User`s guide
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Programmer’s Quick Reference
Commands and Queries
:TRIGGER:DURation:LESSthan
<less than time> [suffix]
:TRIGger:DURation:LESSthan? <less than time> ::= floating-point number from 5 ns to 10seconds 
in NR3 format 
[suffix] ::= {s | ms | us | ns | ps}
:TRIGger:DURation:PATTern 
<value>, <mask>
:TRIGger:DURation:PATTern? <value> ::= integer or <string>
<mask> ::= integer or <string> 
<string> ::= ""0xnnnnnn"" n ::= {0 ,...., 9 | A ,...., F}
:TRIGger:DURation:QUALifier 
<qualifier>
:TRIGger:DURation:QUALifier? <qualifier> ::= {GREaterthan | LESSthan | INRange | OUTRange | 
TIMeout} 
:TRIGger:DURation:RANGe
<greater than time> [suffix],
<less than time> [suffix]
:TRIGger:DURation:RANGe? <greater than time> ::= min duration from 10 ns to 9.99 seconds 
in NR3 format 
<less than time> ::= max duration from 15 ns to 10 seconds in NR3 
format
[suffix] ::= {s | ms | us | ns | ps}
:TRIGger:[EDGE:]COUPling {AC | DC 
| LF}
:TRIGger:COUPling? {AC | DC | LF} 
:TRIGger:[EDGE:]LEVel
<level> [,<source>]
:TRIGger:[EDGE]:LEVel? 
[<source>]
For internal triggers, <level> ::= .75 x full-scale voltage from 
center screen in NR3 format.
For external triggers, 
 <level> ::= 2 volts with probe attenuation at 1:1 in NR3 format. 
For digital channels (546xxD only), 
<level> ::= 8 V.
<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | EXTernal} for 546xxA 
<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | DIGital0,...,DIGital15 | EXTernal } for 
546xxD
<n> ::= 1-2 or 1-4 in NR1 format
:TRIGger:[EDGE:]REJect {OFF | LF | 
HF}
:TRIGger:REJect? {OFF | LF | HF} 
:TRIGger:[EDGE:]SLOPe <polarity> :TRIGger:[EDGE]:SLOPe? <polarity> ::= {POSitive | NEGative} 
:TRIGger:[EDGE:]SOURce <source> :TRIGger:[EDGE]:SOURce? <source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | EXTernal} for 546xxA 
<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | DIGital0,...,DIGital15 | EXTernal} for 
546xxD
<n> ::= 1-2 or 1-4 in NR1 format 
:TRIGGER:GLITch:GREaterthan
<greater than time> [suffix]
:TRIGger:GLITch:GREaterthan? <greater than time> ::= floating-point number from 5 ns to 10 
seconds in NR3 format 
[suffix] ::= {s | ms | us | ns | ps}
:TRIGGER:GLITch:LESSthan
<less than time> [suffix]
:TRIGger:GLITch:LESSthan? <less than time> ::= floating-point number from 5 ns to 10 seconds 
in NR3 format 
[suffix] ::= {s | ms | us | ns | ps}
:TRIGger:GLITch:LEVel <level> 
[<source>]
:TRIGger:GLITch:LEVel? For internal triggers, <level> ::= .75 x full-scale voltage from 
center screen in NR3 format.
For external triggers ,
 <level> ::= 2 volts with probe attenuation at 1:1 in NR3 format. 
For digital channels (546xxD only), <level> ::= 6 V.
<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | EXTernal} for 546xxA 
<source> ::= {CHANnel<n> | DIGital0,...,DIGital15} for 546xxD
<n> ::= 1-2 or 1-4 in NR1 format
:TRIGger:GLITch:POLarity 
<polarity>
:TRIGger:GLITch:POLarity? <polarity> ::= {POSitive | NEGative} 
:TRIGger:GLITch:QUALifier 
<qualifier>
:TRIGger:GLITch:QUALifier? <qualifier> ::= {GREaterthan | LESSthan | RANGe} 
Command Query Options and Query Returns










