Agilent Technologies N6700 manual Select the Transient Trigger Source

4 Operating the Power System

Select the Transient Trigger Source

		An immediate trigger command either from the front panel or over the bus will
	NOTE
		generate an immediate trigger regardless of the trigger source.
		Unless you are using the front panel menu or a TRIG:TRAN command
		to trigger the output, select a trigger source from the following:
Bus		Selects GPIB device trigger, *TRG, or <GET> (Group Execute Trigger).
Pin<n>		Selects a pin on the external port connector as the trigger source.
		<n> specifies the pin number. The selected pin must be configured as a
		Trigger Input in order to be used as a trigger source (see Appendix B).
Transient<n>		Selects the output channel’s transient system as the trigger source.
		<n> specifies the channel. When you select a channel, you must also set up
		that channel’s transient system to generate a trigger out signal. Refer to
		“Generate Trigger Out Signals”.
		Use the following commands to select a trigger source:
		Front Panel:	SCPI Command:
		To select Bus triggers, select	To select Bus triggers for output 1:
		Transient\TrigSource. Select Bus.	TRIG:TRAN:SOUR BUS,(@1)
		To select Digital pin triggers, select	To select Digital pin triggers:
		Transient\TrigSource. Then select	TRIG:TRAN:SOUR PIN<n>,(@1)
		one of the digital port pins.	where n is the pin number.
		To select Transient output triggers,	To select Transient output triggers:
		select Transient\TrigSource. Then	TRIG:TRAN:SOUR TRAN<n>,(@1)
		select one of the output channels.	where n is the output channel that
			will generate the trigger signal.

Initiate the Transient Trigger System

Next, you must initiate or enable the transient trigger system.

When the power system is turned on, the trigger system is in the idle state. In this state, the trigger system is disabled, ignoring all triggers. Initiating the trigger system moves it from the idle state to the initiated state, which enables the power system to receive triggers. To initiate the trigger system, use:

Front Panel:	SCPI Command:
Select the Transient\Control.	To initiate the output trigger system
Scroll to Initiate and press Select.	for all four outputs:
	INIT:TRAN (@1:4)

After a trigger is received and the action completes, the trigger system returns to the idle state. Thus, it will be necessary to enable the system each time a triggered action is desired.

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