156 Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide
5 Commands by Subsystem
:RUN
(see page 658)
Command Syntax
:RUN
The :RUN command starts repetitive acquisitions. This is the same as
pressing the Run key on the front panel.
See Also • "Introduction to Root (:) Commands" on page 124
• ":SINGle" on page 158
• ":STOP" on page 160
Example Code
' RUN_STOP - (not executed in this example)
' - RUN starts the data acquisition for the active waveform display.
' - STOP stops the data acquisition and turns off AUTOSTORE.
' myScope.WriteString ":RUN" ' Start data acquisition.
' myScope.WriteString ":STOP" ' Stop the data acquisition.
Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on
page 744