Agilent Technologies Series N6700 User Manual page 70

4 Operating the Power System
NOTE
Trigger the Output
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It takes a few milliseconds for the instrument to be ready to receive a
trigger signal after receiving the INITiate:TRANsient command.
If a trigger occurs before the trigger system is ready for it, the trigger
will be ignored. You can test the WTG_tran bit in the operation status
register to know when the instrument is ready to receive a trigger
after being initiated.
Front Panel:
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If a bit value of 16 is returned in the query, the WTG_tran bit is true,
and the instrument is ready to receive the trigger signal. Refer to the
N6700 Programmer's Reference Help file for more information.
Unless INITiate:TRANsient;CONTinuous is programmed, it will be necessary to
initiate the transient trigger system each time a triggered action is desired.
The trigger system is waiting for a trigger signal in the initiated state.
You can immediately trigger the output as follows:
Front Panel:
Select Transient\Control.
Select Trigger to generate an
immediate trigger signal regardless
of the trigger source setting.
As previously discussed, a trigger can also be generated by another
output channel or by a trigger signal applied to an input pin on the
digital port connector. If any of these systems are configured as the
trigger source, the instrument will wait indefinitely for the trigger
signal. If the trigger does not occur, you must manually return the
trigger system to the idle state.
The following commands return the trigger system to the idle state:
Front Panel:
Select Transient\Control.
Scroll to and select Abort.
When a trigger is received, the triggered functions are set to their
programmed trigger levels. When the triggered actions are completed,
the trigger system returns to the idle state.
SCPI Command:
To query the WTG_tran bit (bit 4):
STAT:OPER:COND?(@1)
SCPI Command:
To generate an immediate trigger on
channel 1:
TRIG:TRAN (@1)
Alternatively, if the trigger source is
BUS, you can also program a *TRG or
an IEEE-488 <get> command
SCPI Command:
ABOR:TRAN (@1)
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