Triggering; Manual Triggering; Setting The Internal Connections - A.M.P.I. Master-8 Operation Manual

9. Triggering

In either TRAIN or TRIG mode you can trigger the channel in the following
ways:
9.1

Manual Triggering

In the TRAIN, TRIG or DC modes you can trigger the channel manually by
pressing the channel number.
Example 1: When channel 3 is in the TRAIN mode, every keystroke on the '3'
key evokes a train of pulses according to the parameters of channel 3.
Example 2: When channel 4 is in the DC mode, every even keystroke on the '4'
key turns the channel on and every odd keystroke turns it off.
When a channel is not in one of the above modes, or if it has already received a
trigger but has not yet completed its response, pressing the channel number does
not affect the channel (it just clears the display).
9.2

Setting the Internal Connections

In the TRAIN or TRIG modes, you can trigger the channel by other channels
internally. Each channel has an internal input and an internal output. By inserting
the right instruction, you can connect internal inputs to internal outputs.
Example 1: To connect the output of channel 2 to the input of channel 3 -
Press keys: 'CONNECT, 2, 3, ENTER'.
Note that the arrow on the front panel above the display (Figure 1M) shows the
direction of the connection. For example, 2.3 means that channel 2 is connected
to trigger channel 3. Each channel can be connected concurrently to several other
channels. The level or polarity of its output does not affect the triggering.
To disconnect press the 'CONNECT' key twice.
Example 2: To disconnect an existing connection between 2 and 3 -
Press keys: 'CONNECT, CONNECT, 2, 3, ENTER'.
1. Manually
2. The internal connections
3. The external inputs EXT 1 and EXT 2
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