User`s manual

The Sample Count The sample count specifies the number of measurements made for each
trigger signal received. For the stand-alone multimeter, it is the number of
measurements in a burst of readings. For the scanning multimeter, it is the
number of measurements made when scanning a single multiplexer channel.
The sample count is set with the command:
SAMPle:COUNt number | MIN | MAX
where:
number = number of readings (measurements) per trigger. The minimum
number is 1, the maximum number is 16,777,215.
MEASure and CONFigure
set a sample count of 1.
MIN = sets 1 reading per trigger.
MAX = sets 16,777,215 readings per trigger. If MAX or 16,777,215 is
specified, Error +1000 “Out of memory” occurs indicating that many
samples (measurements) cannot be stored in memory. However,
READ? can
be executed to return the readings to the output buffer.
The following program segment shows the context in which
SAMPle:COUNt is used.
Example: Setting
Sample Count
In this segment, 10 DC voltage measurements are taken when a single
external trigger is received.
10 !Configure the stand-alone multimeter for DC voltage measurements.
20 !Externally trigger the multimeter and take 10 readings when triggered.
30 CONF:VOLT:DC
40 TRIG:SOUR EXT
50 SAMP:COUN 10
60 READ?
Querying the Sample
Count
The sample count setting is queried with the SAMPle:COUNt? and
SAMPle:COUNt? MIN | MAX commands. See Chapter 5 for more
information.
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