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Chapter 5
Triggering on Waveforms
About this Chapter
This chapter provides an introduction to the trigger
functions of the test tool. Triggering tells the test tool when
to begin displaying the waveform. You can use fully
automatic triggering, take control of one or more main
trigger functions (semi-automatic triggering), or you can
use dedicated trigger functions to capture special
waveforms.
Following are some typical trigger applications:
• Use the Connect-and-View™ function to have full
automatic triggering and instant display of virtually
any waveform.
• If the signal is unstable or has a very low frequency,
you can control the trigger level, slope, and trigger
delay for a better view of the signal. (See next
section.)
• For dedicated applications, use one of the four
manual trigger functions:
• Edge triggering
• External triggering
• Video triggering
• Pulse Width triggering