Remote Control
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1.9.1 Idle and initiate
The instrument is considered to be in the idle state whenever it is not operating.
While in the idle state, the instrument cannot perform any measure or scan
functions. You can send two
commands over the bus to remove the instrument from
the idle state:
:INITiate
:INITiate:CONTinuous ON
With continuous initiation enabled (:INITiate:CONTinuous ON), the instrument
will not remain in the idle state after all programmed operations are completed.
However, you can return the instrument to the idle state at any time by sending
any of these commands:
*RST
ABORt
*RCL
1.9.2 Trigger model operation
Once the instrument is taken out of idle, operation proceeds through the trigger