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Triggering Process Description
The triggering process controls the present and future states of the test set during the measurement cycle.
Triggers are set up using the SETup commands and can be set up when a measurement is in the inactive
state. A measurement is activated (selected) with an INITiate command. If a measurement is initiated while
in its measurement cycle, it will terminate that measurement and restart it. The active state is not a single
state but a collection of any state other than the inactive state. Deactivating (de-selecting) the measurement is
accomplished through an INITiate:<MEAS>:OFF command.
Manually, a measurement is activated by selecting it from the Measurement Selection menu. A
measurement is deactivated by pressing the Measurement Selection key, scrolling to measurement in the
Measurement Selection menu, and then pressing F4 (Close Measurement).
Figure 12. The Test Set's Measurement States
Inactive
State
Activate
Active State
Idle State
Wait for
Trigger
State
Measuring
State
Deactivate
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