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Chapter 4 Features and Functions
Scanning
• While a scan is running, the instrument automatically stores the
minimum and maximum readings and calculates the average for each
channel. You can read these values at any time, even during a scan.
• Each reading is stored with measurement units, time stamp, channel
number, and alarm status information. From the remote interface,
you can specify which information you want returned with the
readings (from the front panel, all of the information is available for
viewing). For more information,
see “Reading Format” on page 104.
• Readings acquired during a Monitor are not stored in memory
(however, all readings from a scan in progress at the same time are
stored in memory).
• The
MEASure?
and
READ?
commands send readings directly to the
instrument’s output buffer but readings are not stored in memory.
You will not be able to view these readings.
• The
INITiate
command stores readings in memory. Use the
FETCh?
command to retrieve stored readings from memory (the readings are
not erased when you read them).
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