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Synchronization

It is possible to synchronize SCPI commanding with GSG’s internal processing loop, with a resolution of 100 ms. This can be achieved by using the *WAI and/or *OPC? commands.

For example, checking that the ECEF position command is applied on next 10 Hz epoch:

sour:scen:ecefposition IMMEDIATE,1000.0,2000.0,3000.0
*OPC?
sour:scen:ecefposition?

This synchronization can happen irrespective of whether an RSG command comes in.

For example, to see elapsed time “ticking” in 100 ms epochs

*OPC?
sour:scen:elapsedTime?
*OPC?
sour:scen:elapsedTime?

In addition, this synchronization mechanism can be used to consecutively to achieve any desired synchronization rate (max resolution of 100 ms, ie. at 10 Hz). For this purpose only *OPC? should be used. To use *WAI for this purpose the user would need to insert a small micro sleep, or perform suitable actions, between consecutive *WAI commands.

For example, to see elapsed time “ticking” every half a second the following commands can be looped:

...
*OPC?
sour:scen:elapsedTime?
*OPC?
*OPC?
*OPC?
*OPC?
*OPC?
sour:scen:elapsedTime?
*OPC?
...
syst:err?