Chapter 4 Command Reference
Measurement Instructions (:CONFigure, :FETCh, :MEASure, :READ)
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Programming Guide
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Result will be formatted according to :FORMat[:DATA] ASCii | REAL
setting.
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When ASCii format is used, numeric data is transferred as ASCII bytes in
<NR3> format. The number of significant digits will range from 1 to 15,
depending on the measurement resolution.
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Refer to the sub-section in this section titled “Descriptions of Measurement
Functions ” for descriptions of each measurement function.
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Refer to Table 4-1 for a summary of the <function>, <parameters>, and
<source_list> for each of the measurement functions.
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If :READ? is executed while the Counter is configured to make an
automatically armed Totalize measurement, Not a Number
9.91E37
is
returned and error -221 is generated. :INITiate and :ABORt should be used to
begin and terminate the measurement; :FETCh? should be used to retrieve the
terminated measurement result.
Query Response
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Summary of Contents for 53131A
Page 1: ...Programming Guide HP 53131A 132A 225 MHz Universal Counter ...
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Page 13: ...1 1 Before You Start ...
Page 24: ...Chapter 1 Before You Start Related Documentation 1 12 Programming Guide ...
Page 25: ...2 2 Command Summary A Quick Reference ...
Page 68: ...Chapter 2 Command Summary RST Response 2 44 Programming Guide ...
Page 69: ...3 3 Programming Your Universal Counter for Remote Operation ...
Page 167: ...4 4 Command Reference A Dictionary ...
Page 310: ...Chapter 4 Command Reference WAI Wait to Continue Command 4 144 Programming Guide ...
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