Keithley 4200A-SCS

Section
9: Keithley External Control Interface (KXCI) Model 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer
Reference Manual
9-60 4200A-901-01 Rev. C / February 2017
PG
This command sets the trigger mode and initiates the start of pulse output or arms the pulse card.
Usage
PG A, B, C
A
Pulse card channel: 1 to 8; the largest value is the number of channels in the
system
B
Trigger mode:
• Burst mode: 0
• Continuous: 1 (default)
•
Trigger burst: 2
C
Burst or trigger burst only: Pulse count in number of pulses: 1 to 2
32
-1; set to 1 for
continuous (default 1)
Corresponding LPT library functions
pulse_trig (on page 13-152)
pulse_burst_count (on page 13-138)
Details
The trigger mode setting affects both channels of a pulse card. For example, setting channel 1 of
pulse card 1 to Continuous also sets channel 2 to Continuous.
Example
PG 1, 2, 50
This command string sets pulse card 1 for the Trigger Burst trigger mode and a burst count of 50.
Also see
None
PH
This command stops all pulse output from the selected pulse card.
Usage
PH A
A
Pulse card channel: 1 to 8; the largest value is the number of channels in the
system
Corresponding LPT library functions
pulse_halt (on page 13-143)
Example
PH 3
This command string stops pulse output from pulse card 2.
Also see
None