User`s guide
Setting Acquisition Parameters
To perform hardware triggering:
1 Select your device format and optionally click Start Preview to preview
the device.
2 Optionally set any acquisition p arameters and stop the preview.
3 Select Hardware in the Trigger Type field on the Triggering tab.
4 Select your Trigger Source. This indicates the hardware source that is
monitored for trigger conditions. W h en the condition specified in Trigger
Condition is met, the trigger is executed and the acquisition starts.
Trigger Source is device-specific. The drop-down list will show the
mechanisms your particular device uses to generate triggers. For example,
it might be something like
Port0 and P ort1 ,orOptoTrig and TTL .
5 Select your Trigger Condition. This specifies the condition that must
be m et, via the Trigger Source, before a trigger event occurs. Trigger
Condition is device-specific. The drop-down list will show the conditions
your particular device uses to generate triggers. For example, it might be
something like
risingEdge an d fallingEdge.
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