I/O Triggers

The M31/M33XXA Digitizers has general purpose input/output triggers (TRG connectors/lines). A trigger can be used as general purpose digital IO or as a trigger input (Table 11), and can be sampled using the options shown in Table 12.

 

Trigger I/O Options
    Programming Definitions
Option Description Name Value
Trigger Output (readable)       TRG operates as a general purpose digital output signal, which can be written by the user software AOU_TRG_OUT 0
Trigger Input                 TRG operates as a trigger input, or as general purpose digital input signal, which can be read by the user software AOU_TRG_IN 1

 

Table 11: M31/M33XXA Digitizers TRG connectors configuration (triggerIOconfig)

 

Trigger Synchronization/Sampling Options
    Programming Definitions
Option Description Name Value
Non-synchronized mode        The trigger is sampled with an internal 100 MHz clock SYNC_NONE 0
Synchronized mode                 (PXI form factor only) The trigger is sampled using CLK10 SYNC_CLK_0 1

 

Table 12: M31/M33XXA Digitizers TRG connectors configuration (triggerIOconfig)