HP E1429A manual INITiate, IMMediate

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INITiate

Subsystem Syntax

The INITiate subsystem controls the initiation of the trigger subsystem and prepares the HP E1429 to take voltage measurements. Once initiated, triggers are armed on both channels, and a trigger received from the programmed source (TRIGger:STARt:SOURce command) will cause voltage measurements to begin on both channels.

Normally, all measurement setup (setting measurement ranges, arm and trigger sources, etc.) should be done before this command is sent. Sending this command will cause the HP E1429 to begin the measurement process, using the currently active sources and settings.

INITiate

 

[:IMMediate]

[no query]

[:IMMediate]

INITiate[:IMMediate] initiates the trigger system and places all trigger sequences in the wait-for-arm or wait-for-trigger state, as appropriate. When the number of readings specified by ARM:COUNt and TRIGger:COUNt have been taken, the trigger system returns to the idle state, and measurements are no longer taken.

This command is an overlapped command as described in IEEE-488.2, Section 12. The exit from idle state caused by INITiate:IMMediate shall cause the Pending Operation Flag to be set true (*OPC will return 0). The Pending Operation Flag will be set false when the idle state is re-entered, either when the trigger cycle completes or when an ABORt or *RST command is executed.

The STATus:OPC:INITiate command controls whether *OPC, *OPC? and *WAI will test the Pending Operation Flag and wait until it is false (trigger system in the idle state).

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INITiate Subsystem

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HP E1429A manual INITiate, IMMediate