Specifications

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Measurement Start and Detection of Measurement End
Measurement Trigger (Measurement Start)
5. Measurement Start and Detection of Meas. End
Trigger Measurement
Continuous Measurement (making a trigger automatically and continuously)
Step 1. Use the TRIG:SOUR command to set the trigger source to internal trigger.
Step 2. If the trigger system is not initiated (in Idle state), use the INIT:CONT command to enable
the trigger system’s continuous initiation.
Measurement at any time (making a trigger from an external controller)
Step 1. Use the TRIG:SOUR command to set the trigger source to GPIB trigger.
Step 2. If the trigger system is not initiated (in Idle state), use the INIT:CONT command to enable
the trigger system’s continuous initiation.
Step 3. Make a trigger at any time. The following two GPIB commands can be used to make a
trigger from an external controller as shown in the following table.
Step 4. Repeat Step 3 to repeat measurement.
Alternatively, you can follow the procedure below to perform measurement at any time.
Step 1. If the trigger system is already initiated (in a state other than Idle), use the ABOR
command to terminate the trigger system.
Step 2. Use the TRIG:SOUR command to set the trigger source to internal trigger.
Step 3. Use the INIT command at any time to initiate the trigger system; a trigger is automatically
made by an internal source and measurement is performed once.
Step 4. Repeat Step 3 to repeat measurement.
Command Trigger source setting
*TRG on page 284 GPIB (BUS) trigger
TRIG on page 525 Manual, External or GPIB (BUS) trigger