READ?
!Place multimeter in wait-for-trigger state;
make measurement when external trigger is
received; send readings to output buffer.
enter statement
!Enter readings into computer.
:COUNt?
SAMPle:COUNt? [MIN | MAX]
returns one of the following numbers to the output
buffer:
The present sample count (1 through 16,777,215) if
MINimum
or
MAXimum
is not
specified.
The minimum sample count (1) if
MIN
is specified.
The maximum sample count (16,777,215) if
MAX
is specified.
Example
Querying the Sample Count
SAMP:COUN 10
!Specify 10 readings per trigger.
SAMP:COUN?
!Query multimeter to return sample count.
enter statement
!Enter value into computer.
:SOURce
SAMPle:SOURce <
source
>
selects the pacing source for the sample period when
SAMPle:COUNt
is greater than 1. The sources available are:
IMM
: initiate reading whenever multimeter is not busy.
TIMer
: specify sample period using the
SAMPle:TIMer
command.
Parameters
Parameter Name
Parameter Type
Range of Values
Default Units
<
source
>
discrete
IMM | TIMer
none
Comments
•
CONFigure
and
MEASure
set the sample source to
IMM
.
•
Related Commands:
SAMPle:COUNt
•
*RST Condition:
SAMP:SOUR IMM
Example
Setting the Pacing Source
CONF:VOLT:DC
!Function: DC voltage; stand-alone
multimeter.
SAMP:COUN 10
!Specify 10 readings per trigger.
SAMP:SOUR TIM
!Sample source is SAMPle:TIMer command.
SAMP:TIM 0.065
!Set 65 ms sample period.
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