8.6 Message Reference
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(7) Triggering
Triggering System
Description
Triggering operates as follows depending on the continuous
measurement setting (:INITIATE:CONTINUOUS) and the trigger
source setting (:TRIGGER:SOURCE).
❖ 8.7 Basic Data Importing Methods (Page 147)
Continuous Measurement (:INITIATE:CONTINUOUS)
ON
OFF
*1
Trigger Source
(:TRIGGER:
SOURCE)
IMMEDIATE
(EXT.TRIG off)
Free-Run state.
Measurement continues
automatically.
❖ (Page 141)-1
Trigger by :INITIATE (or
:READ?) command.
❖ (Page 141)-2
EXTERNAL
*2
(EXT.TRIG lit)
Trigger by TRIG terminal, TRIG
key or
∗TRG command.
After measurement, enters the
trigger wait state.
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Issue:INITIATE (or :READ?)
command to wait for trigger.
Trigger by TRIG
terminal, TRIG
key or
∗TRG command.
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*1 :INITIATE:CONTINUOUS OFF
Can only be set by Remote command.
If this has been set to OFF when operation is returned to the Local state or
power is turned off, the following state occurs when power is turned back on.
:INITIATE:CONTINUOUS ON
❖ 8.4.6 Local Function (Page 111)
*2
:TRIGGER:SOURCE EXTERNAL
Current flows only while measuring in all ranges of the Low-Power Resistance
function, and in the 20 m
Ω to 20 Ω ranges of the Resistance Measurement
function.
❖ 6.3 Timing Chart (Page 83)