Initiate Subsystem - Keysight N9320B Programmer's Manual

INITiate Subsystem

The INITiate subsystem is used to control the initiation of the
trigger. Refer to the TRIGger 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 MEAS 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. Commands used for measurements in the
MEAS menus.
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 ON or :INITiate[:IMMediate] 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 ON or :INITiate[:IMMediate] is
received. On receiving the :INITiate[:IMMediate]
command, it will go through a single trigger cycle, and then
return to the "idle" state.
Command Reference
INITiate Subsystem
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