Agilent Technologies N6700 Synchronizing Output Steps, Set the Voltage or Current Trigger Levels

Operating the Power System 4

Synchronizing Output Steps

The transient system lets you step the output voltage and current up or down in response to triggered events. To generate a triggered output step you must:

1.Enable the output to respond to trigger commands.

2.Set the voltage or current trigger levels.

3.Select the transient trigger source.

4.Initiate the trigger system and provide a trigger signal.

Enable the Output to Respond to Trigger Commands

First, you must enable the output to respond to trigger commands. Unless an output is enabled to respond to triggers, nothing will happen even if you have programmed a trigger level and generated a trigger for the output.

Use the following commands to enable an output to respond to triggers:

	Front Panel:	SCPI Command:
	Select Transient\Mode.	To enable the voltage function on
	For voltage step triggering, set the	output 1 to respond to triggers, use:
	Voltage mode to Step. For current	VOLT:MODE STEP,(@1)
	step triggering, set the Current mode	To enable the current function on
		output 1 to respond to triggers, use:
	to Step. Then press Select.
		CURR:MODE STEP,(@1)
	In Step mode, the triggered value becomes the immediate value when the
NOTE
	trigger is received. In Fixed mode, trigger signals are ignored; the immediate

values remain in effect when a trigger is received.

Set the Voltage or Current Trigger Levels

Next, use the following commands to program an output trigger level.

The output will go to this level when the trigger is received.

If you have a model that has multiple ranges, the selected triggered voltage and current settings must be within the same range that the output channel is presently operating in.

Front Panel:	SCPI Command:
Select Transient\Step.	To set a voltage and current trigger
Select the Trig Voltage box to set	level for output 1 use:
the voltage. Select the Trig Current	VOLT:TRIG 15,(@1)
box to set the current. Enter a value	CURR:TRIG 1,(@1)
and press Select.

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