15 Programming Examples
358 U8480 Series Programming Guide
Acquiring 400 Readings/s with Buffer Mode
To acquire 400 readings/s, set the trigger mode to Free Run, and it will 
continuously take measurements. Set the measurement rate to the FAST mode 
and trigger count to 100 before querying the measurement.
-> INIT:CONT ON  // Sets to the Free Run mode.
-> MRAT FAST  // Sets the measurement rate to FAST.
-> TRIG:COUN 100 // Automatically sets to 100 in the NORMal or 
DOUBle mode.
-> FETC? // Retrieves the data in the Free Run mode.
“->” indicates the commands that you send to the U8480 Series.
“<-” indicates the response from the U8480 Series.