Programming Reference

 

 

SCPI Instrument Command List

Command

:ARM:PER

 

Long

:ARM[:SEQuence[1]STARt][:LAYer]:PERiod

Form

Set & Query

 

Parameter

Numeric

 

Parameter Suffix

S or SEC with engineering prefixes.

 

*RST value

10.00 ∝s

 

Specified Limits

20 ns to 999.5 s

 

Description

Use this command to program the period of the PLL (INTernal2) when it

 

is used as the :ARM:SOURce for internal triggering of pulses, bursts or

 

patterns.

 

 

If you are using the PLL as :TRIGger:SOURce use the

 

[:SOURce]:PULSe:PERiod command to set the pulse period.

Example

To set up bursts of four 50 ns pulses occurring every 500 ns:

 

:TRIG:SOUR INT

Select internal osc.as pulse period source

 

:PER 50 NS

Set pulse period to 50 ns

 

:ARM:SOUR INT2

Select PLL as triggering source

 

:ARM:SENS EDGE

Sense edge of PLL signal

 

:ARM:PER 500ns

Set triggering period to 500 ns

 

:ARM:TRIG:COUNT 4

Set burst length to 4

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Agilent Technologies 81101A manual Armper, 10.00 ∝s, Ns to 999.5 s
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81101A specifications

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