Keithley 2450 User Manual

Model 2450
Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 6:
SCPI command reference
2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013 6-129
Details
This command defines a trigger model building block that branches to another block using a counter to iterate a
specified number of times.
Counters increment every time the trigger model reaches them until they are more than or equal to the count
value.
Example
TRIG:LOAD:EMPTY
TRIG:BLOC:BUFF:CLEAR 1
TRIG:BLOC:MEAS 2
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 3, 5, 2
TRIG:BLOC:DEL:CONS 4, 1
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 5, 3, 2
Reset trigger model settings.
Clear defbuffer1 at the beginning of the
trigger model.
Loop and take 5 readings.
Delay a second.
Loop three more times back to block 2.
At end of execution, 15 readings are stored in
defbuffer1.
Also see
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter:COUNt? (on page 6-129)
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter:COUNt?
This command returns the count that the trigger model is on.
Type Affected by Where saved Default value
Query only
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Not applicable
Not applicable
Usage
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter:COUNt? <blockNumber>
<blockNumber>
The sequence of the block in the trigger model
Details
The query returns the number of times the trigger model has looped. The counter is defined by
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter.
Example
TRIG:LOAD:EMPTY
TRIG:BLOC:BUFF:CLEAR 1
TRIG:BLOC:MEAS 2
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 3, 5, 2
TRIG:BLOC:DEL:CONS 4, 1
TRIG:BLOC:BRAN:COUN 5, 3, 2
INIT
TRIG:BLOCK:BRAN:COUN:COUN? 5
Reset trigger model settings.
Clear defbuffer1 at the beginning of the
trigger model.
Loop and take 5 readings.
Delay a second.
Loop three more times back to block 2.
At end of execution, 15 readings are stored in
defbuffer1.
Check to see which count the trigger model has
completed.
Also see
:TRIGger:BLOCk:BRANch:COUNter (on page 6-128)

Keithley 2450 Specifications

General

Brand	Keithley
Model	2450
Category	Test Equipment
Language	English