Measurement Operations & Settings

Triggering - The TRIGger Subsystem

Table 9 Generating Output Triggers from Power Measurements

Hardware

 

Trigger Rearming

Software Triggering

 

Data Acquisition Functions

Triggering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sens:func:stat

 

 

trig:outp

 

trig:outp:rearm

 

init:imm

 

init:cont

 

MINMax

 

LOGGingSTABility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISabled

 

-

 

 

An output trigger will never be generated.

 

 

AVGover

 

ON

 

An output trigger is generated for every new power measurement when the aver-

 

 

 

 

 

aging time period finishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applies for all subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data acquisition functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEASure

 

ON

 

An output trigger is generated for every new power measurement when the aver-

 

 

 

 

 

aging time period begins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applies for all subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

acquisition functions.

AVGover

 

OFF

 

An output trigger is generated when the averaging

 

An output trigger is generat-

 

 

 

 

 

time period of the first power measurement finish-

 

ed for every new power mea-

 

 

 

 

 

es. A further hardware output trigger cannot be

 

surement when the

 

 

 

 

 

generated until you send trig:outp:rearm.

 

averaging time period finish-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

es. Applies for all subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data acquisition functions.

MEASure

 

OFF

 

An output trigger is generated when the averaging

 

An output trigger is generat-

 

 

 

 

 

time period of the first power measurement begins.

 

ed for every new power mea-

 

 

 

 

 

A further hardware output trigger cannot be gener-

 

surement when the

 

 

 

 

 

ated until you send trig:outp:rearm.

 

 

averaging time period begins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applies for all subsequent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

data acquisition functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

 

:TRIGger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

syntax:

 

:TRIGger<wsp>NODEA1NODEB2

 

 

 

 

description:

 

Generates a hardware trigger.

 

 

 

 

parameters:

 

1 or NODEA:

Is identical to a trigger at the Input Trigger Connector.

 

 

 

 

2 or NODEB:

Generates trigger at the Output Trigger Connector.

 

 

N O T E

A hardware trigger cannot be effective in the DISabled triggering mode but can be

 

 

 

 

effective in DEFault, PASSthrough or LOOPback triggering modes, see

 

 

 

 

“:TRIGger:CONFiguration” on page 177 for information on triggering modes.

 

 

N O T E

“:TRIGger” on page 179 describes the :TRIGger command for advanced users using

 

 

 

 

“:TRIGger:CONFiguration:EXTended” on page 179.

 

 

 

response:

 

none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

example:

 

trig 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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