Agilent Technologies Agilent 34980A, User Manual

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Features and Functions
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Non- sequential scan lists are not stored as part of the instrument state
by the
*SAV
command; in this case, the ordered mode will be enabled
and the scan list will be empty when the instrument state is restored
(
*RCL
command).
• The scan order setting is stored in volatile memory and the ordered
mode will be enabled when power is turned off or after a Factory Reset
(
*RST
command).
Remote Interface Operation:
ROUTe:SCAN:ORDered {OFF|ON}
Viewing Readings Stored in Memory
• During a scan, the instrument automatically adds a time stamp to all
readings and stores them in memory. You can read the contents of
memory at any time, even during a scan. Reading memory is not
cleared when you read it.
• This feature is available from the remote interface only.
• You can store at least 500,000 readings in memory and all readings are
automatically time stamped. If memory overflows, a status register bit
is set and new readings will overwrite the first (oldest) readings stored.
The most recent readings are always preserved.
• Each time you start a new scan, the instrument clears all readings
(including alarm data) stored in reading memory from the previous
scan. Therefore, the contents of memory are always from the most
recent scan.
• The instrument clears all readings from memory after a Factory Reset
(
*RST
command), after an Instrument Preset (
SYSTem:PRESet
command), or when mainframe power is cycled.
• The instrument clears all readings from memory when a new scan is
initiated, when any measurement parameters are changed (
CONFigure
and
SENSe
commands), and when the triggering configuration is
changed (
TRIGger
commands).
• 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).
See
“Reading Format” on page 59 for more information.