Acquisition Control
Whenever you turn a knob or press a button that affects the waveform
measurement or display during a running acquisition, the acquisition re-starts. Be
sure to configure everything associated with your measurement before you
acquire data.
The
[Run/Stop]
and
[Single]
keys start and stop the instrument's acquisition system.
When
[Run/Stop]
is green, the instrument is running and acquiring data when trigger
conditions are met. To stop acquiring data, press
[Run/Stop]
. When
[Run/Stop]
is red, data
acquisition is stopped and the last acquired waveform is displayed. To start acquiring data, press
[Run/Stop]
.
To capture and display one acquisition (whether the instrument is running or stopped), press
[Single]
. The
[Single]
key is yellow until the instrument triggers. The
[Single]
key lets you view
single-shot events without subsequent waveform data overwriting the display. It also provides
maximum memory depth for pan and zoom.
When you press
[Single]
, the trigger mode is temporarily set to Wait for Trigger (to keep the
instrument from auto-triggering immediately), the trigger circuitry is armed, the
[Single]
key is
illuminated, and the instrument waits until a trigger condition occurs before it displays a
waveform.
When the instrument triggers, the single acquisition is displayed and the instrument stops
(
[Run/Stop]
is illuminated in red). Press
[Single]
again to acquire another waveform.
If the instrument does not trigger, press
[Force Trigger]
to trigger on anything and make a
single acquisition.
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Keysight IntegraVision PA2200 Series Power Analyzers Operating and Service Guide
