User manual

Remote Control Commands and Queries
WM-RCM-E Rev D ISSUED: February 2005 241
ACQUISITION
TRIG_MODE, TRMD
Command/Query
DESCRIPTION The TRIG_MODE command specifies the trigger mode.
The TRIG_MODE? query returns the current trigger mode.
COMMAND SYNTAX
TRig_MoDe <mode>
<mode> : = {AUTO, NORM, SINGLE, STOP}
N
N
O
O
T
T
E
E
:
: In some older models, sending the command TRMD SINGLE while the oscilloscope is
armed forces an acquisition. In current oscilloscope models this effect can be achieved by sending the
command FORCE_TRIGGER.
QUERY SYNTAX
TRig_MoDe?
RESPONSE FORMAT
TRig_MoDe <mode>
EXAMPLE (GPIB) The following instruction selects the normal mode:
CMD$=“TRMD NORM”: CALL IBWRT(SCOPE%,CMD$)
RELATED COMMANDS
ARM_ACQUISITION, FORCE_TRIGGER, STOP,
TRIG_SELECT, SEQUENCE, TRIG_COUPLING,
TRIG_LEVEL, TRIG_SLOPE