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COMMAND REFERENCE

INITiate:CONTinuous

Syntax: INITiate:CONTinuous <Boolean>

Query form: INITiate:CONTinuous?

Response: 1 0

1Continuous automatic initiation is ON.

0Continuous automatic initiation is OFF.

Description:

The INITiate:CONTinuous command selects whether the trigger system is continuously initiated or not. When INITiate:CONTinuous is ON, the trigger system is continuously initiating acquisitions. This can only be stopped by setting INITiate:CONTinuous to OFF or by sending *RST. The ABORt command stops the current acquisition, but doesn’t affect the setting of INITiate:CONTinuous. Therefore, new acquisitions are initiated immediately.

After a *RST command, INITiate:CONTinuous OFF is valid.

PROGRAMMING NOTES:

During INITiate:CONTinuous ON the trigger system remains initiated (does not return to the IDLE state). This implies that when an *OPC command is given, bit 0 (OPC) in the standard Event Status Register (ESR) will never be

set. Neither the response to an *OPC? query will be generated, which causes a hang-up of the CombiScope when the response is read.

After receiving one of the commands INITiate or INITiate:CONTinuous ON, the oscilloscope checks the following *RST trigger settings:

X-deflection

OFF

 

 

Del’d TB

OFF

 

 

Trigger

Edge

 

 

Level-PP

OFF

 

 

X vs Y

OFF

 

 

Roll mode

OFF

 

 

 

 

Event delay

OFF

 

digital mode

 

 

Peak detection

OFF

 

 

 

 

In case of a settings conflict, the command is ignored and error -221 "Settings conflict" is reported. To avoid this , first send a *RST command before sending an INITiate command.

Example:

 

Send *RST

Resets the instrument.

Send CONFigure:AC (@1)

Configures for AC channel 1.

Send INITiate:CONTinuous ON

Continuous initiation.

Send FETCh:AC?

Fetches AC-RMS value.

Read <AC-RMS voltage>

Reads AC-RMS voltage.

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