Tektronix TDS7000 Series Programmer's Manual page 413

TRIGger:STATE?
Description
This query-only command returns the current state of the triggering system. This command is equivalent
to viewing the trigger status LEDs on the instrument front-panel.
Group
Trigger
Related Commands
TRIGger:A:MODe (see page 379)
Syntax
TRIGger:STATE?
Outputs
• ARMed
This indicates that the oscilloscope is acquiring pretrigger information. All triggers are ignored when
TRIGger:STATE is arming.
• AUTO
This indicates that the oscilloscope is in the auto mode and acquires data even in the absence of a
trigger.
• DPO
This indicates that the oscilloscope is in DPO mode.
• PARTial
This indicates that the A trigger has occurred and the oscilloscope is waiting for the B trigger to occur.
• REAdy
This indicates that all pretrigger information has been acquired and that the oscilloscope is ready to
accept a trigger.
• SAVe
This indicates that the oscilloscope is in save mode and is not acquiring data.
• TRIGger
This indicates that the oscilloscope has seen a trigger and is acquiring the post-trigger information.
Example
TRIGger:STATE?
This query might return
:TRIGGER:STATE ARMED
, indicating that the pre-trigger data is being acquired.
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