TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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HORizontal:TRIGger:POSition
Description
This command sets or queries the position of the trigger and is identical
to the HORizontal:MAIn:POSition command. It is provided to maintain
program compatibility with some older models of Tektronix instru-
ments. This command is equivalent to selecting Position/Scale from the
Horiz/Acq menu and entering the desired Position.
Group
Horizontal
Related Commands
HORizontal:MAIn:POSition
Syntax 1
HORizontal:TRIGger:POSition <NR1>
Syntax 2
HORizontal:TRIGger:POSition?
Argument
H <NR1>
This is the amount of pretrigger information in the waveform. The
range is from 0 to 100%.
Example 1
HORizontal:TRIGger:POSition 50
This command sets the pretrigger information in the waveform to 50%.
Example 2
HORizontal:TRIGger:POSition?
This query might return:
:HORIZONTAL:TRIGGER:POSITION 50
This indicates that 50% of the waveform is pretrigger information.