[:IMMediate] TRIGger:IMMediate will cause a trigger cycle to occur immediately, provided
that the trigger system has been initiated (INITiate).
Comments • Related Commands: ABORt, INITiate
• *RST Condition: This command is an event and has no *RST condition.
Example Triggering the Pacer.
TRIG:SOUR HOLD trigger source is TRIG
command
SOUR:PULS:COUN 1E3 output 1000 Pacer pulses
SOUR:PULS:PER .1 S pulse period set to .1 second
TRIG:DELAY .75 S start Pacer .75 sec after trigger
INIT go to Wait For Trigger state
TRIG trigger Pacer to output pulses.
:SLOPe TRIGger:SLOPe < slope> is for SCPI compatibility. The mainframe’s "Event
In" signal only triggers on a negative going edge.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
slope discrete NEGative none
Comments • Trying to set …SLOPe to other than NEG will generate an error.
• Related Commands: ABORt, INITiate,
:SLOPe? TRIGger:SLOPe? returns the current trigger slope setting. Since the
mainframe’s "Event In" signal only triggers on a negative going edge,
TRIG:SLOP? will always return "NEG".
:SOURce TRIGger:SOURce < trig_source> configures the trigger system to respond to
the specified source.
Parameters Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type
Range of
Values
Default
Units
trig_source character BUS| EXT| HOLD| IMM none
TRIGger[:IMMediate]
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