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16.2.11 Measured Value Read Commands (INITiate, FETCh, and READ Group)
:INITiate
Function
Starts a new measurement.
Syntax
:INITiate
Example
:INIT
:FETCh?
Function
Queries the measured results.
Syntax
:FETCh?
→
<Value>
Example
:FETC?
:READ?
Function
Starts a new measurement and queries the
measured results.
Syntax
:READ?
Example
:READ?
Description This command is equivalent to
:INITiate;:FETCh?
.
Note
The
:FETCh?
command after sending the
:INITiate
command
applies a new trigger. When the measurement is complete, the
result is returned. If the
:FETCh?
command is send without
sending the
:INITiate
command, the last measured result is
immediately returned. Use the
:READ?
command to read the
measured result when using an internal trigger or external trigger.
To generate triggers from a PC, set the trigger source to external
(
:TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal
) and use the following
commands.
:INITiate
Starts a new measurement.
*TRG
Generates a trigger.
:FETCh?
Read the results.
16.2 Commands