PCI-1202/1602/180x Series Card
Multi-Function Boards
User Manual/ Ver. 4.8/ Mar. 2015/ PMH-0014-48/ Page: 68
6.5.1.4 Bit12-Bit10: External Trigger Control
The operation steps of
post-trigger
are given as follows:
Step 1: Disable all external trigger
Step 2: Set the pacer rate of timer-1
Step 3: Clear FIFO & disable timer-1
Step 4: Wait until external trigger signal to enable timer-1
Step 5: Fetch N data(N=End-Start)
Step 6: Stop all timer
The operation steps of
pre-trigger
are given as follows:
Step 1: Disable all external trigger
Step 2: Set the pacer rate of timer-1
Step 3: Clear FIFO & enable timer-1
Step 4: Circular-fetch N-data until external trigger
signal to disable timer-1 (N=End-Start)
Step 5: Stop all timer
NOTE: The circular-fetch operation is performed by software
The operation steps of
middle-trigger
are given as follows:
Step 1: Disable all external trigger
Step 2: Set the pacer rate of timer-1
Step 3: Clear FIFO & enable timer-1
Step 4: Circular-fetch N-data until external trigger signal (N=End-Start)
Step 5: Fetch more N2-data & stop timer-1
Step 6: Stop all timer
NOTE: The circular-fetch operation is performed by software
Note 1: The external trigger operation must use with the MagicScan controller. The software
flowchart of external trigger is given in next page.
Note 2: The post-trigger operation can use all MagicScan function.
Note 3: The user can’t enable MagicScan HI/LO alarm and digital filter function in the pre-trigger &
middle-trigger operation.
CHn
t
Start
End
External post-trigger timing
diagram
External trigger signal
External trigger signal
Start
End
CHn
External pre-trigger timing diagram
t
External trigger signal
CHn
End
Start
External middle-trigger timing diagram
t
N2