Measurement Operations & Settings

Triggering - The TRIGger Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:INPut?

 

 

 

syntax:

:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:INPut?

 

description:

Returns the incoming trigger response.

 

parameters:

none

 

 

response:

IGNore:

Ignore incoming trigger.

 

 

SMEasure:

Start a single measurement. If a measurement function is active, see

 

 

 

“:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe” on page 100, one sample is

 

 

 

performed and the result is stored in the data array, see

 

 

 

“:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:RESult?” on page 97.

 

 

CMEasure:

Start a complete measurement. If a measurement function is active, see

 

 

 

“:SENSe[n][:CHANnel[m]]:FUNCtion:STATe” on page 100, a complete mea-

 

 

 

surement function is performed.

 

 

NEXTstep:

Perform next step of a stepped sweep.

 

 

SWStart:

Start a sweep.

 

example:

trig1:inp? → ign<END>

 

affects:

All tunable laser modules, power meters, and return loss modules, and attenuators with

 

 

power control.

 

 

dual sensors:

Can only be sent to master channel, slave channel parameters are identical.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:INPut:REARm

 

 

 

syntax:

:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:INPut:REARm<wsp>OFFON01

 

description:

Sets the arming response of a channel to an incoming trigger.

 

N O T E

See Table Table 8 , for information on how this command affects triggering power

 

 

measurements.

 

 

parameters:

A boolean value:

OFF or 0: trigger rearming disabled

 

 

 

ON or 1: trigger rearming enabled (default)

 

N O T E

If you return to Local control, all modules return to the default setting.

 

response:

none

 

 

example:

trig1:inp:rearm 0

 

 

affects:

All Agilent 8163A/B series power meter modules, and Agilent 8161x series return loss mod-

 

 

ules.

 

 

dual sensors:

Can only be sent to master channel, slave channel is also affected.

 

 

 

 

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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