Timer Functions - Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual

Section 9: Instrument Control Library (ICL)

timer functions

Use the functions in this group to control the timer. The timer can be used to measure the time it
takes to perform various operations. Use the
beginning of an operation to reset the timer to zero, and then use the
9-208) at the end of the operation to measure the elapsed time.
timer.measure.t
Function
Usage
Remarks
Also see
Example
timer.reset
Function
Usage
Remarks
Also see
Example
9-208
Measures the elapsed time since the timer was last reset.
time = timer.measure.t()
time: Returns the elapsed time in seconds. (1s resolution).

This function will return the elapsed time in seconds since the timer was reset.
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The returned resolution for time depends on how long it has been since the timer
was reset. It starts with 1s resolution and starts to lose resolution after about 2.8
minutes.
timer.reset (on page 9-208)
Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output: 1.469077e+01
The above output indicates that timer.measure.t was executed 14.69077 seconds after
timer.reset.
Resets the timer to 0 seconds.
timer.reset()
This function will restart the timer at zero.
timer.measure.t (on page 9-208)
Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output: 1.469077e+01
The above output indicates that timer.measure.t was executed 14.69077 seconds after
timer.reset.
Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
timer.reset (on page 9-208) function at the
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
timer.measure.t (on page