Rohde & Schwarz RTA4000 - General Trigger Settings; Trigger

Remote control commands
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RTA4000
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17.5 Trigger
● General trigger settings.........................................................................................460
● Edge trigger...........................................................................................................462
● Edge A/B trigger....................................................................................................464
● Width trigger..........................................................................................................465
● Video/TV trigger.................................................................................................... 467
● Pattern trigger....................................................................................................... 468
● Runt trigger........................................................................................................... 471
● Risetime trigger.....................................................................................................472
● Timeout trigger...................................................................................................... 474
● Serial bus.............................................................................................................. 475
● Actions on trigger.................................................................................................. 475
17.5.1 General trigger settings
This section describes general trigger commands that are independent of the trigger
type.
TRIGger:A:MODE.......................................................................................................... 460
TRIGger:A:SOURce....................................................................................................... 460
TRIGger:A:TYPE........................................................................................................... 461
TRIGger:A:HOLDoff:MODE.............................................................................................461
TRIGger:A:HOLDoff:TIME...............................................................................................462
TRIGger:A:MODE <TriggerMode>
Sets the trigger mode. The trigger mode determines the behavior of the instrument if
no trigger occurs.
Parameters:
<TriggerMode> AUTO | NORMal
AUTO
The instrument triggers repeatedly after a time interval if the trig-
ger conditions are not fulfilled. If a real trigger occurs, it takes
precedence.
NORMal
The instrument acquires a waveform only if a trigger occurs.
*RST: AUTO
TRIGger:A:SOURce <Source>
Sets the trigger source for the selected A trigger type.
Parameters:
<Source> CH1 | CH2 | CH3 | CH4 | EXTernanalog | LINE | SBUS1 |
SBUS2 | D0..D15
Trigger