TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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TRIGger:A:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe
(Option SM Only)
Description
This command sets or queries the source type. This command works
only when the Eye Diagram pulseform is selected.
TRIGger:MAIN:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe works in an identical
fashion to this command and provides compatibility with previous Tek-
tronix oscilloscopes.
Group
Trigger
Syntax 1
TRIGger:A:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe
{DATA|CLOCK}
Syntax 2
TRIGger:A:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe?
Arguments
H DATA
The oscilloscope triggers and shifts five unit intervals to form the ex-
pected eye pattern.
H CLOCK
The oscilloscope triggers but no shift occurs. The clock type causes
random triggers with respect to the data channel which must be one of
the other three channels.
Example 1
TRIGger:A:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe CLOCK
This command sets the source type to clock..
Example 2
TRIGger:A:COMMunication:SOUrce:TYPe?
This query might return
:TRIGGER:A:COMMUNICATION:SOURCE:TYPE DATA
indicating that the source type is data.