Using aux trigger

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Using aux trigger

Postby danielvg » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:33 pm

Hello,

I am using a PicoScope 6403, and I am very interested on using the external trigger input as a trigger for the scope. I have tried using PicoScope6 software with following trigger settings:
- Simple Edge
- Source: AuxIO
- Threshold: 500mV

But I cannot get the trigger working with any signal applied in this input.

Please, could you give me some information about using this external trigger?

Thank you.
Kind regards.
danielvg
 

Re: Using aux trigger

Postby ziko » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:10 pm

The signal has to go through the trigger point, if is constantly above the trigger value it will not trigger.
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Re: Using aux trigger

Postby danielvg » Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:44 pm

ziko wrote:The signal has to go through the trigger point, if is constantly above the trigger value it will not trigger.


ziko, I am using a square wave signal with several amplitudes (e.g 1V peak-peak, between 0V and 1V) but the scope is not triggering. If I use this signal in any of the common channels (channelA..channelD) and I configure the trigger accordingly, the trigger works. But not in AuxIO channel.

Any other ideas about this problem?

Thanks in advance.
Kind regards.
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Re: Using aux trigger

Postby ziko » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:41 am

Can you send a settings file?

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