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Sample
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Measurement
Sample
Delay
Wait-for-
Trigger
State
Idle
State
Initiate Triggering
MEASure?
READ?
INITiate
Triggering Delay
TRIGger:DELay
Sample (*)
Annuniator
Trigger Source
TRIGger:SOURce IMMediate
TRIGger:SOURce EXTernal
TRIGger:SOURce BUS
Front-panel "Single" key
Trigger
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Figure 4. 884XA Triggering System 
The Meter can be put into a wait-for-trigger state remotely by sending it a MEASure?, 
READ?, or INITiate command. Once received by the Meter, it takes approximately 20 
ms to setup the Meter and put it in to the wait-for-trigger state. Any triggers received 
during this set-up time are ignored. 
Using the Triggering Commands 
 
INITiate 
Description  Sets the Meter to the wait-for-trigger state in which the next trigger from 
the selected source triggers a measurement cycle. Up to 5,000 
measurements are placed into the Meter’s internal memory, where they can 
be retrieved with the FETCh? command. 
Examples  INIT  Sets the Meter to the wait-for-trigger state. 
READ? 
Description  Sets the Meter in to the wait-for-trigger state where the next trigger from 
the selected source triggers a measurement cycle. Measurements are sent 
directly to the output buffer. 
Examples  READ?  Sets the Meter to the wait-for-trigger state.