Agilent Technologies 5000 Series manual TRIGgerEDGESOURce

3Commands by Subsystem

:TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce

(see page 530)

Command Syntax :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce <source>

<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> EXTernal LINE}

<n> ::= {1 2 3 4} for the four channel oscilloscope models <n> ::= {1 2} for the two channel oscilloscope models

	The :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce command selects the channel that produces
	the trigger.
Query Syntax	:TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce?
	The :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SOURce? query returns the current source. If all
	channels are off, the query returns "NONE."
Return Format	<source><NL>
	<source> ::= {CHAN<n> EXT LINE NONE}
See Also	• "Introduction to :TRIGger Commands" on page 313
	• ":TRIGger:MODE" on page 319
Example Code	' TRIGGER_EDGE_SOURCE - Selects the channel that actually produces th
	e
	' edge trigger. Any channel can be selected.
	myScope.WriteString ":TRIGGER:EDGE:SOURCE CHANNEL1"
	Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on
	page 578

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