Trigger Tab (Input)

Menu Path: Input > Trigger

The Trigger tab sets up a trigger signal.

• Input Trigger Channel: Selects which input channel to trigger on.

  Only one channel can be used to trigger the measurement.

• Style (Segmented Capture = Disabled): Determines the trigger type and trigger signal.

• Gate Style (Segmented Capture = Enabled): Determines the trigger type and trigger signal.

• Delay (Segmented Capture = Disabled): Determines the amount of time used for trigger delay. When Segmented Capture is enabled,

• Gate Start Delay (Segmented Capture = Enabled): Determines the amount of time delay before each captured segment.

• Gate Stop Delay (Segmented Capture = Enabled and Segment Type = Variable): Determines the amount of time delay after each captured segment.

• Level: Sets the trigger level.

• Slope: Sets the trigger slope.

• Hold-off Style: Sets the trigger hold-off style.

• Hold-off: Determines the amount of time used for trigger hold-off.

• Periodic Trigger parameters: These parameters are used to set up and control the Periodic trigger style.

  • Period: Specifies the trigger interval.

  • Period Offset: Adds an offset relative to the periodic triggering point.

  • Sync Source: Determines how the first measurement is triggered.

• Time Qualified Trigger (TQT) parameters: These are used to set an additional trigger criterion of time duration, which an event needs to last in order to satisfy the trigger (only shown when connected to an X-Series Analyzer with Real Time Spectrum Analyzer, and only available when Frequency Mask Trigger or IF Mag Style is selected).

  • Time Criteria: A menu of time-qualifying trigger choices using the Time1 and/or Time2 parameters.

  • Time1: Time duration 1, used by the Time Criteria setting for determining when and if to trigger.

  • Time2: Time duration 2, used by the Time Criteria setting for determining when and if to trigger.

• Frequency Mask Trigger parameters: These parameters are used to set up and control the Frequency Mask trigger style--only shown when connected to an X-Series Analyzer with the Real Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) option.

  • Amplitude Offset:

  • Criteria:

  • Edit...:

  • Frequency Offset:

  • Mask(s) to Apply:

  • RBW:

  • Window Type:

• Trigger Out: Selects the desired trigger output connector to use on the currently connected instrument.

• Display Trigger Reference Line on Active Trace: Determines whether the trigger reference line is shown on the currently selected trace.

See Also

About Trigger

Playback Trigger tab (Input Properties)