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GETTING STARTED WITH SCPI PROGRAMMING 2 - 9
2.5 Measuring Signal Characteristics
The measurement instructions allow you to make a complete measurement. This
includes the configuration of the instrument, the initiation of the trigger system,
and the fetching of the acquisition data. The measurement instructions can be
used at different levels, varying in processing time. The highest level is the most
easy to use, but takes more time to complete than the lowest level. The following
levels of measurement instructions can be used:
The highest level:
MEASure?
(easy to use)
The middle level:
CONFigure
+
READ?
(equivalent to MEASure?)
(gives more programming flexibility)
The lowest level:
INITiate
+
FETCh?
(equivalent to READ?)
(to acquire more signal characteristics)
The following table shows which measurement tasks are executed by the
measurement instructions:
MEASure?
CONFigure
READ?
INITiate
FETCh?
Configures the instrument: YES YES
Initiates the trigger system: YES YES YES
Fetches the acquired data: YES YES YES