User manual

Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual Section 13: Instrument Control Library (ICL)
3700S-901-01 Rev. C / July 2008 13-287
timer.measure.t()
Remarks
This function will return the elapsed time in seconds since the timer was reset.
The returned resolution for time depends on how long it has been since the timer
was reset. It starts with 1 s resolution and starts to lose resolution after about 2.8
minutes.
Also see
timer.reset() (on page 13-287)
Example
Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output: 1.469077e+01
The above output indicates that timer.measure.t was executed 14.69077 seconds after
timer.reset.
timer.reset()
Function
Resets the timer to 0 seconds.
Usage
timer.reset()
Remarks
This function will restart the timer at zero.
Also see
timer.measure.t() (on page 13-286)
Example
Resets the timer and then measures the time since the reset:
timer.reset()
...
time = timer.measure.t()
print(time)
Output: 1.469077e+01
The above output indicates that timer.measure.t was executed 14.69077 seconds after
timer.reset.
trigger functions and attributes
Use the functions in this group to control triggering.
trigger.blender[N].clear()
Function
This function clears and resets blender N.
Usage
trigger.blender[N].clear()
N: The trigger line (1–2).