I use the above, and have all the documentation files that come along with it, but I cannot seem to find any explanation for the five BNC connectors on the back. Can someone point me to a file that explains them?
The only thing I know is the name of each connector since it is written on the instrument. But besides that - nothing. I am especially interested in the "trigger out" connector since I want to use the oscilloscope to trigger a microcontroller.
Edited by: Natan_T on May 13, 2013 2:00 PM
The only thing I know is the name of each connector since it is written on the instrument. But besides that - nothing. I am especially interested in the "trigger out" connector since I want to use the oscilloscope to trigger a microcontroller.
Edited by: Natan_T on May 13, 2013 2:00 PM
The "Trigger Out' is driven every time there's a valid trigger to the scope. The easiest way to see what it does is as follows:
- Connect a cable or probe from Channel 1 to the Calibration Output.
- Autoscale
- Make sure the Scope is in 'Triggered' mode, not Auto.
- Connect a BNC cable from 'Trigger Out' to Channel 2 and turn Channel 2 on.
You should now see the pulse that Trigger Out produces. You can zoom in and see the delay from the Trigger, the voltage, and the width.
Note that this pulse doesn't get created if the scope does an 'Auto' trigger.
Al