How to Use Triggers Tunable Lasers
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3 Move to <Input Trigger Mode>, by using the cursor key, and press
E
NTER. You will see the screen in Figure 79.
4 Move to one of the following, by using the cursor key:
• <Ignore>, input triggers are ignored.
•<Next Step>, an input trigger will cause the next step of a stepped
sweep to be performed.
•<Run Sweep>, an input trigger will start a single sweep cycle.
5 Press Enter.
You can generate input triggers in any of the following ways:
• applying a trigger to the Input Trigger Connector on the rear panel
of your instrument,
•setting <Trigger Configuration> to <Loopback> so that an output
trigger automatically generates an input trigger, or
•using the
:TRIGger
GPIB command, see your mainframe’s
Programming Guide.
How to Use Output Triggering
You can configure your Tunable Laser module to output a trigger when
the instrument performs certain tasks.
To set your module’s Output Trigger Configuration:
Figure 79 Input Trigger Mode