HP E1418A manual TRIGger TRIGgerSOURce, TRIGgerSOURce?, String

TRIGger

TRIGger:SOURce

TRIGger:SOURce sets the trigger source for the module.

Parameters

Parameter	Parameter	Range of	Default
Name	Type	Values
<source>	discrete	TTLT0, TTLT1, TTLT2, TTLT3, TTLT4,	none
		TTLT5, TTLT6, TTLT7, BUS, HOLD,
		IMM, or EXT

Comments ∙ The <source> parameter defines the following trigger conditions:

<source>	Trigger
TTLT0–TTLT7	Sets the trigger source to one of the VXIbus backplane trigger lines.
BUS or HOLD	Sets software trigger. A *TRG, TRIG:IMM, or GET will trigger the output.
IMMediate	Places the trigger system in the wait-for-trigger state and then triggers the output.
EXTernal	Sets the trigger source to the EXTernal trigger line on the terminal module.

∙If this command is received when the module is in the wait-for-trigger state, an error is generated.

∙This command set the source for the trigger in to the module. The module can also output a trigger on the VXIbus TTLTrg lines using the OUTPut:TTLTrgn command.

∙Triggering is described in more detail on page 54.

∙Related Commands: TRIGger:SOURce?

∙*RST Condition: Trigger source set to HOLD.

TRIGger:SOURce?

TRIGger:SOURce? queries the trigger source for the module.

Parameters Returns: string.

Comments ∙ The query returns one of the following unquoted strings:

String	Trigger Source
TTLTn	VXIbus backplane trigger line n
BUS	Software trigger
HOLD	Trigger hold (reset state)
IMM	Immediate trigger
EXT	External trigger

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