Keysight 53230A - Figure 5-4 the Counter Wait-For-Trigger State

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Figure 5-4 The counter ‘wait-for-trigger’ state.
The counter can be initiated using the following commands:
INITiate[:IMMediate]
– places the counter in the wait-for-trigger state. In this state, trigger signals are
recognized and accepted. Readings taken after the counter is initiated by
INITiate[:IMMediate] are displayed and stored in the counter’s reading
memory (see Chapter 7, "Formats and Data Flow" for more information).
triggers received
=
TRIGger:COUNt?
# readings
=
SAMPle:COUNt?
Yes
No
Yes
No
INITiate:IMMediate
READ?
MEASure?
Triggered state
(to gate cycle)
(repeated for each reading in sample count
(from gate cycle)
Wait-for-trigger state
trigger received