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Section 13: Instrument Control Library (ICL) Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
13-244 3700S-901-01 Rev. C / July 2008
scan.stepcount
Attribute
Attribute to query to see number of steps in the present scan.
Usage
To read the number of steps in the present scan:
ScanStepCount = scan.stepcount
Remarks
This is a read only attribute. It is set by the number of steps in the present scan when
the scan was created and/or steps added.
Also see
scan.add() (on page 13-230)
Example
To see the current scan state:
print(scan.stepcount)
scan.trigger.arm.clear()
Function
Clear the arm event detector.
Usage
scan.trigger.arm.clear()
Remarks
This function will set the arm event detector of the trigger model to the undetected
state.
Example
To clear the arm event detector:
scan.trigger.arm.clear()
scan.trigger.arm.set()
Function
Set the arm event detector to the detected state.
Usage
scan.trigger.arm.set()
Remarks
This function will set the arm event detector of the trigger model to the detected state.
Example
To set the arm event detector to the detected state:
scan.trigger.arm.set()
scan.trigger.arm.stimulus
Attribute
Arm event detector trigger selection.
Usage
To read the trigger stimulus:
eventid = scan.trigger.arm.stimulus
eventid: Present trigger stimulus being used for the arm layer.
To write the trigger stimulus:
scan.trigger.arm.stimulus = eventid
eventid: Stimulus source to set for the arm layer