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Meas
Current Measurement Query (Remote Command Only) This command returns the name of the measurement that is currently running.
INITiate Commands:
:INITiate:<measurement>
This command is not available for measurements in all the instrument modes:
• Initiates a trigger cycle for the specified measurement, but does not output any data. You must then use the
FETCh<meas> command to return data. If a measurement other than the current one is specified, the
instrument will switch to that measurement and then initiate it.
• For example, suppose you have previously initiated the ACP measurement, but now you are running the
channel power measurement. If you send INIT:ACP? it will change from channel power to ACP and will
initiate an ACP measurement.
• Does not change any of the measurement settings. For example, if you have previously started the ACP
measurement and you send INIT:ACP? it will initiate a new ACP measurement using the same instrument
settings as the last time ACP was run.
• If your selected measurement is currently active (in the idle state) it triggers the measurement, assuming the
trigger conditions are met. Then it completes one trigger cycle. Depending upon the measurement and the
number of averages, there may be multiple data acquisitions, with multiple trigger events, for one full
trigger cycle. It also holds off additional commands on GPIB until the acquisition is complete.
READ Commands:
:READ:<measurement>[n]?
• Does not preset the measurement to the factory default settings. For example, if you have previously
initiated the ACP measurement and you send READ:ACP? it will initiate a new measurement using the
same instrument settings.
• Initiates the measurement and puts valid data into the output buffer. If a measurement other than the current
one is specified, the instrument will switch to that measurement before it initiates the measurement and
returns results.
For example, suppose you have previously initiated the ACP measurement, but now you are running the
channel power measurement. Then you send READ:ACP? It will change from channel power back to ACP
and, using the previous ACP settings, will initiate the measurement and return results.
• Blocks other SCPI communication, waiting until the measurement is complete before returning the results
If the optional [n] value is not included, or is set to 1, the scalar measurement results will be returned. If the
[n] value is set to a value other than 1, the selected trace data results will be returned. See each command for
details of what types of scalar results or trace data results are available. The binary data formats should be
used when handling large blocks of data since they are smaller and faster than the ASCII format.
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Initial S/W Revision: Prior to A.02.00
Remote Command: :CONFigure?