Chapter 3 Programming Your Universal Counter for Remote Operation

Command Settings for Optimizing ThroughputSet reference oscillator to non-auto state (internal or external):

[:SENSe]:ROSCillator:SOURce INTernal EXTernal (See Note below.)

Disable checking of external source if using external reference oscillator:

[:SENSe]:ROSCillator:EXTernal:CHECk OFF (See Note below.)

Disable automatic interpolator calibration: :DIAGnostic:CALibration:INTerpolator:AUTO OFF (See Note below.)

Disable display:

:DISPlay:ENABle OFF (See Note below.)

Disable printing:

:HCOPy:CONTinuous OFF

Disable post-processing (math, limit testing, statistics):

:CALCulate:MATH:STATe OFF

:CALCulate2:LIMit:STATe OFF

:CALCulate3:AVERage[:STATe] OFF

Specify expected frequency for Frequency, Period, Ratio, Phase, and Duty Cycle measurements:

[:SENSe]:FREQuency:EXPected[123] <numeric_value> [HZ]

(See Note below.)

Specify ASCII format for result query responses:

:FORMat[:DATA] ASCii

Specify continuous measurements:

:INITiate:CONTinuous ON

Configure the read/fetch function memory:

Issue the following query and read the response.

:FETCh[:SCALar]:<function>?

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Note: This value is not stored on Save and is not part of the non-volatile state.

Typical Optimizing Throughput Results for Different Computers

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