Programming Reference

SCPI Instrument Command List

Example

To program the pulse width by means of the delay parameters:

 

:PULS:DEL 500NS

Set OUTPUT delay to 500 ns

 

:PULS:DEL:HOLD TIME

Hold OUTPUT delay constant with

 

 

varying period

 

:PULS:TDEL 750NS

Set OUTPUT trailing delay to 750 ns

Command

:PULS:TRAN[1]:HOLD

Long

[:SOURce]:PULSe:TRANsition[1]:HOLD

Form

Set & Query

 

Parameter

TIME WRATio

 

*RST value

TIME

 

Description

Use this command to set the coupling between transition times and the

 

pulse width:

 

 

TIME

The absolute transition times are held when the

 

 

pulse width is varied.

 

WRATio

The ratio of transition time to pulse width is held

 

 

when the pulse width is varied.

Example

To set the coupling between transition times and the pulse width:

 

:PULS:TRAN:HOLD TIME

Hold OUTPUT transitions fixed when

 

 

pulse width varies

 

:PULS:TRAN:HOLD WRAT

Hold OUTPUT transition width ratio

 

 

when pulse width varies

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Agilent Technologies 81101A manual To program the pulse width by means of the delay parameters, PULSTRAN1HOLD, Pulse width

81101A specifications

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