Model 2281S-20-6 DC Power Supply and Battery Simulator Reference Manual
Section 7: SCPI command reference
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:DATA[n]:FEED:CONTrol
This command determines if a reading buffer is filled continuously or is filled once and stops.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command and query
Recall settings
Instrument reset
Power cycle
Save settings
ALW
Usage
:DATA[n]:FEED:CONTrol <name>
:DATA[n]:FEED:CONTrol?
[n]
Channel number: For single-channel instruments, the value is
1
<name>
Buffer control:
Fill once:
NEXT
. After the specified number of readings
(buffer size) is stored, buffer operation is disabled.
Fill continuous:
ALWays
. After the specified number of
readings is stored, operation wraps back to the first buffer
location and overwrites the previous readings
No measurements to fill the buffer:
NEVer
.
Details
Use this command to set and read the fill mode of the reading buffer.
When a reading buffer is set to
NEXT
, no data is overwritten in the buffer. When the buffer is filled, no
more data is stored in that buffer and new readings are discarded.
When a reading buffer is set to
ALWays
, the oldest data is overwritten by the newest data after the
buffer fills.
Example
:DATA:FEED:CONT ALWays
:DATA:FEED:CONT?
Set the buffer mode to always and query the mode.
Output is:
ALW
Also see
None
