Keithley 3700 series Reference Manual page 355

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
trigger.timer[N].stimulus
Remarks
Example
trigger.timer[N].wait
Function
Usage
Remarks
Document Number: 3700S-901-01 Rev. A / August 2007
This attribute selects which event will start the timer.
eventid may be one of the following (existing trigger event ID's):

digio.trigger[line].EVENT_ID: An edge (either rising, falling, or either based on the
configuration of the line) on the digital input line.

display.trigger.EVENT_ID: The trigger key on the front panel is pressed.

trigger.EVENT_ID: A *trg message on the active command interface. If GPIB is
the active command interface, a GET message will also generate this event. Also,
the trigger.set function will generate this event.

trigger.blender[N].EVENT_ID: A combination of events has occurred.

trigger.timer[N].EVENT_ID: A delay expired. These can be expanded to include
LXI alarms.

tsplink.trigger[N].EVENT_ID: An edge (either rising, falling, or either based on the
configuration of the line) on the tsplink trigger line.

lan.trigger[N].EVENT_ID

scan.trigger.EVENT_SCAN_READY: Scan Ready Event.

scan.trigger.EVENT_SCAN_START: Scan Start Event

scan.trigger.EVENT_CHANNEL_READY: Channel Ready Event

scan.trigger.EVENT_MEASURE_COMP: Measure Complete Event

scan.trigger.EVENT_SEQUENCE_COMP: Sequence Complete Event

scan.trigger.EVENT_SCAN_COMP: Scan Complete Event

scan.trigger.EVENT_IDLE: Idle Event
To print the delay:
print(trigger.timer[1].triggerstimulus)
Wait for a trigger.
triggered = trigger.timer[N].wait(timeout)
N: is a trigger.timer value (from 1–4).
timeout: (In) Maximum amount of time in seconds to wait for the trigger.
triggered: (Out) Trigger detection indication.
This function will wait for a timer trigger. If one or more trigger events were detected
since the last time trigger.timer[N].wait or tsplink.trigger[N].clear was called, this
function will return immediately.
After waiting for a trigger with this function, the event detector will be automatically
reset and rearmed. This is true regardless of the number of events detected.
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