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INITiate
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.
Subsystem
Syntax
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).
230 Command Reference INITiate Subsystem