Table of contents Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
Storage operation ...................................................................................................................... 5-3
Saving reading buffers .............................................................................................................. 5-4
Recalling readings ..................................................................................................................... 5-5
Remote reading buffer programming ................................................................................... 5-6
Dedicated reading buffer designations ...................................................................................... 5-6
Reading buffer commands ........................................................................................................ 5-6
Buffer status ............................................................................................................................ 5-12
Dynamic reading buffers ......................................................................................................... 5-12
Buffer examples ...................................................................................................................... 5-12
Triggering ................................................................................................................. 6-1
Triggering ............................................................................................................................. 6-1
Remote triggering overview ................................................................................................. 6-1
Using the trigger model ............................................................................................................. 6-3
SMU event detectors ............................................................................................................ 6-8
Clearing SMU event detectors .................................................................................................. 6-8
Using the TRIG key to trigger a sweep ..................................................................................... 6-8
Using trigger events to start actions on trigger objects ...................................................... 6-10
Action overruns ....................................................................................................................... 6-10
Digital I/O port and TSP-Link synchronization lines ........................................................... 6-11
Mode ....................................................................................................................................... 6-11
Pulsewidth ............................................................................................................................... 6-11
Trigger configuration on hardware lines .................................................................................. 6-11
Action overruns on hardware lines .......................................................................................... 6-13
Timers ................................................................................................................................ 6-13
Timer attributes ....................................................................................................................... 6-13
Triggering a timer .................................................................................................................... 6-14
Timer action overruns ............................................................................................................. 6-15
Using timers to perform pulsed sweeps .................................................................................. 6-15
Event blenders ................................................................................................................... 6-19
Event blender modes .............................................................................................................. 6-20
Assigning input trigger events ................................................................................................. 6-20
Action overruns ....................................................................................................................... 6-20
LAN triggering overview ..................................................................................................... 6-20
Understanding hardware value and pseudo line state ............................................................ 6-21
Understanding LXI trigger event designations ........................................................................ 6-22
Generating LXI trigger packets ................................................................................................ 6-22
Command interface triggering ............................................................................................ 6-22
Trigger generator ............................................................................................................... 6-23
Manual triggering ............................................................................................................... 6-23
Interactive triggering ........................................................................................................... 6-23
Detecting trigger events using the wait() function .................................................................... 6-24
Using the assert function to generate output triggers .............................................................. 6-24
Using the release function of the hardware lines ..................................................................... 6-25
Using the set function to bypass SMU event detectors ........................................................... 6-25
Event detector overruns .......................................................................................................... 6-26
Examples using interactive triggering ...................................................................................... 6-26
Hardware trigger modes..................................................................................................... 6-28
Falling edge trigger mode ....................................................................................................... 6-28
Rising edge master trigger mode ............................................................................................ 6-29
Rising edge acceptor trigger mode ......................................................................................... 6-30