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11-8 Triggering 2400 Series SourceMeter
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/ GPIB — Event detection occurs when a bus trigger (GET or *TRG) 
is received.
/ TIMER — Initially, event detection is satisfied immediately. Subse-
quent event detection occurs after the timer interval elapses. After 
selecting this arm event, you will be prompted to specify the timer 
interval (in seconds).
/ MANUAL — Event detection occurs when the TRIG key is pressed.
/ TLINK — After selecting this arm event, you will be prompted to 
select the input line for the Trigger Link and the state of the event 
detection bypass. With ONCE selected, operation will loop around 
the arm event detector on each new pass through the trigger 
model. With NEVER selected, operation always waits for the input 
trigger.
/ ↓STEST — Event detection occurs when the SOT line of the Digital 
I/O port is pulsed low. After selecting this arm event, you will be 
prompted to select the state of the event detection bypass. With 
ONCE selected, operation will loop around the arm event detector 
on each new pass through the trigger model. With NEVER 
selected, operation always waits for the input trigger.
/ ↑ STEST — Event detection occurs when the SOT line of the Digi-
tal I/O port is pulsed high. After selecting this arm event, you will be 
prompted to select the state of the event detection bypass.
/ ↑↓STEST — Event detection occurs when the SOT line of the Dig-
ital I/O port is pulsed either high or low. After selecting this arm 
event, you will be prompted to select the state of the event detec
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tion bypass.
– ARM OUT — Use to configure the arm layer output trigger:
/ LINE — Select the Trigger Link line for the output trigger: line #1, 
#2, #3, or #4.
/ EVENTS — Enable (ON) or disable (OFF) the arm layer output trig-
gers. TRIG LAYER EXIT ON enables an output trigger on exiting 
the trigger layer, while TL ENTER ON enables a trigger on entering 
the trigger layer.
/ COUNT — Specify the arm count, FINITE (programmable count) or 
INFINITE (never ending count).
• TRIG LAYER — Use this menu item to configure the trigger layer of the 
trigger model:
–  TRIGGER IN — Use to select the detection event for the trigger layer:
/ IMMEDIATE — Event detection occurs immediately.
/ TRIGGER LINK — After selecting this trigger-in source, you will be 
prompted in sequence as follows:










