SENSe:GATE:STARt:DELay:TIME
Syntax
[SENSe:]GATE:STARt:DELay:TIME {<time> | MINimum | MAXimum | DEFault}
[SENSe:]GATE:STARt:DELay:TIME? [{MINimum | MAXimum | DEFault}]
Description
This command selects the gate open delay time when SENSe:GATE:STARt:DELay:SOURce is set to TIME.
Parameters
Name Type Range of Values Default Value
<time> Numeric 0.0 to 10 sec with
10 usec resolution (Keysight 53220A)
10 nsec resolution (Keysight 53230A)
MIN = 0.0
MAX=10 sec
0.0
Remarks
l The instrument sets the gate open delay time to 0.0 (no delay) after a Factory Reset (*RST command) or
an Instrument Preset (SYSTem:PRESet command).
Return Format
The query returns the gate open delay time in the form +1.00000000000000E-007.
Examples
The following example makes a frequency measurement on channel 1. The gate opens .1 sec after a neg-
ative edge on the Gate In/Out BNC, and, after .25 seconds, closes on the next positive edge on the BNC.
CONF:FREQ 1.2E6
FREQ:GATE:SOUR ADV
GATE:STAR:SOUR EXT
GATE:STAR:SLOP NEG
GATE:STAR:DEL:SOUR TIME
GATE:STAR:DEL:TIME .1
GATE:STOP:SOUR EXT
GATE:STOP:SLOP POS
GATE:STOP:HOLD:SOUR TIME
GATE:STOP:HOLD:TIME .25
GATE:EXT:SOUR BNC
READ?
SENSe:GATE:STARt:DELay:TIME
348 Keysight 53220A/53230A Programmer's Reference