74 34410A/11A User’s Guide
2 Features and Functions
Automatic Trigger Delay
If you do not specify a trigger delay manually, the multimeter selects the
trigger delay time automatically. Automatic trigger delays are set to ensure
that completely settled and accurate measurements are taken. The delay is
determined by function, range, integration time and ac filter setting, as
shown in the following tables
DC Voltage Measurements (all ranges):
DC Current Measurements (all ranges):
2–wire Resistance Measurements :
4–wire Resistance Measurements
Integration Time Trigger Delay
¡1 PLC 160 ms
0.2 PLC, 0.06 PLC 130 ms
~0.02 PLC 100 ms
Integration Time Trigger Delay
¡1 PLC 1.5 ms
~0.2 PLC 1.0 ms
Range Trigger Delay
(for ~0.02 PLC)
Trigger Delay
(for 0.06 or 0.2 PLC)
Trigger Delay
(for ¡1 PLC)
100 W 80 ms100 ms130 ms
1 kW 110 ms130 ms160 ms
10 kW 130 ms160 ms190 ms
100 kW 540 ms670 ms800 ms
1 MW 5.0 ms 6.0 ms 7.5 ms
10 MW
– 1GW 60 ms 70 ms 84 ms
Range Trigger Delay
(for ~0.02 PLC)
Trigger Delay
(for 0.06 or 0.2 PLC)
Trigger Delay
(for ¡1 PLC)
100W
– 100 kW 1.0 ms 1.0 ms 1.5 ms
1 MW 10 ms 10 ms 15 ms
10 MW
– 1 GW 100 ms 100 ms 100 ms