RIGOL  Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope 
5-34    DS2000E User’s Guide 
In setup/hold trigger, you need to set the data signal line and clock signal line. The 
setup time starts when the data signal passes the trigger level/threshold level and 
ends at the coming of the specified clock edge; the hold time starts at the coming of 
the specified clock edge and ends when the data signal passes the trigger 
level/threshold level again (as shown in the figure below). During the setup or hold, 
the data signal must remain a valid pattern. The oscilloscope triggers when the setup 
time or hold time is lower than the preset time.  
T1
T2
Data Source
Clock Source
T2
T1
is the setup time
is the hold time
The edge type is 
The data type is H
 
Figure 5-12 Setup/Hold Trigger 
Trigger Type: 
Press Type to open the trigger type list. Rotate   and press down   to select 
"Setup/Hold". At this point, the trigger setting information is displayed at the upper 
right corner of the screen. For example, 
. The trigger type is 
setup/hold trigger; the trigger source is CH1; the trigger level is -1.80 V. 
 
Source Selection:   
Press DataSrc and ClkSrc to set the signal sources of the data line and clock line 
respectively. They can be set to 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. 
Note: Select channel with signal input as trigger source to obtain stable trigger. 
 
 
 
Edge Type: 
Press Slope to select the desired clock edge type and it can be set to the rising edge 
(
) or falling edge ( ).