The trigger settings determine the starting conditions for a new measurement.
Type of trigger source
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Trigger sources can be the analog input signals or the digital inputs of the USB devices.
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Trigger source
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This drop-down list shows all trigger sources of the selected type, e.g. all channels of the instrument.
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Trigger modes
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Behavior after recording:
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Free running: The trace will continue to run trough the diagram
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Normal: The trace will freeze till the next trigger event
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Single: VM-SCOPE stops, freezes the trace and does not trigger again.
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Trigger slope
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Triggering at rising ( _/¯ ) or falling ( ¯\_ ) signal slope
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Trigger times
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Length of recording before and after the trigger event
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1 trigger per display clock
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The number of performed triggering can be limited to one trigger per display clock.
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Trigger level
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Trigger level for analog sources
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Posttrigger to right border
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Activate this checkbox to set the posttrigger time automatically to the right end of the time axis.
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If this feature is not activated recording duration can be manually set by the posttrigger and the signal trace may reach outside the visible diagram range.
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