RFmxSpecAn 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, in seconds. 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 value is "" (empty string). Example: "" "signal::sig1" You can use the RFmxSpecAn 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. The default of this property 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. The default value is Rising Slope.
![]() ![]() error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality. ![]() Minimum Quiet Time Mode specifies whether the measurement computes the minimum quiet time used for triggering. The default value is Manual.
![]() Minimum Quiet Time specifies the duration, in seconds, for which the signal must be quiet before the signal analyzer arms the I/Q Power Edge trigger. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope parameter to Rising Slope, the signal is quiet when it is below the trigger level. If you set the IQ Power Edge Slope parameter to Falling Slope, the signal is quiet when it is above the trigger level. The default of this property is hardware dependent. ![]() IQ Power Edge Level Type specifies the reference for the IQ Power Edge Level parameter. The default value is Absolute.
![]() Instrument Handle Out passes a reference of your RFmx session to the next VI. ![]() error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality. |