Command Groups
Trigger Comma
nd Group
You use the commands in the Trigger Command Group to control all aspects of
triggering for the instrument. You use the commands to do the following:
Set the trigger source for triggering acquisition. You can select an external
event (External Direct or External Prescaler), the internal clock, a clock
recovered f
rom the input for the trigger source, or pattern sync, depending
on your application.
Set the int
ernal clock rate.
Set the trigger mode to determine whether, in the loss or absence of triggers,
the instr
ument auto triggers (Auto mode) or stops acquiring (Normal mode).
Set the signal level and slope (rising or falling) of the trigger. Slope is ignored
for inte
rnal clock sources.
Set the trigger level to 50% of the trigger signal amplitude.
Set trigger holdoff, which is the time the instrument waits before arming the
trigger system to accept triggers. Holdoff can help achieve stable triggering.
Set enhanced triggering (high frequency triggering, and gated triggering) for
improved triggering in specific instances.
Obtain all trigger parameters.
Obtain the trigger system status (triggered, auto mode, or FrameScan).
Command
Description
AUTOSet:TRIGger Sets whether the trigger Autoset options are
included when autoset executes
Returns the status for the trigger Autoset
options
TRIGger?
Returns all trigger parameters
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:AUTOSConfigdev Sets or queries the setup auto-save feature
of the connected Clock Recovery instrument
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:CAPabilities?
Returns the instrument clock recovery device
capabilities.
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:CLOCKAmplitude Sets or queries the clock output amplitude of
the connected Clock Recovery instrument
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:CLOCKOutput Sets or queries the clock output mode of the
connected Clock Recovery instrument
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:CREATESTandard Saves a new clock recovery s tandard to the
non-volatile memory of the connected Clock
Recovery instrument
TRIGger:CLKRec:CRC:DATARate? Returns the measured data rate (in Hz) from
the connected Clock Recovery instrument
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