Instructions

RIGOL Chapter 5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope

5-6 MSO7000/DS7000 User's Guide

Trigger Coupling

Trigger coupling decides which kind of components will be transmitted to the trigger

module. Please distinguish it from "Channel Coupling".

Note: Trigger coupling is only valid when the trigger type is Edge and the trigger

source is an analog channel.

Press Menu  Coupling in the trigger control area (Trigger) on the front panel.

Then, rotate the multifunction knob to select the desired coupling mode (by

default, it is DC). You can also press Coupling continuously to select it or enable the

touch screen to select the desired coupling mode with touch gestures.

 DC: allows DC and AC components to pass the trigger path.

 AC: blocks the DC components and attenuates signals.

 LFR: blocks the DC components and rejects the low-frequency components.

 HFR: rejects the high frequency components.

Trigger Holdoff

Trigger holdoff can be used to stably trigger on complex repetitive waveforms that

have multiple edges (or other events) between waveform repetitions (such as pulse

series). Holdoff time indicates the time that the oscilloscope waits for re-arming the

trigger module after generating a correct trigger. The oscilloscope will not trigger

even if the trigger condition is met during the holdoff time and will only re-arm the

trigger module after the holdoff time expires.

For example, to stably trigger the repetitive pulse series as shown in the figure below,

the holdoff time should be set to a value that is greater than t1 and smaller than t2.

Figure 5-2 Schematic Diagram of Trigger Holdoff

Tip

When "AC" or "LFR" is selected under Coupling, no trigger level lines and trigger

icons are displayed. When you adjust the trigger level, you can only see the changes

of the trigger level values at the upper-right corner of the screen.

Holdoff Time

Trigger Position