Series 8650B Universal Power Meters
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Publication 31470-001, Rev C, November 2, 2017
3.2.15
Arming the Triggering Cycle
INITiate:CONTinuous
INITiate[:IMMediate]
The INITiate commands enable the power meter to acquire measurement data at the next instrument trigger. In
the absence of an instrument signal, the 8650B is placed in the waiting-for-trigger-state. The default
configuration is continuous initiation off, INITiate:CONTinuation OFF.
INITiate[:IMMediate] causes the power meter to exit the idle state and causes the trigger system to initiate.
Following trigger system initiation, a valid trigger will and complete one full trigger cycle, returning to the idle
state upon completion. For example, INITiate[:IMMediate] can be used with Peak Power Sensors to measure the
power level of transient or one-shot pulsed microwave signals. After execution of the triggering sequence, send
the FETCh? query command to return the measurement data from the 8650B.
Perform triggering configuration with the TRIGger Subsystem commands. When TRIGger:SOURce is IMMediate,
the measurement will start as soon as INITiate is sent to the 8650B and executed (or INITiate:CONTinuous ON is
sent and executed).
INITiate:CONTinuous
Syntax:
INITiate:CONTinuous
space
<ON | OFF>
Example:
INIT:CONT ON
! TRIGGERING CYCLE RESETS CONTINUOUSLY
Description:
This allows user control of measurement cycle arming. When INITiate:CONTinuous is set to
ON, measurement cycle arming occurs automatically. The default setting is OFF. To take
control of arming the triggering of the measurement cycle, set this control to OFF and use
MEAS#? or INIT with READ#? to perform the measurement. Another legal measurement
control option would be INIT with TRIG and FETC#? when in TRIG:SOUR:BUS mode.
When INITiate:CONTinuous is ON, the instrument triggering cycle resets continuously. That is,
upon instrument triggering, data is constantly being acquired and updated. Upon completion of
a trigger cycle, the meter will immediately enter the wait-for-trigger state rather than the idle
state, as is the case with INITiate:CONTinuous OFF.
INITiate[:IMMediate]
Syntax:
INITiate[:IMMediate]
Example:
INIT
! INITIATE INSTRUMENT TRIGGERING CYCLE
Description:
This command enables the triggering cycle. Instrument triggering will not occur unless INITiate
has been enabled, even when sending BUS or EXT triggers to the 8650B. The INITiate
command performs measurements with FETCh? and READ?. MEASure? is a high level
function which contains the INITiation enabling function. Arming occurs automatically when
using the MEAS#? command to automatically INITiate, TRIGger and FETCh the measurement
data. However, if using READ#? or FETCh#? to read data, this command arms the 8650B for
triggering upon the occurrence of the next valid trigger.
The INITiate[:IMMediate] command places the power meter in the wait-for-trigger-state. When
used with EXT (TTL levels) instrument triggering, this command is useful for measuring signals
that are asynchronous with programming (BUS triggered) sequences. When
INITiate:CONTinuous is set to OFF, INITiate:[IMMediate] enables the instrument triggering
cycle. Sending INITiate:[IMMediate] when INITiate:CONTinuous is set to ON will cause a -213,
Init Ignored, command error. The INITiate[:IMMediate] command is an event; no query form
exists for this command.
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