Age1439_meas_init – Agilent Technologies VXI E1439 User Manual
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Agilent E1439 Programmer's Reference
Functions listed alphabetically
age1439_meas_init
Initiates a measurement without first checking for valid hardware setup.
VXIplug&play Syntax
#include "age1439".h
ViStatus age1439_meas_init(ViSession id);
Description
age1439_meas_init provides an easy way to initiate a measurement in a single module.
Note
This command is slightly faster and slightly less robust than
.
Parameters
id
is the VXI instrument session pointer returned by the age1439_init function.
Comments
See
“The measurement loop” in chapter 3
for details on how a measurement progresses through
the four states.
This function performs the following sequence:
1. Clears the overload count maintained by the API.
2. Moves the module to the Idle state.
3. Generates a Sync transition which moves the module to the Arm state.
4. Always returns AGE1439_SUCCESS (no error conditions can be detected by this
function).
Return Value
This function always returns AGE1439_SUCCESS and does not return any error conditions.
See Also
“Commands which halt active measurements” on page 198
,
“age1439_meas_start” on page 155
,
“age1439_meas_control” on page 151
,