Chapter 4 Command Reference

Introduction

Comments ∙ *RST: OFF

∙When the :INIT:CONT ON command is sent, the Counter:

–invalidates the statistics results,

–clears the statistics current count to 0,

–reports the negative status condition (NOT Computing Statistics) to bit 8 of Operation Status Register.

∙When :CALC2:LIM:CLE:AUTO is ON, the Counter performs the following whenever the :INIT:CONT ON command is sent:

–invalidates the limit data,

–clears :CALC2:LIM:FAIL, :CALC2:LIM:FCOunt, and :CALC2:LIM:PCOunt information,

–turns off the front-panel display’s Limit annunciator, and

–sets the Limit-Detect output to the in-limit voltage level.

∙When [:SENS]:EVEN:LEV[:ABS]:AUTO is ON, the Counter performs an auto- trigger on the measurement channel(s) whenever the :INIT:CONT ON command is executed, and also at the beginning of each measurement cycle while :INIT:CONT is ON.

∙The state of :TRIG:COUN:AUTO has no affect on the operation of :INIT:CONT ON.

∙:INIT:CONT ON operates as if :TRIG:COUN was 1.

∙The commencement of the first measurement due to setting :INITiate:CONTinuous to ON sets the Pending Operation Flag to true. The Pending Operation Flag is set false by aborting of a measurement, or by the completion of the last measurement after :INITiate:CONTinuous is set OFF.

∙With the measurements being made continuously, the :ABORt command shall abort the current measurement in progress, however, the value of :INITiate:CONTinuous is unaffected.

If CONTinuous was set to ON prior to receiving :ABORt, it remains ON and a new measurement begins.

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