Triggers
R&S
®
RTP
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The R&S RTP can provide an external trigger signal to synchronize the measurements
of other instruments. The trigger out signal is also adjusted and enabled in the "Action"
tab.
Actions on trigger
The trigger can initiate several actions, each time a trigger occurs. To activate an
action, set it to "On trigger". The following actions are available:
"Beep"
Generates a beep sound.
"Save screen-
shot"
Saves the waveform data to a file according to settings in "Menu" >
"Save/Recall" > "Save" tab > "Screenshot".
"Save Wave-
form"
Saves the waveform data to a file according to settings in "Menu" >
"Save/Recall" > "Save" tab > "Waveforms".
"Trigger out"
Selects, if a pulse is provided to the [Trigger Out] connector on the
rear panel.
A trigger out pulse can be provided either when a trigger occurs, or
when a mask test violation occurs, or when a limit check violation in a
measurement occurs. See "Trigger out signal setup" on page 243.
"Report"
Creates and saves a report using the settings defined in "Menu" key
> "Save/Recall" key > "Save" tab > "Report".
"Start executa-
ble"
Starts an external application. Tap "Set executable" to set the applica-
tion path and parameters.
See: Chapter 4.8.3, "External application", on page 130.
Remote command:
TRIGger<m>:EVENt:BEEP on page 1315
TRIGger<m>:EVENt:PRINt on page 1315
TRIGger<m>:EVENt:WFMSave on page 1315
TRIGger<m>:EVENt:RUNexec on page 1315
TRIGger<m>:OUT:ACTion on page 1316
Actions on trigger