Data Acquisition Toolbox

Triggering the Oscilloscope

To display acquired data in the Oscilloscope, you must click the Trigger button. You control how the data acquisition is initiated by specifying the acquisition type and the trigger type in the Trigger panel.

Acquisition Types

The Oscilloscope supports three acquisition types, which you select from the Acquire menu:

• One Shot -- Acquire the specified number of samples once.
• Continuous -- Continuously acquire the specified number of samples.
• Sequence -- Continuously acquire the specified number of samples, and use the dependent trigger type each time.

For each acquisition type, you can either fill the display with data or you can acquire a specific number of samples. Additionally, the specified trigger type (see below) determines how the acquisition is initiated.

Configuring Channel Properties

Trigger Types