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Measurement Timeout Parameters Measurement timeout parameters control the maximum time that a
measurement executes. TIMe sets the amount of time and STATe determines if the timeout is in use. The
STIMe command is a complex command which enables you to set both parameters in one command.
Measurement Timeout Parameters
Parameters
Measurement
Timeout Time and
State
Measurement
Timeout State
Measurement
Timeout Time
Example 2. Programming Example:
OUTPUT Test_set;"SET:DTXP:TIM 10"
sets the measurement timeout state to ON and set the measurement timeout time to 10 seconds for the digital
transmit power measurement.
Measurement Trigger Parameters There are three measurement trigger parameters. They control the
arming of a measurement, the source of the trigger, and the trigger's delay.
• The trigger arm parameter determines whether the test set makes one measurement and then stops
(single), or automatically re-arms upon completion of one measurement and repeats the process
(continuous). The recommended setting when writing a control program is single (CONTinuous OFF).
• The trigger source parameter selects the source of the measurement trigger signal. The recommended
Trigger Source setting when writing a control program is AUTO.
Trigger source is always IMMediate for analog measurements and cannot be changed by the user.
NOTE
• The trigger delay parameter controls the delay between the trigger event (the point in time at which the
trigger signal is received) and the start of sampling. Negative values indicate that the sampling should
occur prior to the trigger event.
Trigger delay is not applicable to analog measurements.
NOTE
Measurement Trigger Parameters
Parameter
Trigger Arm
Trigger Source
Trigger Delay
Command Syntax
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:TIMeout[:STIMe] <numeric
value>[<suffix>]
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:TIMeout:STATe <ON|1|OFF|0>
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:TIMeout:TIME <numeric
value>[<suffix>]
Command Syntax
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:CONTinuous <ON|1|OFF|0>
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:TRIGger:SOURce <AUTO|IMMediate|PROTocol|RISE>
SETup:<meas-mnemonic>:TRIGger:DELay <numeric value>[<suffix>]
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Step 3: Set Measurement Parameters
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