Tektronix TDS5000B Series

TDS5000B Online Programmer Guide
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TRIGger:B:BY
Description
This command selects or returns whether the B trigger occurs after a
specified number of events or a specified period of time after the A
trigger. This is equivalent to selecting B Event (Delayed) Trigger Setup
from the Trig menu, selecting the A→B Seq tab, and then choosing
Trig After Time or Trig on nth event.
Note: The traditional Runs After functionality is now served by the
Horizontal Delay function. For details, see the HORIZon-
tal[:MAIN]:DELay:MODe and HORIZontal[:MAIN]:DELay:TIMe
commands.
Group
Trigger
Related Commands
TRIGger:B:EVENTS:COUNt, TRIGger:B:TIMe, HORIZon-
tal[:MAIN]:DELay:MODe, HORIZontal[:MAIN]:DELay:TIMe
Syntax 1
TRIGger:B:BY {EVENTS|TIMe}
Syntax 2
TRIGger:B:BY?
Arguments
H EVENTS
This sets the B trigger to take place following a set number of trigger
events after the A trigger occurs. The number of events is specified by
TRIGger:B:EVENTS:COUNt.
H TIMe
This sets the B trigger to occur a set time after the A trigger event.
The time period is specified by TRIGger:B:TIMe.
Example 1
TRIGger:B:BY?
This query might return
:TRIGGER:B:BY EVENTS
indicating that the B trigger takes place following a set number of trig-
ger events after the A trigger occurs.