Trigger Sources

NI Signal Generator

Trigger Sources

Possible trigger sources include the following:

  • Immediate
  • Digital front panel connector
  • RTSI bus trigger lines (PCI devices)
  • PXI trigger bus lines (backplane of PXI devices)
  • PXI Star trigger line
  • PFI inputs (SMB front panel connectors)

The following figure shows the trigger sources for NI signal generators.



For NI signal generators, trigger sources are software selectable. To set a trigger source, use the parameters in niFgen_ConfigureTriggerSource.