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Chapter 5 Remote Interface Reference

Simplified Programming Overview

lMEASure? S

The MEASure? command provides the easiest way to program the instrument for scanning. However, this command does not offer much flexibility. When you execute this command, the instrument uses default values for the requested measurement configuration and immediately performs the scan. You cannot change any measurement attributes (other than function, range, and resolution) before the measurement is taken. The results are sent directly to the instrument’s

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lCONFigure S

For a little more programming flexibility, use the CONFigure command. When you execute this command, the instrument uses the default values for the requested measurement configuration (like the MEASure?

command). However, the scan automatically started and you can change some measurement attributes before initiating the scan.

This allows you to incrementally change the instrument’s configuration from the default conditions. The instrument offers a variety of low-level commands in the ROUTe, SENSe, SOURce, CALCulate, and TRIGger subsystems.

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h INITiate xy z vy” 5 iz z	FETCh?
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