Chapter 4 Command Reference

[:SENSe] Subsystem

[:SENSe]:TINTerval:ARM[:STARt]:SOURce IMMediate EXTernal

Sets or queries the start arm for time interval (including Time Interval, Risetime , Falltime, Duty Cycle, and Pulse Width functions) measurements.

Query Response A sequence of ASCII-encoded bytes: IMM or EXT

Comments *RST: IMMediate

Related Gate & ExtArm

Front-Panel

Keys

[:SENSe]:TINTerval:ARM:STOP:SOURce IMMediate TIMer

Sets or queries the stop arm (that is, the delay) for Time Interval measurements.

Query Response A sequence of ASCII-encoded bytes: IMM or TIM

Comments ∙ *RST: IMMediate

This [:SENS]:TINT:ARM:STOP:SOUR command has no affect on the following measurements: Risetime, Falltime, Duty Cycle, and Pulse Width.

Related Gate & ExtArm

Front-Panel

Keys

[:SENSe]:TINTerval:ARM:STOP:TIMer <numeric_value> [S]

Sets or queries the time used to delay the stop arm for Time Interval measurements.

<numeric_value>

∙ For short gate time: 0.1E-3*

to

99.99E-3 seconds

Range

∙ For long gate time: 10 0E-3

to

10.000 seconds

 

<numeric-value>

∙ For short gate time: 0.01E-3 seconds

Resolution

∙ For long gate time: 1E-3 seconds

*For HP 53131A with firmware revisions below 3427, the minimum gate time is 1 ms. *For HP 53132A with firmware revisions below 3646, the minimum gate time is 1 ms.

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