56 Communication with a PC
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4.7.6 Setting the desired measurement mode
There are (up to now) two possible modes of operation within ELCH:
Continuous mode and triggered mode.
In continuous mode PRO8000 (-4) / PRO800 will measure all values as fast as
possible. Data are not transferred automatically to the PC, but the PC can query all
results measured until then.
Programming:
The ELCH measurement in continuous mode is started by:
:ELCH:RUN 1
Reading:
:ELCH:RUN?
The measurement can also be started in triggered mode, that means you only start a
new measurement on the next step by the next query of a measured value:
Thus the user can affect measurement speed by the read frequency of measured
values, and also can stop the measurement interactively if limits of measured values
are reached.
Programming:
:ELCH:RUN 2
Reading:
:ELCH:RUN?
If the ELCH function is running in continuous mode at that moment, this command of
course triggers a short interruption in the measurement sequence.
The command:
:ELCH:TRIG?
Starts the measurement for the next step and reads the measured value