Tektronix AWG2021 User Manual page 352

Setting the Operating Mode
Cont Mode
Triggered Mode
AWG2021 User Manual
(4) Operating Mode Status
(5) Trigger Status
Stopped
Waiting for Trigger
Running
Select the operating (output) mode – either: Cont, Triggered, Gated and Burst
trigger mode, Waveform Advance mode, or Autostep mode – by pressing the
corresponding button in the bottom menu.
NOTE. The operating mode set with the MODE menu has no effect on the
function waveform generation (FG) operating mode.
In the operating mode excluding Cont, if the side menu STOP item is selected
during waveform output, the output is stopped and the system returns to the start
of the waveform or sequence.
Here is how each operating mode works.
As soon as Cont mode is selected, continuous output of the specified waveform
or sequence waveform begins. No side menu is displayed while Cont is selected.
In Triggered mode, the specified waveform or sequence waveform is output
once for each trigger received. The trigger signal depends on the trigger source.
It can be generated from the external trigger signal applied to the TRIGGER
INPUT connector or by pressing the front panel MANUAL button. During
waveform output, if the MANUAL button is pressed or another external trigger
signal is generated, such a trigger has no effect.
When Triggered is selected, the following items will be displayed in the side
menu:
Slope
Level
The operating mode set with the MODE menu is displayed.
There are five operating modes: Cont, Triggered, Gated,
Burst, Waveform Advance and Autostep.
One of the following three trigger statuses is displayed in this
column.
Displayed when no waveform or sequence file has been
defined with the SETUP menu.
Displayed when the waveform or sequence file has been
defined with the SETUP menu and the system is waiting for
the trigger or gate signal.
Displayed when the trigger or gate signal is generated and the
waveform is output.
MODE Menu
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