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Remote control commands
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9.5 Controlling the measurement
The power sensor offers a bunch of possibilities to control the measurement:
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Do you want to start the measurement immediately after the initiate command or
do you want to wait for a trigger event?
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Do you want to start a single measurement cycle or a sequence of measurement
cycles?
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Do you want to output each new average value as a measurement result or do you
want to bundle more measured values into one result?
9.5.1 Starting and ending a measurement
ABORt
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INITiate:ALL
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INITiate[:IMMediate]
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INITiate:CONTinuous
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ABORt
Immediately interrupts the current measurement. If the measurement has been started
as a single measurement (
INITiate[:IMMediate]
), the power sensor goes into the
idle state. However, if a continuous measurement is in progress (
INITiate:
CONTinuous ON
), the trigger system of the power sensor enters the waiting for trigger
state. When the trigger condition is met, a new measurement is immediately started.
See also Chapter 9.5, "Controlling the measurement" , on page 67.
Usage: Event
INITiate:ALL
INITiate[:IMMediate]
Starts a single measurement cycle. The power sensor changes from the idle state to
the waiting for trigger state. When the trigger condition is fulfilled, the power sensor
begins the measurement. Depending on the number of trigger events that are required,
e.g. for averaging, the power sensor enters the waiting for trigger state several times.
Once the entire measurement is completed, a measurement result is available, and the
power sensor enters the idle state again.
Use this command only after the continuous measurement mode has been disabled
using
INITiate:CONTinuous OFF
.
See also Chapter 9.5, "Controlling the measurement" , on page 67.
Example: See Chapter 10.3, "Performing a buffered continuous average
measurement" , on page 127.
Usage: Event
Controlling the measurement