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INITiate
Subsystem Syntax
INITiate:CONTinuous
Parameters
Comments
Chapter 3
The INITiate command subsystem selects continuous scanning cycles and
starts the scanning cycle.
INITiate
:CONTinuous <mode>
:CONTinuous?
[:IMMediate]
INITiate:CONTinuous <mode>
cycles for the switchbox.
Name
Type
<mode>
boolean
Continuous Scanning Operation:
INITiate:CONTinuous ON or INITiate:CONTinuous 1. Sending
INITiate:IMMediate closes the first channel in the channel list. Each trigger
from the source specified by TRIGger:SOURce advances the scan through
the channel list. A trigger at the end of the channel list closes the first
channel in the channel list and the scan cycle repeats.
Noncontinuous Scanning Operation
with INITiate:CONTinuous OFF or INITiate:CONTinuous 0. Sending
INITiate:IMMediate closes the first channel in the channel list. Each trigger
from the source specified by TRIGger:SOURce advances the scan through
the channel list. At the end of the scanning cycle, the last channel in the
channel list is opened.
Stopping Continuous Scan:
ABORt, ARM:COUNt, TRIGger:SOURce
Related Commands:
INITiate:CONTinuous OFF | 0
*RST Condition:
enables or disables continuous scanning
Range of Values
ON | OFF | 1 | 0
Continuous scanning is enabled with
: Noncontinuous scanning is enabled
See the ABORt command.
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Default Value
OFF | 0
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