GETTING STARTED MANUAL
WRXi-A-GSM-E Rev A 39
TRIGGERING
SimpleTriggers
Edge Trigger on Simple Signals
Theinstrumentusesmanywaveformcapturetechniquesthattriggeronfeatures
andconditionsthatyoudefine.Thesetriggersfallintotwomajorcategories:
• StandardTriggers‐activatedbybasicwaveformfeaturesorconditionssuchas
apositiveornegativeslope,andhold‐off
• SMARTTriggers‐sophisticatedtriggersthatenableyoutousebasicor
complexc
onditionsfortriggering.
UseEdgeTriggersforsimplesignals,andtheSMARTTriggersforsignalswithrare
features,likeglitches.
Controlling Edge Triggering
HORIZONTAL:
TurntheDelayknobintheHORIZONTALcontrolgroupto
adjustthetrigger'shorizontalposition.Or,touchinside
theDelayfieldinthetimebasesetupdialogandentera
value,usingthepop‐upkeypad.
Thetriggerlocationisshownbyamarkerbelowthegrid
Post‐triggerdelayisindicatedbyaleft‐pointingarrow
below‐leftofthegrid.
ThetimevalueisgiveninthetitlelineoftheTimeBase
labelbelow‐rightofthegrid.
VERTICAL:
TurntheLEVEL knobintheTRIGGERcontrolgroupto
adjusttheverticalthresholdofthetriggerorthe
highlightedtrace.Leveldefinesthesourcevoltageat
whichthetriggergeneratesanevent:achangeinthe
inputsignalthatsatisfiesthetriggerconditions.