INITiate Subsystem
The INITiate subsystem is used to control the initiation of the trigger. Refer to the
TRIGger and ABORt subsystems for related commands.
Continuous or Single Measurements
:INITiate:CONTinuous OFF|ON|0|1
:INITiate:CONTinuous?
Selects whether the trigger system is continuously initiated or not.
This command affects sweep if not in a measurement, and affects trigger when in a
measurement. A "measurement" refers to any of the functions under the
MEASURE
key. This corresponds to continuous sweep or single sweep operation
when not in a measurement, and continuous measurement or single measurement
operation when in a measurement.
When not in a measurement, this command does the following:
•
When ON at the completion of each sweep cycle, the sweep system
immediately initiates another sweep cycle.
•
When OFF, the sweep system remains in an "idle" state until CONTinuous is
set to ON or an :INITiate[:IMMediate] command is received. On
receiving the :INITiate[:IMMediate] command, it will go through a
single sweep cycle, and then return to the "idle" state.
•
The query returns 1 or 0 into the output buffer. 1 is returned when there is
continuous sweeping. 0 is returned when there is only a single sweep.
When in a measurement, this command does the following:
•
When ON at the completion of each trigger cycle, the trigger system
immediately initiates another trigger cycle.
•
When OFF, the trigger system remains in an "idle" state until CONTinuous is
set to ON or an :INITiate[:IMMediate] command is received. On
receiving the :INITiate[:IMMediate] command, it will go through a
single trigger cycle, and then return to the "idle" state.
•
The query returns 1 or 0 into the output buffer. 1 is returned when in a
continuous measurement state. 0 is returned when there is only a single
measurement.
Factory Preset:
Continuous
*RST:
Continuous, or On
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Access:
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