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Using the CONFigure command
When you execute this command, the U8480 Series presets the optimum settings
for the requested configuration (like the MEASure? query). However, the
measurement is not automatically started, and you can change the measurement
parameters before making measurements. This allows you to change the U8480
Series configuration from the preset conditions. The U8480 Series offers a variety
of low-level commands in the SENSe, CALCulate, and TRIGger command
subsystems. For example, if you want to change the measurement filter length,
use the [SENSe[1]:]AVERage:COUNt command.
Use the INITiate command or the READ? query to initiate the measurement.
Using READ?
CONFigure does not take the measurement. One method of obtaining a result is to
use the READ? query. The READ? query takes the measurement using the
parameters set by the CONFigure command and then sends the reading to the
output buffer. New data is obtained using the READ? query.
Using INITiate and FETCh?
CONFigure does not take the measurement. One method of obtaining the result is
to use the INITiate command and FETCh? query. The INITiate command
causes the measurement to be taken. The FETCh? query retrieves a reading when
the measurement is complete and sends the reading to the output buffer. FETCh?
can be used to retrieve the measurement results in a number of different formats
without taking fresh data for each measurement.
CONFigure examples
The following examples describe how to use the CONFigure commands together
with the INITiate, READ?, and FETCh? commands to make measurements.
For further information on the CONFigure commands, refer to Chapter 2,
MEASurement Commands.
Example 1 - The simplest method
This example shows the simplest method of querying the measurement results.
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