Trigger:Type
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Specifies the type of trigger to be used for signal acquisition.
You do not need to use a selector string to configure or read this property for the default signal instance. Refer to the Selector Strings topic for information about the string syntax for named signals.
The default value is IQ Power Edge.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Short Name | Trigger Type |
| Data type | ![]() |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Resettable | Yes |
| None | 0 | No reference trigger is used for signal acquisition. |
| Digital Edge | 1 | A digital-edge trigger is used for signal acquisition. The source of the digital edge is specified using the Digital Edge Source property. |
| IQ Power Edge | 2 | An I/Q power-edge trigger is used for signal acquisition, which is configured using the IQ Power Edge Slope property. |
| Software | 3 | A software trigger is used for signal acquisition. |
