Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 5000 Series

Commands by Subsystem 5
Agilent InfiniiVision 5000 Series Oscilloscopes Programmer's Guide 443
:TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe
(see page 658)
Command Syntax
:TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe <slope>
<slope> ::= {NEGative | POSitive | ALTernate}
The :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe command specifies the slope of the edge for
the trigger. The SLOPe command is not valid in TV trigger mode. Instead,
use :TRIGger:TV:POLarity to set the polarity in TV trigger mode.
Query Syntax
:TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe?
The :TRIGger[:EDGE]:SLOPe? query returns the current trigger slope.
Return Format
<slope><NL>
<slope> ::= {NEG | POS | ALT}
See Also • "Introduction to :TRIGger Commands" on page 411
• ":TRIGger:MODE" on page 417
• ":TRIGger:TV:POLarity" on page 482
Example Code
' TRIGGER_EDGE_SLOPE - Sets the slope of the edge for the trigger.
' Set the slope to positive.
myScope.WriteString ":TRIGGER:EDGE:SLOPE POSITIVE"
Example program from the start: "VISA COM Example in Visual Basic" on
page 744