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Trigger Commands
Trigger Commands
Trigger commands control the remote triggering of the instrument's output. Abort commands abort any pending trig-
gers. Initiate commands initiate the transient trigger system.
ABORt:TRANsient
Cancels any triggered actions. It returns the trigger system back to the Idle state and resets the WTG-tran bit in the
Operation Condition Status register.
Parameter Typical Return
(none) (none)
Aborts the triggered action: ABOR:TRAN
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Note that this command does not turn off continuous triggers if INITiate:CONTinuous:TRANsient ON has been pro-
grammed. In this case, the trigger system will automatically re-initiate.
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ABORt:TRANsient is also executed at power-on and upon execution of the *RST command.
INITiate[:IMMediate]:TRANsient
Initiates the transient trigger system. This moves the trigger system from the "idle" state to the "wait-for-trigger"
state; which enables the instrument to receive triggers.
Parameter Typical Return
(none) (none)
Initiates the trigger system: INIT:TRAN
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It takes a few milliseconds for the instrument to be ready to receive a trigger signal after receiving the INITiate
command.
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If a trigger occurs before the trigger system is ready for it, the trigger will be ignored. Check the WTG_tran bit in
the operation status register to know when the instrument is ready.
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Use ABORt:TRANsient to return the instrument to idle.
INITiate:CONTinuous:TRANsient 0|OFF|1|ON
INITiate:CONTinuous:TRANsient?
Continuously initiates the transient trigger system. This allows multiple triggers to generate multiple output tran-
sients.
Parameter Typical Return
0|OFF|1|ON , *RST ON 0 or 1
Continually initiates the trigger system: INIT:CONT:TRAN ON
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