Agilent Technologies 81101A Reference Guide

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Programming Reference
Programming the Instrument Trigger Modes
Programming the Instrument
Trigger Modes
The following figure shows the instrument’s arming/triggering model:
You program the comprehensive triggering capabilities of the instrument
using the SCPI :ARM and :TRIGger subsystems. Using these two
command subsystems you can program the operating modes of the
instrument, which are set up using the M
ODE
/T
RIGGER SCREEN
on the front
panel.
armed?
triggered?
COUNTER = :TRIG:COUNt?
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
:ARM:SENSe EDGE (Triggered)
LEVel (Gated)
:ARM:SOURce IMMediate (Internal VFO)
INTernal2 (Internal PLL)
EXTernal (EXT INPUT)
Manual (MAN key)
:TRIGger:SOURce IMMediate (Internal VFO)
INTernal2 (Internal PLL)
EXTernal2 (CLK IN)
:TRIGger:COUNt n
:ARM Event detection layer
:TRIGger Event detection layer
generate
pulse period and
increment counter
reset counter

Agilent Technologies 81101A Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	81101A
Category	Pulse Generator
Language	English