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Making Measurements
Figure 4-2
Multiple trigger arming
In the following program, the NRDGS command selects 10 readings per trigger
event. The second parameter of the TARM command specifies 5 armings. This
program stores 5 groups of ten readings for a total of 50 readings.
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100 PRINT Rdgs(*)!PRINT READINGS
110 END
Making synchronous readings
You can synchronize the multimeter to the controller by setting the trigger arm,
trigger, and/or sample event to synchronous (SYN). The synchronous event
occurs whenever the multimeter's output buffer is empty, reading memory is off
or empty, and the controller requests data. This means that measurements are
made whenever the controller wants them. This is a very important feature for
remote operation, especially when the multimeter is in the high-speed mode.
In the high-speed mode, the synchronous event ensures that the controller is
ready to accept readings and will not slow the reading rate. Refer to
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OPTION BASE 1!COMPUTER ARRAY NUMBERING STARTS AT 1
DIM Rdgs(50)!DIMENSION ARRAY FOR 50 READINGS
OUTPUT 722;"PRESET NORM"!TARM AUTO, TRIG SYN, DCV AUTORANGE
OUTPUT 722;"TARM HOLD"!HOLD TRIGGER ARM EVENT
OUTPUT 722;"TRIG AUTO"!AUTO TRIGGER EVENT
OUTPUT 722;"INBUF ON"!ENABLE INPUT BUFFER
OUTPUT 722;"NRDGS 10,AUTO"!10 READINGS/TRlGGER, AUTO SAMPLE EVENT
OUTPUT 722;"TARM SGL,5"!ARM TRIGGERING 5 TIMES
ENTER 722;Rdgs(*)!ENTER READINGS
High-speed
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