TRIGger Commands (Set and query triggering)

 

Command

Data
(for a query, response data)

Explanation

:CH A,B,C$,CH$

A = 1 to 4 (module number)
B = 1 to 4 (trigger number)
C$ = STARt, STOP (trigger timing)
CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, W1_1 to W4_2

Set the channels to trigger

:CH? A,B,C$

A,B,C$,CH$

Query the channels to trigger

:DETECTDate? A$

[response] A$,B<NR1>,C<NR1>,D<NR1>
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = 2000 to 2080 [year]
C = 1 to 12 [month]
D = 1 to 31 [day]

Query a trigger detection date

:DETECTTime? A$

[response] A$,B<NR1>,C<NR1>,D<NR2>
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = 0 to 23 [hour]
C = 0 to 59 [minute]
D = 0 to 59.999 [second]

Query a trigger detection time

:ENABle A$

A$ = OFF, ON

Set the trigger function to ON/OFF

:ENABle?

A$

Query the ON/OFF status of the trigger function

:EXTErnal A$,B$

A$ = OFF, ON
B$ = OFF, UP, DOWN

Enable/disable external triggering

:EXTErnal?

A$

Query external triggering

:EXTFilter A$

A$ = OFF, ON

Make settings for the external trigger filter

:EXTFilter?

A$

Query settings for the external trigger filter

:FILTer CH$,A$,B

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, LA to LB, L1 to L4, W1_1 to W4_2
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = 0 to 1000

Set trigger filtering

:FILTer? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B<NR1>

Query trigger filtering

:KIND CH$,A,B$

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, W1_1 to W4_2, LAT, LON, ALT, DIR, SPD, DST
A$ = STARt, STOP
B$ = OFF, LEVEl, IN, OUT

Set the type of trigger

:KIND? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B$

Query the type of trigger

:LEVEl CH$,A$,B

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, W1_1 to W4_2, LAT, LON, ALT, DIR, SPD, DST
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = trigger level

Set the trigger level (for level triggering)

:LEVEl? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B<NR3>

Query the trigger level (for level triggering)

:LOGAnd CH$,A$,B$

CH$ = LA to LB, L1 to L4
A$ = STARt, STOP
B$ = OFF, OR, AND

Set the AND/OR logical operator for the logic trigger pattern

:LOGAnd? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B$

Query the AND/OR logical operator for the logic trigger pattern

:LOGPat CH$,A$,"B$"

CH$ = LA to LB, L1 to L4
A$ = STARt, STOP
B$ = [trigger pattern (X, 0, 1, 2)]

Set the pattern for a logic trigger

:LOGPat? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,"B$"

Query the pattern for a logic trigger

:LOWEr CH$,A$,B

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, W1_1 to W4_2, LAT, LON, ALT, DIR, SPD, DST
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = lower limit level

Set the lower threshold of the window-in/out trigger

:LOWEr? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B<NR3>

Query the lower threshold of the window-in/out trigger

:MANU

-

Manually trigger measurement

:MODE A$(,B)

A$ = SINGle, REPEat
B = 2 to 10000

Select trigger repetition mode

:MODE?

A$(,B)

Query trigger repetition mode

:POSTtrig A

A = 0 to 100
[When using % to make setting]

A = 0 to recording length
[when using DIV to make settings]

Make post-trigger settings

:POSTtrig?

A<NR1>

Query post-trigger settings

:PRETrig A

A = 0 to 100
[When using % to make setting]

A = recording length
[when using DIV to make settings]

Set the pre-trigger interval

:PRETrig?

A<NR1>

Query the pre-trigger interval

:SLOPe CH$,A$,B$

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, W1_1 to W4_2, LAT, LON, ALT, DIR, SPD, DST
A$ = STARt, STOP
B$ = UP, DOWN

Set the trigger direction (slope)

:SLOPe? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B$

Query the trigger direction (slope)

:SOURce A$,B$

A$ = STARt, STOP
B$ = OR, AND

Set the trigger source AND/OR logical operator

:SOURce? A$

A$,B$

Query the trigger source AND/OR logical operator

:TIMEr A$

A$ = OFF, ON

Enable/disable the timer trigger

:TIMEr?

A$

Query the timer trigger

:TIMIng A$

A$ = STARt, STOP, S_S

Set trigger timing start/stop operation

:TIMIng?

A$

Query trigger timing start/stop operation

:TMINTvl A,B,C,D

A = 0 to 99 (day)
B = 0 to 23 (hour)
C = 0 to 59 (min)
D = 0 to 59 (sec)

Set the timer trigger interval

:TMINTvl?

A<NR1>,B<NR1>,C<NR1>,D<NR1>

Query the timer trigger interval

:TYPE

A$ = %, DIV

Select the pre-trigger setting method

:TYPE?

A$

Query the pre-trigger setting method

:UPPEr CH$,A$,B

CH$ = CH1_1 to CH4_15, P1 to P2, W1_1 to W4_2, LAT, LON, ALT, DIR, SPD, DST
A$ = STARt, STOP
B = upper limit level

Set the upper threshold of the window-in/-out trigger

:UPPEr? CH$,A$

CH$,A$,B<NR3>

Query the upper threshold of the window-in/-out trigger