RIGOL  Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope 
5-32    DS2000E User’s Guide 
Duration Trigger (Option) 
 
In duration trigger, the instrument identifies a trigger condition by looking for the 
duration of a specified pattern. This pattern is a logical "AND" combination of the two 
channels. Each channel can have a value of high (H), low (L) or don’t care (X). The 
instrument triggers when the duration (△T) of this pattern meets the preset time, as 
shown in the figure below.  
 
Figure 5-11 Duration Trigger 
Trigger Type: 
Press Type to open the trigger type list. Rotate   and press down   to select 
"Duration". At this point, the trigger setting information is displayed at the upper 
right corner of the screen. For example, 
. The trigger type is 
duration trigger; the trigger source is CH1; the trigger level is 0.00 V. 
 
Source Selection: 
Press Source to open the signal source list and select CH1 or CH2. For the details, 
please refer to the introduction in "
Trigger Source". The current trigger source is 
displayed at the upper right corner of the screen. 
 
Pattern Setting: 
Press Code to set the pattern of the current channel. At this point, the pattern 
setting area (as shown in the figure below) is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 
 
 
: set the pattern of the channel selected to "H", namely the voltage level is 
higher than the trigger level of the channel.  
 
: set the pattern of the channel selected to "L", namely the voltage level is 
lower than the trigger level of the channel.