Agilent Technologies E8462A, User Manual

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Agilent E8462A Relay Multiplexer Command Reference 81
INITiate
The
INITiate
command subsystem selects continuous scanning cycles and starts the
scanning cycle.
Subsystem Syntax
INITiate
:CONTinuous < mode >
:CONTinuous?
[:IMMediate]
INITiate:CONTinuous
INITiate:CONTinuous < mode > Enables or disables continuous scanning cycles.
Parameters
Comments
Continuous Scanning Operation: Continuous scanning is enabled with the
INITiate:CONTinuous ON or INITiate:CONTinuous 1 command. Sending the
INITiate:IMMediate command closes the first channel in the channel list. Each
trigger from the source specified by the TRIGger:SOURce command advances the
scan through the channel list. A trigger at the end of the channel list closes the first
channel in the channel list and the scan cycle repeats.
Non-Continuous Scanning Operation: Non-continuous scanning is enabled with
the
INITiate:CONTinuous OFF
or
INITiate:CONTinuous 0
command. Sending the
INITiate:IMMediate
command closes the first channel in the channel list. Each
trigger from the source specified by the
TRIGger:SOURce
command advances the
scan through the channel list. At the end of the scanning cycle, the last channel in
the channel list is closed and the scanning cycle stops.
Stopping Continuous Scan: See the ABORt command on page page 71.
Related Commands:
ABORt
,
ARM:COUNt
,
TRIGger
*RST Condition: INITiate:CONTinuous OFF | 0
Example
Enabling Continuous Scanning
This example enables continuous scanning of channels 30 through 37 of a
switchbox. Since
TRIGger:SOURce IMMediate
(default) is set, the example uses an
interface clear command (
CLEAR 7
) to stop the scan.
INIT:CONT ON
Enable continuous scanning.
SCAN (@10030:10037)
Scan channels 30 to 37.
INIT
Start scan, close channel 30.
.
CLEAR 7
Stop scan cycle.
Parameter
Name
Parameter
Type Range of Values
Default
Value
mode boolean 0|1|OFF|ON OFF|0