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Figure 4-13. Trigger Options

The Triggers tab is used to set up triggers for starting and stopping data acquisition. The Start Trigger and the Stop Trigger each have a different set of available trigger types:

Figure 4-14. "Start Trigger" Options

 

Figure 4-15. "Stop Trigger" Options

 

 

Trigger Types

 

Manual

Acquisition is manually started/stopped.

 

 

Level

Set trigger to stop/start acquistition when the input level is either above or below a certain threshold.

 

 

Date/Time

Set trigger to stop/start acquistition at a certain date and time, as per the PC’s clock.

 

 

Time Span

Set trigger to stop acquistition after a certain elapsed time.

 

 

Scan Count

Set trigger to stop acquistition after a certain number of scans have been acquired.

 

 

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Omega Engineering OM-DAQ-USB-2401 Manual Acquisition is manually started/stopped Level