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Remote trigger commands
Table 10-1 summarizes remote trigger commands. These commands are covered in more
detail in Section 17 except for *TRG, a common command covered in Section 15.
Table 10-1
Remote trigger command
Command Description
:INITiate Take SourceMeter out of idle state.
:ABORt Abort operation, return to idle.
:ARM:COUNt <n> Set arm count (n = count).
:ARM:SOURce <name> Specify arm control source. Name = IMMediate, TLINk, TIMer, MANual,
BUS, NSTest, PSTest, or BSTest.
:ARM:TIMer <n> Set arm layer timer interval (n = interval).
:ARM:DIRection <name> Control arm bypass. (Name = SOURce or ACCeptor).
:ARM:ILINe <NRf> Select arm layer input line. (NRf = input line #).
:ARM:OLINe <NRf> Select arm layer output line (NRf = output line #).
:ARM:OUTPut <event list> Select arm layer output events. (Event list = TENTer, TEXit, or NONE).
:TRIGger:CLEar Clear any pending input triggers immediately.
:TRIGger:COUNt <n> Set trigger count (n = count).
:TRIGger:DELay <n> Set trigger delay (n = delay).
:TRIGger:SOURce <name> Specify trigger control source. Name = IMMediate or TLINk.
:TRIGger:DIRection <name> Control trigger bypass. (Name = SOURce or ACCeptor).
:TRIGger:ILINe <NRf> Select trigger layer input line (NRf = input line).
:TRIGger:OLINe <NRf> Select trigger layer output line (NRf = output line).
:TRIGger:INPut <event list> Select trigger input layer events. (Event list = SOURce, DELay, SENSe, or
NONE).
:TRIGger:OUTPut <event list> Select trigger layer output events. (Event list = SOURce, DELay, SENSe,
or NONE).
*TRG Trigger SourceMeter (if BUS source selected).