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Triggering the Oscilloscope
To use Sequence triggering
5 If you select an edge term, one channel must be set to a rising edge or
a falling edge. All other channel edges will be set to don’t care (X).
a Press the Channel softkey (or rotate the Entry knob on mixed-signal
oscilloscopes) to select the channel.
As you select a channel, the channel is highlighted in the selected pattern
list shown in the waveform area.
b Then press the X softkey t o select rising edge or f alling e dge. All
other channels will be defaulted to don’t care (X).
If you want to reassign an edge to a different channel, repeat the above step.
The value of the original channel edge will be defaulted to X (don’t care).
Define the Trigger on: stage
1Press the Stage softkey and select Trigger on:.
Trigger on: is the next stage in the trigger sequence. When you select the Stage
Trigger on: softkey, the next softkey to the right will display Trigger: and give you
a lis t of the ter ms you can def ine fo r th e Tri gg er o n: s tag e. T he T rig ger on : st age
can be set to one of the following conditions:
Pattern 2 Entered – A pattern is entered on the last edge that makes the
pattern true (logical AND).
Pattern 2 Exited – A pattern is exited on the first edge that makes the pattern
false (logical NAND).
Edge 2
Pattern 2 and Edge 2
Nth Edge 2
2Press the Trigger: softkey and select a stage to trigger on.
3 To define the term(s) used in the Trigger on: stage, press the Term
softkey and select the pattern or edge term displayed in the Trigger:
softkey.
4 If you select a pattern term, each channel in the pattern must be set to
a H(high), L(low), or X(don’t care).
a Press the Channel softkey (or rotate the Entry knob on mixed-signal
oscilloscopes) to select the channel.
b Press the L H X softkey to set a level for the channel.
c Repeat for all channels in the pattern.