Data Sheet

5 To Trigger the Oscilloscope RIGOL
MSO4000D/S4000 User’s Guide
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Nth Edge Trigger
Trigger on the nth edge that appears after the specified idle time, as shown in the
figure below.
Trigger Type:
Press Type to select “Nth Edge”. At this point, the trigger setting information as
shown in the figure below is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Source Selection:
Press Source to select CH1 to CH4 or D0-D15 as the Trigger Source. The current
trigger source is displayed at the upper right corner of the screen.
Note: Select the channel with the signal input as the trigger source to obtain stable
trigger.
Edge Type:
Press Slope to select the edge on which the input signal triggers.
 : trigger on the rising edge of the input signal when the voltage level meets
the specified trigger level.

: trigger on the falling edge of the input signal when the voltage level meets
the specified trigger level.
Idle Time:
Press Idle to set the idle time before the edge counting in Nth egde trigger. The
range available is from 40 ns to 1 s.
Edge Number:
Press Edge to set the value of “N” in Nth edge trigger and the range available is from
1 to 65535.