User`s guide

TriggerType

Purpose Indicate typ e of trigger used by video in put object

Description The T riggerType property indicates the type of trigger used by the

video input object. Triggers initiate data a cquisition.

You use the

triggerconfig function to specify one of the f ollowing

values for this property.

Trigger Type Description

'hardware'

(if available for

your device )

Trigger executes when a specified condition

is met. You specify the condition using the

TriggerCondition property and you specify the

hardware source to monitor for the condition

in the

TriggerSource property. You use the

triggerconfig function to set the values of

these properties.

'immediate'

Trigger exe cutes imm ediately after you call the

start function.

'manual'

Trigger exe cutes imm ediately after you call the

trigger function.

Characteristics Default value is enclosed in braces ({}).

Access Read only. U se the triggerconfig function to

set the value of this property.

Data type

String

Values

[ 'hardware' | {'immediate'} | 'manual' ]

The 'hardware' option is only included for

devices that support hardware triggers.