Chapter 5
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Starting (Triggering) Measurement and Waiting for Completion of Measurement
Starting (triggering) Measurement
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Starting (triggering) measurement
Follow the procedure below to perform successive measurements automatically
(initial setup).
Step 1.
Set the trigger mode to the internal trigger with the
.
Step 2.
If the trigger system has not started up (in the idle state), use the
to turn ON the continuous activation of the trigger system.
Two methods to perform a measurement at your desired time:
Triggering the instrument at your desired time
Step 1.
Use the
command to set the trigger mode to the Bus mode.
Step 2.
If the trigger system has not started up (in the idle state), use the
command to turn ON the continuous activation of the trigger system.
Step 3.
Trigger the instrument at your desired time. An external controller can trigger the
instrument with one of the following two commands:
Step 4.
To repeat measurement, repeat Step 3.
Starting up the trigger system at your desired time
Step 1.
If the trigger system has started up (in a state other than the idle state), use the
command to turn OFF the continuous activation of the trigger
system and then use the
to stop the trigger system.
Step 2.
Set the trigger mode to the internal trigger with the
command.
Step 3.
Start up the trigger system with the
:INITiate[:IMMediate] command on page 224
at
your desired time. The instrument will be automatically triggered by the internal trigger
and measurement will be performed once.
Step 4.
To repeat measurement, repeat Step 3.
Command
Query response
Applicable trigger mode
Yes
(The measured result is read out.)
BUS
No
MANual|BUS
