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SOURce Commands SCPI Commands Reference
Agilent 81133A/81134A Pulse Generator Programming Guide, March 2007 57
[:SOURce][:PULSe]:PERiod
Syntax [:SOUR][:PULS]:PER[?]
Form Set & Query
Description This command programs the internal clock period, and also selects
the internal clock time base if it has not already been selected.
Parameter Numeric [ps|ns|us|ms|s]|MIN|MAX
Functional coupling Programming the signal period, or frequency, also executes
:TRIGger:SOURce IMMediate to select the internal clock.
Value coupling Frequency = 1 / Period
Range coupling Width, Dutycycle, Phase and Pulse/Data mode selection.
*RST value 66.6 ns
Specified limits 299E–12 sec … 66.6E–9 sec
Instrument limits 297.61905E–12 sec … 66.66667E–9 sec
Example Select internal clock with period 750 ps.
:PER 750PS
[:SOURce][:PULSe]:POLarity[1|2]
Syntax [:SOUR][:PULS]:POL[1|2][?]
Form Set & Query
Description This command programs the output polarity of a channel.
Parameter NORMal|COMPlement|INVerted
COMPlement and INVerted are synonyms (INVerted is included for
backwards compatibility).
*RST value NORMal
Example Invert the Channel 1 outputs.
:POL1 INV