Fluke PM-3394B Measuring Signal Characteristics, MEASure?, CONFigure + READ?, INITiate + FETCh?

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2.5 Measuring Signal Characteristics

The measurement instructions allow you to make a complete measurement. This includes the configuration of the instrument, the initiation of the trigger system, and the fetching of the acquisition data. The measurement instructions can be used at different levels, varying in processing time. The highest level is the most easy to use, but takes more time to complete than the lowest level. The following levels of measurement instructions can be used:

The highest level:	MEASure?
(easy to use)
The middle level:	CONFigure + READ?	(equivalent to MEASure?)
(gives more programming flexibility)
The lowest level:	INITiate + FETCh?	(equivalent to READ?)
(to acquire more signal characteristics)

The following table shows which measurement tasks are executed by the measurement instructions:

	MEASure?	CONFigure	READ?	INITiate	FETCh?
Configures the instrument:	YES	YES
Initiates the trigger system:	YES		YES	YES
Fetches the acquired data:	YES		YES		YES