Measurement Operations & Settings

 

Triggering - The TRIGger Subsystem

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration?

 

 

 

syntax:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration?

 

 

description:

Returns the hardware trigger configuration.

 

parameters:

none

 

 

 

response:

DIS:

Trigger connectors are disabled.

 

 

DEF:

The Input Trigger Connector is activated, the incoming trigger response for

 

 

 

each slot “:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:INPut” on page 173 determines how

 

 

 

each slot responds to an incoming trigger, all slot events (see

 

 

 

“:TRIGger[n][:CHANnel[m]]:OUTPut” on page 176) can trigger the Output Trig-

 

 

 

ger Connector.

 

 

PASS:

The same as DEFault but a trigger at the Input Trigger Connector generates a

 

 

 

trigger at the Output Trigger Connector automatically.

 

 

LOOP:

The same as DEFault but a trigger at the Output Trigger Connector generates a

 

 

 

trigger at the Input Trigger Connector automatically.

 

 

CUSTOM:

A custom configuration is active using either the command

 

 

 

“:TRIGger:CONFiguration:EXTended” on page 179 or the

 

 

 

Agilent 816x VXIplug&play Instrument Driver. See “The Agilent 816x

 

 

 

VXIplug&play Instrument Driver” on page 213.

 

example:

trig:conf? → DEF<END>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration:FPEDal

 

 

 

syntax:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration:FPEDal<wsp>OFFON01

 

description:

Enables or disables the Input Trigger connector to be triggered using a Foot Pedal.

 

parameters:

A boolean value:

OFF or 0: foot pedal disabled (default)

 

 

 

 

ON or 1: foot pedal enabled

 

response:

none

 

 

 

example:

trig:conf? → DEF<END>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

command:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration:FPEDal?

 

 

 

syntax:

:TRIGger:CONFiguration:FPEDal?

 

description:

Returns whether the Input Trigger connector can be triggered using a Foot Pedal.

 

parameters:

none

 

 

 

response:

A boolean value:

0: foot pedal disabled

 

 

 

 

1: foot pedal enabled

 

example:

trig:conf? → DEF<END>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8163A, 8164A, 8166A, B specifications

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