4-20 Keysight B2961A/B2962A User’s Guide, Edition 3Front Panel ReferenceDisplay and Assist KeysTrigger ParametersThe B2961A/B2962A supports the following trigger types for triggering sourceoutput and measurement. They are effective for setting triggers easily.The trigger type can be selected by using the assist keys displayed when the fieldpointer is in the EDIT (green) status on the Trigger field. See Table 4-1 for thetrigger types and the setup parameters.AUTO Automatic trigger typeSYNC Synchronize trigger typeTIMER Timer trigger typeMANUAL Manual trigger typeThe following setup parameters are available for setting the source output trigger(transient action) by using the Source column, and the measurement trigger (acquireaction) by using the Measure column.Count Trigger count (number of triggers), 1 to 100000 or INF.(infinity). This value is automatically set for the AUTO triggertype. For the other trigger type, set the number of triggersrequired for each source output and measurement properly. Forexample, set Source Count = Measure Count = 10 for the sweepmeasurement with 10 steps.Delay Sets the trigger delay time.Period Sets the trigger period.Trigger Selects the trigger source by using the assist key AUTO, BUS,TIMER, INTm (only for 2-channel model), LAN, or EXTn,where m is the integer 1 or 2, and n is an integer from between 1and 14. See Table 4-1 for the trigger sources.When the field pointer is in the EDIT (green) status on the Delay or Period field, theassist keys are changed to the unit keys as shown below.s, ms, s, and ks
