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Explanation of Functions
Mode Description
Trigger When the internal memory is not divided into blocks:
One event data file is created in the internal memory.
Press the START key to enter the trigger wait state.
After the trigger is activated, data are acquired for the specified time (data length)
and the operation is stopped. At this point, the acquisition does not start even if
the trigger is activated.
Data acquisition
Trigger activated
Stop
Trigger wait
When the internal memory is divided into blocks:
An event data file each in the block is created.
Press the START key to enter the trigger wait state.
After the trigger is activated, data are acquired for the specified time (data length)
and the operation is stopped. When the trigger is activated again, data are
acquired and stored to the next block. When all blocks are full, no more
acquisition takes place.
Data acquisition
Trigger wait Trigger wait Trigger wait
Trigger activated Trigger activated Trigger activated
First block
Data acquisition
Second block
Data acquisition
Stop
Last block
Rotate When the internal memory is not divided into blocks:
One event data file is created in the internal memory.
Press the START key to enter the trigger wait state.
After the trigger is activated, data are acquired for the specified time (data length,
see section 8.11) and the operation is stopped. Data are overwritten when the
trigger is activated again. Every time the trigger is activated during the trigger
wait state, data are overwritten. Press the STOP key to terminate data
acquisition.
Data acquisition
Trigger activated
Trigger wait
When the internal memory is divided into blocks:
An event data file each in the blocks is created.
Press the START key to enter the trigger wait state.
After the trigger is activated, data are acquired for the specified time (data length,
see section 8.11) and the operation is stopped. When the trigger is activated
again, data are acquired and stored to the next block. When all blocks are full
and the trigger is activated, data are overwritten to the first block. Every time the
trigger is activated during the trigger wait state, data are overwritten to the next
block. Press the STOP key to terminate data acquisition.
Data acquisition
Trigger wait Trigger wait Trigger wait
Trigger activated Trigger activated Trigger activated
First block
Data acquisition
Second block
Data acquisition
Last block
Note
• The event data in the internal memory can be confirmed with the memory summary. See
section 1.4 .
• When a power failure occurs, the event data file in the internal memory is closed as one file.
1.5 Data Storage Function