INITiate and ABORt Subsystems
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TVS600 & TVS600A Command Reference
INITiate
Starts the acquisition and measurement systems. INITiate causes the arm/trigger
state-machine to exit the idle state and be ready for any defined ARM or
TRIGger condition. This command is essential to start waveform analyzer
acquisitions and measurements.
INITiate sets the ACQ_OPC pending flag. You may want to use *WAI, *OPC, or
*OPC? to synchronize the command. The INIT command contains an implicit
*WAI. That is, the INIT command will not begin execution until all previously
received commands have been executed and all side effects have been resolved.
Following the INIT command, especially when using FDC without a separate
*TRACe? query prior to reading the data, a *WAI should be sent before sending
any commands which change the state of the instrument. Without the *WAI, the
command may cause the acquisition task to abort before all data transfer
operations are completed. Refer to the TVS600 & TVS600A Series Waveform
Analyzers User Manual for more information.
INITiate[:IMMediate]
None
Not applicable
Execution Error –213, “Init ignored”
Sent INITiate when the instrument was not in the idle state.
None
Command: INIT
ABORt
INITiate:CONTinuous
INITiate:CONTinuous?
Sets or queries whether the acquisition loop repeats continuously, including any
defined arm or trigger conditions. Use this command only when FDC is
employed to transfer data. INITiate:CONT may be difficult to interrupt once
initiated.
Syntax
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Reset Value
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Examples
Related Commands