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3.4 Acquisition

3.4.1 Acquisition control
Several commands exist to control the acquisition process. The following diagram
shows the possible states of the acquisition process, and the way they are
affected by commands.
BUS
IMMediate
TRIGger
:SOURce
INTernal
LINE
Figure 3.3
The trigger model shows that after a
IDLE state. An acquisition doesn't start until an INITiate command is received.
Initiation of the oscilloscope occurs by sending the INITiate[:IMMediate] command
USING THE COMBISCOPE INSTRUMENTS
*RST
ABORt
power on
INIT:CONT ON
TRIGger
Wait for trigger
:LEVel
:SLOPe
Start acquisition
The Trigger Model for acquisitions
RST command, the instrument is in the
*
INIT
No
or
Yes
Yes
INIT:CONT ON
Wait for complete
Acquisition
IDLE state
INITiated state
No
Wait for TRIGger state
Acquisition completed
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