User manual

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Trigger System
6.3 Trigger type
The trigger type can be selected with the TYPE key
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in
the TRIGGER section. A submenu will be opened.
6.3.1 Slope trigger
The easiest and by far the most frequently used trigger is
the slope trigger. The oscilloscope triggers if slopes that
were set with the EDGE key occur within the signal se-
lected in the SOURCE menu. The signal slope has to pass
through the set trigger level. The trigger type EDGE TRIG-
GER is selected in the Autosetup mode (AUTOSET key).
If, for instance, you select the pulse trigger and press the
AUTOSET key the setting will switch to Edge Trigger. The
TYPE key
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in the TRIGGER section allows you to set the
trigger type. This opens a menu with corresponding op-
tions. If the edge type is not active (highlighted in blue),
you can press the respective soft menu key to select this
type. The slope type (rising, falling or both) can be set di-
rectly with the SLOPE
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key. This will shift the setting for-
ward by one, i.e. from rising to falling slope, to both slo-
pes, and pressing the key yet one more time will trigger
another rising slope. The center of the status line on the
top of the display and the display above the SLOPE key
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show which slope type has been selected.
The FILTER
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key allows you to select how to couple the
signal for the trigger circuit:
❙ AUTO LEVEL:Automaticltersetting(default setting).
❙ AC: The triggersignaliscoupledviahighpasslterwitha
minimum cut-off frequency of 5 Hz which suppresses the
DC portion of the triggering signal. With a changing DC
portion, the trigger level remains at the set point in the AC
signal. The trigger type AUTO (AUTO/NORM key) includes
the Peak-Peak mode which sets limits for the trigger in the
AC signal. This setting means that the trigger condition
will be met for any applied signal without having to set the
level. For the trigger type NORM (AUTO/NORM key), the
Peak-Peak mode is deactivated, allowing the trigger level
to be moved past the peak values of the signal.
❙ DC: The trigger signal is coupled to the trigger circuit with
all signal portions (AC and DC voltage). This has no
impact on the triggering signal.
Fig. 6.2: Coupling modes with slope trigger
❙ HF: The triggersignaliscoupledviahighpasslterwitha
minimum cut-off frequency (-3 dB) of 30 kHz and is
automatically limited when triggering the level with
normal trigger. This coupling type should only be applied
to very high frequency signals.
❙ LP (low pass): The trigger signal is coupled via low pass
withamaximumcut-offfrequencyof5kHz.Thislter
removes high frequencies and is available with AC and
DC coupling.
❙ NR (noise reduction): A lowpasslterwithamaximum
cut-off frequency of 100 MHz will improve the noise
performanceforthetriggeramplier.Thislterremoves
high frequencies and is available with AC and DC
coupling.
The slope trigger can be coupled with a so called „B Trig-
ger“. This option is available via soft menu key SLOPE A/B.
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoadjustthetriggersuchthatrst
condition „A“ must be met and then another condition „B“
before the trigger will respond (refer to Fig. 6.3). E.g. it is
possibletodeneasource (channel) and a level of 120 mV
on the rising slope of that signal and for the second condi-
tion a level of 80 mV on the falling slope. Additionally, it is
possibletodenewhethertheBeventshouldoccuratime
(min. 32 ns, max. 10 s) or a number (min. 1, max. 216) of
times after the A event. The level or time or the number of
events can be entered numerically with the universal knob
orinasubmenu.Inordertodothisrstselectthesetting,
then push the soft key next to NUMERIC INPUT. In the
window which will open, you can enter numbers and units
with the universal knob in the CURSOR/MENU section or
numerical with KEYPAD button.
6.3.2 Pulse trigger
The pulsetriggerallowstriggeringforspecicpulsewidths
of positive or negative pulses or for pulse width ranges.
The oscilloscope triggers if a pulse occurs within the signal
selected in the SOURCE menu that matches the properties
setintheFILTERmenu.Ifapulsefulllsthetrigger condi-
tions, the oscilloscope triggers on the trailing slope, i.e. for
a positive pulse it triggers on the falling slope and for a ne-
The coupling types low pass and noise reduction may not be acti-
vated simultaneously.
Fig. 6.3: The type B-Trigger