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INITiate
The INITiate subsystem initiates the trigger subsystem and prepares the
Agilent E1445A for waveform generation. Once initiated, a start arm received from
the programmed arm source (
TRIGger:STARt:SOURce command) starts the
waveform output.
For frequency sweeping, the initial sample or waveform frequency is the
STARt
frequency when [SOURce:]FREQuency[1]:MODE SWEep is set, or the first
frequency in the frequency list when
[SOURce:]FREQuency[1]:MODE LIST is set.
Subsystem Syntax INITiate
[:IMMediate] [no query]
[:IMMediate]
INITiate[:IMMediate] initiates the trigger system and places all trigger sequences in
the wait-for arm or wait-for-trigger state, as appropriate. Waveform generation
begins when the next start arm is received. When
ARM[:STARt]:LAYer2:COUNt full
arm cycles complete, the trigger system returns to the idle state, and waveform
generation halts.
This command is an overlapped command as described by IEEE-488.2, Section 12.
The exit from the idle state caused by
INITiate:IMMediate shall cause its Pending
Operation Flag to be set true. This Pending Operation Flag will be set false when
the idle state is re-entered, either when the trigger cycle completes or when an
ABORt or *RST command is executed.
The
STATus:OPC:INITiate command controls whether *OPC, *OPC? and *WAI will
test the Pending Operation Flag and wait until it is false (trigger system in the idle state).
INITiate
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