Tektronix AFG3000 Series, User Manual

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Operating basics
Quick Tip See an application example of pulse-width modulation. (See page 94, Motor
Speed Control by Pulse-Width Modulation .)
Trigger Out
The Trigger Output signal of the instrument is linked to run mode and function
selected in CH1, if your instrument is a dual-channel model.
1. Connect the front-panel
Trigger Output connector
and the external trigger
input connector of the
oscilloscopes. The
Trigger Output connector
provides the trigger signal
for oscilloscopes.
2. Continuous mode: The
trigger output is a square
waveform and the rising
edge at the start of each
waveform period.
When an output
frequency is higher
than 4.9 MHz, some
restrictions are applied.
See the Quick Tips below.
3. Sweep mode: When the
Repeat or Trigger sweep
mode and internal trigger
source are selected, the
trigger output is a square
waveform and the rising
edge at the start of each
sweep.
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