, generate triggers as follows:
GPIB Triggers
Internal Triggers
Trigger occurs on rising edge
when signal crosses positive
hysteresis band limit
TRIG:ACQ:LEV:CURR <level>
TRIG:ACQ:LEV:VOLT <level>
TRIG:ACQ:SLOP:CURR POS
TRIG:ACQ:SLOP:VOLT NEG
Figure 7-5. Commands Used to Control Measurement Triggers
As shown in figure 7-5, to specify the current level that will generate triggers for both positive- and
negative-going signals use:
TRIG:SEQ2:LEV:CURR <value> or
TRIG:ACQ:LEV:CURR <value>
To specify the slope on which triggering occurs use the following commands. You can specify a
POSitive, a NEGative, or EITHer type of slope.
TRIG:SEQ2:SLOP:CURR <slope> or
TRIG:ACQ:SLOP:CURR <slope>
To specify a hysteresis band to qualify the positive- or negative-going signal use:
TRIG:SEQ2:HYST:CURR <value> or
TRIG:ACQ:HYST:CURR <value>
NOTE:
When using internal triggers, do not INITiate the measurement until after you have
specified the slope, level, and hysteresis.
When the acquisition finishes, any of the FETCh queries can be used to return the results. Once the
measurement trigger is initiated, if a FETCh query is sent before the data acquisition is triggered or
before it is finished, the response data will be delayed until the trigger occurs and the acquisition
completes. This may tie up the computer if the trigger condition does not occur immediately.
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Send one of the following commands over the GPIB:
TRIG:IMM (not affected by the trigger source setting)
*TRG
an IEEE-488 Group Execute Trigger bus command
To trigger off of the output signal, you must specify the output level that
generates the trigger, the rising or falling edge of the slope, and a hysteresis to
qualify trigger conditions. This is illustrated in figure 7-5 for current triggers.
TRIG:ACQ:SLOP:CURR NEG
TRIG:ACQ:SLOP:VOLT NEG
Measurement time = time interval X number of points
Trigger occurs on falling edge
when signal crosses negative
hysteresis band limit
TRIG:ACQ:HYST:CURR <value>
TRIG:ACQ:HYST:VOLT <value>