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Configuring External Input/Output (I/O) Terminals
Unit
Measure
Channel
Trigger
Alarm
Calculation
System
8.3
Configuring External Input/Output (I/O)
Terminals
This section describes how to select functionality for the external I/O terminals.
There are four external I/O terminals: I/O 1 to I/O 4.
You can control the instrument to start and stop measurement or input trigger signals.
I/O 1 to I/O 3 are input terminals, while I/O 4 is an output terminal.
>
>
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
Under
[External input 1]
,
[External input 2]
, and
[External input 3]
, select the terminal
functionality.
OFF
Disables the terminal.
Start
Starts measurement. (Same operation as the
START
key)
This setting is not available for
[External input 3]
.
Stop
Stops measurement. (Same operation as the
STOP
key)
This setting is not available for
[External input 3]
.
Start/Stop
Stops or start measurement when the signal level changes.
This setting is not available for
[External input 3]
.
Trigger input
Activates a trigger.
This setting is not available for
[External input 1]
or
[External input 2]
.
Event input
Assigns an event mark.
2
Select the edge.
↑
Operates at the rising edge when changing from low level to high level.
↓
Operates at the falling edge when changing from high level to low level.
3
Under
[External output]
, select the terminal functionality.
OFF
Disables the terminal.
Trigger output
Outputs a low-level signal when a trigger activates.
8
External Control (EXT
. I/O)
Summary of Contents for LR8450
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Page 72: ...68 Observing Waveforms 3 Numerical calculation Numerical calculation results...
Page 131: ...128 Acquiring Data with a Computer PC...
Page 175: ...172 Controlling the System...
Page 233: ...230 Controlling the Instrument with Communication Commands...
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