User`s guide
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Triggering the Oscilloscope
To use CAN triggering
To use CAN triggering
Controller Area Network (CAN) trigger will trigger on CAN version 2.0A and 
2. 0B si gn al s. Se tu p co nsi s ts o f c on ne ct in g t he oscill os co pe to a C AN si gn al. Pre ss 
the Settings softkey to specify baud rate, signal source, and signal type to trigger 
on.
The CAN trigger will trigger on the Start of Frame (SOF) bit of a Data frame, 
Remote Transfer Request (RTR) frame, or an Overload frame. A CAN message 
frame in CAN_L signal type is shown below:
1Press the More key in the Trigger section of the front panel, rotate the 
Entry knob until 
CAN is displayed in the Trigger softkey, then press the 
Settings softkey to display CAN trigger menu. 
Agilent N2758A CAN Trigger Module
The following topic discusses the basic CAN triggering available in the 
54620/40-series oscilloscopes. For advanced CAN triggering using the optional 
Agilent N2758A CAN Trigger Module for 54620/40-series Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 
refer to the N2758A User’s Guide
Arbitration 
Field
Control 
Field
CRC 
Field
ACK 
Field
Data 
Field
Bus 
Idle
Inter- 
mission
EOF
SOF edge
Signal 
baud rate
Trigger on: 
condition
Signal type 
and polarity
Signal 
source
Trigger level 
or threshold
Currently selected
signal source
CAN trigger
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