HP 83620A, 24A, 22A manual Description of Triggering in the HP 8360 Series Synthesizers

E X T >-

B U S +

IMMED O-

&

bInitiate

TRIG

Event Detection

		IMMED
Sequence	I_) I n s t r u m e n t 1 BUS
	Actions	EXT

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Figure 1-41. The TRIG Trigger Configuration

Description of

Triggering in the HP

8360 Series

Synthesizers

The HP 8360 series synthesizers follow the SCPI model of triggering. It is a layered model with the structure shown in Figure l-42.

I d l e S t a t e 4

Sweep Initiated

Waiting for the

Trigger Signal

t o b e T r u e

Sweep Started

v

Sweep State

P e r f o r m a S w e e p (Frequency, Power, Stepped, List, or Analog)

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Figure l-42. HP 8360 Simplified Trigger Model

The process of sweeping involves all 3 of these states. The IDLE state is where the sweep begins. The IDLE state is left when

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