
Prog ramming the 3000A Series oscilloscopes
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Triggering
PicoScope 3000A Series oscilloscopes can either start collecting data immediately, or
be programmed to wait for a
trigger
event to occur. In both cases you need to use
the trigger function
which in turn calls
ps3000aSetTriggerChannelConditions
ps3000aSetTriggerChannelDirections
ps3000aSetTriggerChannelProperties
(these can also be called individually,
rather than using
ps3000aSetSimpleTrigger
). A trigger event can occur when one
of the signal or trigger input channels crosses a threshold voltage on either a rising or a
falling edge.