Instructions

RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope

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Figure 5-8 Timeout Trigger

Trigger Type:

Press Type, and then rotate the multifunction knob to select "Timeout". Press

down the knob to select the trigger type. Then, the current trigger setting

information is displayed at the upper-right corner of the screen, as shown in the

figure below. You can also press Type continuously to select the trigger type or

enable the touch screen to tap the desired trigger type and select it.

Source Selection:

Press Source to open the signal source list and select CH1-CH4 or D0-D15. For

details, refer to descriptions in "Trigger Source". The current trigger source is

displayed at the upper-right corner of the screen.

Note: Only when we select the channel (that has been input with signals) as the

trigger source, can we obtain a stable trigger.

Edge Type:

Press Slope and rotate the multifunction knob to select the edge type of the

input signal that starts to pass through the trigger level. You can also press Slope

continuously to enable the touch screen to select the edge type.

 Rising: starts timing when the rising edge of the input signal passes through

the trigger level.

 Falling: starts timing when the falling edge of the input signal passes

through the trigger level.

 Either: starts timing when either edge of the input signal passes through the

trigger level.

Timeout Value:

Timeout value represents the maximum time that the signal remains idle before the

signal passes through the trigger level. Press Timeout, and then rotate the

multifunction knob or use the pop-up numeric keypad to set the timeout value of

Timeout trigger. The available range is from 16 ns to 10 s.