Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 8:
2450-901-01 Rev. B/September 2013 8-217
trigger.timer[N].delay
This attribute sets and reads the timer delay.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Trigger timer N reset
10e-6 (10 µs)
Usage
interval = trigger.timer[N].delay
trigger.timer[N].delay = interval
Delay interval in seconds (5.00e-07 to 100,000)
Trigger timer number (1 to 4)
Details
Once the timer is enabled, each time the timer is triggered, it uses this delay period.
Assigning a value to this attribute is equivalent to:
trigger.timer[N].delaylist = {interval}
This creates a delay list of one value.
Reading this attribute returns the delay interval that will be used the next time the timer is triggered.
This command should not be used with the trigger model.
Example
trigger.timer[1].delay = 50e-6
Set the trigger timer 1 to delay for
50 µs.
Also see
trigger.timer[N].reset() (on page 8-220)
trigger.timer[N].delaylist
This attribute sets an array of timer intervals.
Type TSP-Link accessible Affected by Where saved Default value
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Usage
intervals = trigger.timer[N].delaylist
trigger.timer[N].delaylist = intervals
Table of delay intervals in seconds
Trigger timer number (1 to 4)