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4-170 Agilent E6432A Microwave Synthesizer User’s Guide

HPE6432_SetDwellTime

ViStatus HPE6432_SetDwellTime (ViSession instrumentHandle,

ViReal64 dwellTime);

Purpose

This function sets the dwell time.

Dwell time is the minimum period of time after the settling time that

the synthesizer will remain at its current state. The synthesizer can

accept a Trig In trigger during or after the dwell time, but it will not act

until after the dwell time is complete.

Factory Preset Value: 200 us

Parameter List

instrumentHandle

Variable Type ViSession

This is the ViSession handle that is obtained from the Initialize

function. The instrumentHandle identifies a particular instrument

session.

dwellTime

Variable Type ViReal64

This parameter specifies the minimum period of time, following the

settling time, that the synthesizer remains at a point in the list.

Range: 0.5 us to 32.7675 ms

Return Value

This return value reports the status of the Set Dwell Time function.

To obtain further information about the status that is returned, call the

HPE6432_error_message function or refer to “Error-Code and

Fail-Code Messages” on page 3-93.