HP 82479A Owner's Manual page 42

Keywords
DIGITS
DIGITS {21415}
This statement sets the number of digits to be returned from the HP 3421A instrument. A = specifies 3.5
digits; a 4, 4.5 digits; and a =, §. Sdigits. The default is 5. 5 digits.
FREQ
FEED [ © channel number: |]
channel number - an HP 3421A channel number (range = 00 - 29).
This function returns a frequency measurement from the HP 3421A from the specified channel using the
current gate time. If no channel is specified, the reading is taken from the currently closed channel.
GATE
seconds - the desired gate time in seconds (0.1, 1, or 10).
This statement sets the gate time for the counter. The valid times are 0.1, 1, and 10 seconds. The default
1s one second.
GET3421
LET=4:21
This function reads a number from the HP 3421 A. This function is useful when the instrument has been
instructed to take a series of measurements, (using the ZEM[I=4Z1 statement, for instance) and one
reading is to be read and processed at a time.
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