Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure manual Trigger Delay, Trigger delay

2Features and Functions

Trigger Delay

In some applications, you want to allow the input to settle before taking a reading or for pacing a burst of readings. You can add a trigger delay, which adds a delay between the trigger signal and the first sample taken by the internal DMM (not used in Scanning Mode). The programmed trigger delay overrides the default trigger delay that the instrument automatically adds to the measurement.

Trigger 1 Sample Count Trigger 2 Sample Count

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Trigger Delay

(0 to 3600 seconds)

Trigger delay

•The default trigger delay is Automatic (see “Automatic Trigger Delays” on page 23); the instrument determines the delay based on function, range, and integration time.

•If you specify a trigger delay other than Automatic, that same delay is used for all functions and ranges.

•If you have configured the instrument to take more than one reading per trigger (sample count > 1), the specified trigger delay is inserted between the trigger and the first reading in the sample burst.

•The CONFigure and MEASure? commands set the trigger delay to Automatic.

•The instrument selects an automatic trigger delay after a Factory Reset (*RST command). An Instrument Preset (SYSTem:PRESet command) or Card Reset (SYSTem:CPON command) does not change the setting.

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