NI PXI/PCI-5411/5431
Burst Trigger Mode

After receiving a Start trigger, the waveform defined by the first stage generates until receiving another trigger. At the next trigger, the waveform of the previous stage completes before the waveform defined by the second stage generates. After the staging list completes, the waveform generation returns to the first stage and continues in a cyclic fashion.

You can use Burst trigger mode with both the Arbitrary Waveform Generation and Function Generation modes as follows:

• Arbitrary Waveform Generation mode—The following figure shows a Burst trigger mode of operation for Arbitrary Waveform Generation mode using the stages shown. In this mode, the loop information associated with each stage is not used. The trigger causes the generation to proceed to the next stage after the previous waveform completes.

• Function Generation mode—The following figure shows a Burst trigger mode of operation for Function Generation mode. Switching from stage to stage is phase continuous. In this mode, the time instruction is not used. The trigger paces the waveform generation from one frequency to the other.