RFmxLTE Configure IQ Power Edge Trigger VI
- Updated2025-04-08
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Configures the device to wait for the complex power of the I/Q data to cross the specified threshold and then marks a reference point within the record.
To trigger on bursty signals, specify a minimum quiet time, which ensures that the trigger does not occur in the middle of the burst signal. The quiet time must be set to a value smaller than the time between bursts, but large enough to ignore power changes within a burst.

Inputs/Outputs
![]() Enable Trigger? specifies whether to enable the trigger. The default value is TRUE. ![]() Trigger Delay specifies the trigger delay time. This value is expressed in seconds. If the delay is negative, the measurement acquires pretrigger samples. If the delay is positive, the measurement acquires post-trigger samples. The default value is 0. ![]() Selector String specifies a selector string comprising of the signal name. If you do not specify the signal name, the default signal instance is used. The default is "" (empty string). Example: "signal::sig1" You can use the RFmxLTE Build Signal String VI to build the selector string. ![]() Instrument Handle In specifies the RFmx session refnum. Instrument Handle In is obtained from the RFmxInstr Initialize NIRFSA VI. ![]() IQ Power Edge Source specifies the channel from which the device monitors the trigger. This parameter is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. The default value of this parameter is hardware dependent. ![]() IQ Power Edge Slope specifies whether the device asserts the trigger when the signal power is rising or when it is falling. The device asserts the trigger when the signal power exceeds the specified level with the slope you specify. This parameter is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. The default value is Rising Slope.
![]() IQ Power Edge Level specifies the power level at which the device triggers. This value is expressed in dB when you set the IQ Power Edge Level Type parameter to Relative, and this value is expressed in dBm when you set the IQ Power Edge Level Type parameter to Absolute. The device asserts the trigger when the signal exceeds the level specified by the value of this parameter, taking into consideration the specified slope. This parameter is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge. The default value of this parameter is hardware dependent. ![]() error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality. ![]() Min Quiet Time Mode specifies whether the measurement computes the minimum quiet time used for triggering. The default value is Auto.
![]() Min Quiet Time specifies the time duration for which the signal must be quiet before the signal analyzer arms the I/Q power edge trigger. This value is expressed in seconds. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope parameter to Rising Slope, the signal is quiet below the trigger level. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope parameter to Falling Slope, the signal is quiet above the trigger level. The default value of this parameter is hardware dependent. ![]() IQ Power Edge Level Type specifies the reference for the IQ Power Edge Level parameter. The IQ Power Edge Level Type parameter is used only when you set the Trigger Type property to IQ Power Edge.
![]() Instrument Handle Out passes a reference to your RFmx session to the next VI. ![]() error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |