Model 6517B Electrometer Reference Manual
Section 7: Triggering
6517B-901-01 Rev. C / August 2015
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SCAN
SOURCE
IMMEDIATE
EXTERNAL
MANUAL
GPIB
TRIGLINK
TIMER
HOLD
DELAY
COUNT
INFINITE
ENTER-SCAN-COUNT
CONTROL
SOURCE
ACCEPTOR
Scan layer menu:
Select scan source:
Use to pass operation immediately into the measure layer
Use external triggers to control scanning
Use TRIG key to control scanning
Use bus triggers to control scanning
Use trigger link triggers to control scanning
Enter trigger link lines
Use a timer to control scanning and enter interval between
scans (0.001 - 999999.999 seconds)
Use to hold up the measurement in the scan layer
Use to delay scan in the layer (0.001 - 999999.999 seconds)
Define number of scans to be performed:
Repeat scanning indefinitely
Specify count (1 - 99999)
Select trigger control mode:
Enable source bypass
Disable source bypass
ARM
SOURCE
IMMEDIATE
EXTERNAL
MANUAL
GPIB
TRIGLINK
RT-CLOCK
HOLD
COUNT
INFINITE
ENTER-ARM-COUNT
CONTROL
SOURCE
ACCEPTOR
Arm layer menu:
Select arm source:
Use to arm meter immediately and pass operation into the scan layer
Use external triggers to arm meter
Use TRIG key to arm meter
Use bus triggers to arm meter
Use trigger link triggers to arm meter; enter trigger link lines
Use clock to arm instrument; enter time and date
Use to hold up the measurement in the arm layer
Define number of times to arm meter:
Continuously re-arm meter
Specify count (1 - 99999)
Select trigger control mode:
Enable source bypass
Disable source bypass
INIT
HALT
Enable or disable continuous initiation
Use to halt triggers; press TRIG key to resume triggering
Trigger models
The following information describes triggering of the Model 6517B from the front panel. The following
flowchart is the simplified trigger model. It summarizes basic front panel triggering.
