Model 2657A High Power System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Appendix D: Common commands
2657A-901-01 Rev. B/December 2012 D-5
Wait-to-continue: *WAI
Suspends the execution of subsequent commands until all previous overlapped commands are
finished.
*WAI
This pauses until overlapped commands are complete
Two types of device commands exist:
• Overlapped commands. Commands that allow the execution of subsequent commands while
instrument operations of the overlapped command are still in progress.
• Sequential commands. Commands whose operations finish before the next command is
executed.
The *WAI command suspends the execution of subsequent commands until the instrument
operations of all previous overlapped commands are finished. The *WAI command is not needed for
sequential commands.