Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 2: General operation2461-901-01 A/November 2015 2-37Trigger menuThe menus under Trigger in the main menu allow you to configure triggering operations from theModel 2461 front panel. The following topics describe the settings that are available on theseinteractive screens.Trigger Templates menuThe Templates menu allows you to choose from one of several preprogrammed triggermodels. When you select a template, settings you can specify for that template areshown in the lower part of the screen.You can also customize the templates from the front panel using the Configure menu under Triggeron the main menu screen. For details, see Trigger Configure menu (on page 2-38).The table below describes the trigger model templates and available user-specified settings, and theirdefault settings.Setting DescriptionEmpty Clears the present trigger model.ConfigList Creates a trigger model that loads a source and measure configuration list. Thelists are iterated until every index in the configuration list with fewer indexes hasbeen loaded. For example, if the measure list has seven indexes and the sourceconfiguration list has 10, it will iterate through seven indexes of the source list andall of the measure list. However, if the source list has three indexes and themeasure list has five, it will iterate through three indexes of measure list and all ofthe indexes in the source list. At each index when the output is turned on, ameasurement is made and the output is turned off.Settings that you can change before generating the trigger model:• Measure Config List• Source Config List• Delay (default 0.001 s)• Reading Buffer (default defbuffer1)LogicTrigger Creates a trigger model that waits on an input line, delays, makes a measurement,and sends out a trigger on the output line a specified number of times.Settings that you can change before generating the trigger model:• Input Line (default 1)• Output Line (default 2)• Count (default 10)• Delay (default 0.001 s)• Trigger Clear (default Never)• Reading Buffer (default defbuffer1)SimpleLoop Creates a trigger model that sets up a loop that sets a delay, makes ameasurement, and then repeats the loop the number of times you define in thecount parameter.Settings that you can change before generating the trigger model:• Count (default 10)• Delay (default 0.001 s)• Reading Buffer (default defbuffer1)DurationLoop Creates a trigger model that makes continuous measurements for a specifiedamount of time.Settings that you can change before generating the trigger model:• Duration (default 1.00 s)• Delay (default 0.001 s)• Reading Buffer (default defbuffer1)
