HP 54501A - Page 156

COUNt
COUNt
command/query
In
average
mode
the
:ACQUIRE:COUNT
command
specifies
the
number
of
values
to
be
averaged
for each
time bucket before
the
acquisition
is
considered
complete
for
that
time
bucket.
When
acquisition
type
is
set
to
NORMAL
the
count
is
1.
When
the
acquisition
type
is
set to AVERAGE
the
count can
range
from
1
to
2048.
Any
value
can
be
sent,
however
the
value
will
be
rounded
to
the
nearest
power
of
2.
When
the
acquisition
type
is
set
to
ENVELOPE the
count
can
be
any
value
between
1
and
2048.
The COUNT
query
returns
the
currently
selected
count
value.
Command
Syntax:
:ACQuire:couNt
<count>
Where:
<
count
>
::=
1
to
2048
Example:
OUTPUT
707;":ACQUlRE:TYPE
AVERAGE;COUNT
1024"
Query
Syntax:
:ACQuire:couNt?
Returned
Format:
[:ACQuire:couNt]
<
count
>
<NL>
Where:
<count>
::=
1
through 2048
(integer-
NR1
format)
Example:
DIM
Cnt$[50]
OUTPUT
707;":ACQ:COUNT?"
ENTER
707;Cnt$
PRINT
Cnt$
HP
54501A
Programming
Acquire
Subsystem
8-5