HP 8360 User Manual

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Figure

Inside the Idle State

Turning power on, or sending

or

forces the trigger

system to the idle state. The trigger system remains in the

idle state until it is initiated by

or

ON . Once one of these conditions is satisfied,

the trigger system exits downward to the

initiate

state. Note that

sets

:

OFF.

Whenever the trigger system leaves the idle state, it sets the
instrument’s Operation Pending Flag. Returning to idle clears
the flag. The

Operation Pending Flag

is a special bit inside the

instrument that can affect how the instrument responds to certain

commands. You need to know this fact when using

and other commands.

Inside the Initiate State. Figure

illustrates the operation of the

initiate

state.

Figure

Inside the Initiate State

If the trigger system is on a downward path, it travels directly
through the initiate state without restrictions. If the trigger system
is on an upward path, and

is ON, it exits

downward to an event-detection state. If the trigger system is on an

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