Keithley 3700A Series, Reference Manual

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Section 11: TSP command reference Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
11-322 3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
scan.nobufferbackground()
This function starts a scan in background mode and specifies that no reading buffer is used during scanning.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function Yes
Usage
state , scancount , stepcount = scan.nobufferbackground()
state
The result of scanning:
▪
scan.EMPTY
or
0
▪
scan.BUILDING
or
1
▪
scan.RUNNING
or
2
▪
scan.ABORTED
or
3
▪
scan.FAILED
or
4
▪
scan.FAILED_INIT
or
5
▪
scan.SUCCESS
or
6
scancount
The present number of scans completed
stepcount
The present number of steps completed
Details
Before using this command, use
scan.create()
,
scan.add()
, and
scan.addimagestep()
to
set up scan elements. If a reading buffer is specified, an error is generated.
To view the scan status, use
scan.state()
.
To run a scan in the background with a reading buffer, see scan.background() (on page 11-313).
Example
scan.nobufferbackground()
Run the scan in the background with no
reading buffer.
Also see
scan.add() (on page 11-309)
scan.background() (on page 11-313)
scan.create() (on page 11-315)
scan.execute() (on page 11-317)
scan.list() (on page 11-318)
scan.nobufferexecute() (on page 11-323)
scan.state() (on page 11-326)
Scanning and triggering (on page 5-23)