SCPI Command Reference 6

INITiate Subsystem

The INITiate subsystem is used to control the initiation of the trigger. Refer to the TRIGger subsystem for related commands.

Continuous or Single Sweep

:INITiate:CONTinuous OFFON01

:INITiate:CONTinuous?

Toggles the continuous sweep between on and off.

When the On (1) parameter is selected, the continious sweep is enabled.

When the Off (0) parameter is selected, the continuous sweep is disabled and single sweep is enabled.

*RST State:

Continuous sweep (On)

Key Access:

[BW/SWP] > {Sweep}

 

 

Initiate a single sweep

:INITiate[:IMMediate]

This command initiates a single sweep.

Note that the command becomes effective only after you set the sweep mode to single sweep previously.

Key Access: [BW/SWP] > {Single Sweep}

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Agilent Technologies N9340A manual INITiate Subsystem, Continuous or Single Sweep, Initiate a single sweep, BW/SWP Sweep

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