Agilent Technologies Switch/Measure - Manual (Page 26)

14 34980A User’s Guide
2 Features and Functions
Front Panel Operation:
• To configure the measurement parameters and add a channel to the
scan list, use the Channel (Configure) key.
• To initiate a scan and store all readings in memory, press the
Scan (Measure) key. If you press the Scan (Measure) key with no
scan list defined, the instrument initiates a DMM- only measurement
(see
“Stand- Alone DMM Mode” below).
• To stop a scan in progress, press and hold the Scan (Measure) key.
• To view the readings in memory, use the View key (the readings are not
erased when you read them).
Remote Interface Operation:
• To define the list of channels to be included in the scan list, use the
ROUTe:SCAN command.
• To configure the measurement parameters on the desired channels,
use the CONFigure and SENSe commands.
• To initiate a scan and store all readings in memory, use the INITiate
or READ? command. Each time you initiate a new scan, the instrument
will clear the previous set of readings from memory.
• To stop a scan in progress, use the ABORt command.
• To view the readings in memory, use the FETCh? command
(the readings are not erased when you read them).
N O T E
You can use the READ? command in one of three forms depending on
which measurement mode you wish to use.
• If you omit the optional parameter and a scan list is not
currently defined, the READ? command applies to the internal DMM.
• If you omit the optional parameter and a scan list is currently
defined, the READ? command performs a scan of the channels in the
scan list.
• If you specify a , regardless of whether a scan list is currently
defined, the READ? command performs a “temporary” scan of the
specified channels (independent of the present scan list).
N O T E
You can use the MEASure? command in one of two forms depending on
which measurement mode you wish to use.
• If you omit the optional parameter, the MEASure? command
applies to the internal DMM.
• If you specify a , the MEASure? command performs a
“temporary” scan of the specified channels (independent of the
present scan list).