Trigger Function

Use triggers to start or stop logging automatically when specific conditions occur during monitoring:

• Detecting specific log entries (log trigger)
• Pressing specific keys (key trigger)

Configure triggers in Trigger Window.

Trigger Modes​

Mode	Behavior
Free Run	Disables the trigger feature. Logging starts and stops together with monitoring.
Triggered	Enables triggers. Logging starts/stops when the configured conditions occur. Monitoring stops as soon as a stop trigger fires.
ReTriggered	Enables triggers. Logging starts/stops when the configured conditions occur. Monitoring stops after the stop trigger fires 64 times.

Basic Operation​

Configure a Log Trigger​

1. Open Trigger Window Select Trigger Window from the menu or toolbar.

   

2. Enable the trigger feature Choose Triggerd or ReTriggerd in Trigger Mode. The following sections become available:

   • Start Log Trigger
   • Stop Log Trigger
   • Start Key Trigger
   • Stop Key Trigger

   

3. Enable a log trigger Turn on the checkbox for Start Log Trigger or Stop Log Trigger.

   

4. Open the Trigger Setting dialog Click or double-click inside the trigger condition area to open Trigger Setting.

   

5. Configure the conditions Specify protocol, channel, direction, and other conditions.

   

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   See Trigger Setting dialog for details.

6. Save the conditions Click . The configured conditions appear in Trigger Window.

   

7. Start monitoring Logging starts or stops automatically when the trigger conditions occur.

Configure a Key Trigger​

1. Open Trigger Window

   

2. Enable the trigger feature Choose Triggerd or ReTriggerd to unlock the trigger sections.

   

3. Enable a key trigger Turn on the checkbox for Start Key Trigger or Stop Key Trigger.

   

4. Configure the key combination Select the main key and optional sub key from the drop-down lists.

   

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   See Key Trigger overview for available keys.

5. Start monitoring Logging starts or stops when the configured key combination is pressed.

Trigger Window Overview​

Item	Description	Notes
Trigger Mode	Select Free Run, Triggered, or ReTriggered.	See Trigger modes.
Start Log Trigger	Configure start log triggers.	See Log Trigger overview.
Stop Log Trigger	Configure stop log triggers.	See Log Trigger overview.
Start Key Trigger	Configure start key triggers.	See Key Trigger overview.
Stop Key Trigger	Configure stop key triggers.	See Key Trigger overview.
	Clears all trigger conditions after confirmation and switches the mode to Free Run.

Log Trigger Overview​

Item		Description	Notes
Start Log Trigger	Start Log Trigger	Enable or disable the start log trigger. 【ON】 Enable. 【OFF】 Disable.	Unavailable when Trigger Mode is Free Run.
	Condition list (area ①)	Shows the registered start log trigger conditions.	Double-click to open the Trigger Setting dialog.
		Opens the Trigger Setting dialog.
		Scrolls to the previous page when multiple conditions are registered.
		Scrolls to the next page when multiple conditions are registered.
Stop Log Trigger	Stop Log Trigger	Enable or disable the stop log trigger. 【ON】 Enable. 【OFF】 Disable.	Unavailable when Trigger Mode is Free Run.
	Condition list (area ②)	Shows the registered stop log trigger conditions.	Double-click to open the Trigger Setting dialog.
		Opens the Trigger Setting dialog.
		Scrolls to the previous page.
		Scrolls to the next page.

Trigger Setting Dialog​

Configure conditions for start or stop log triggers.

Item		Description	Notes
Ch	Ch	Select the device channel: ALL, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
	InnerCh	Select the internal channel of the device: ALL, 1, or 2.
Protocol		Select the protocol: CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, CXPI, DIO, or AD.	CXPI and AD cannot be selected.
Direction		Select the direction: R, T, or R or T.	R = receive, T = transmit, R or T = both.
State		Select the frame state: OK or NG.
Type		Select the frame type. If State is OK: Header, Response/Frm., Wakeup, Sleep, B-Sleep. If State is NG: All Error, SyncBrk. Long, SyncBrk. Short, Parity Err., ShortMsg Err., Checksum Err., NoRes. Err., Bit Err., Framing Err., SyncField Err., H. Timeout, UART Err.
ID		Set the LIN ID in hexadecimal.	Available when Type is Header or Response/Frm.
DL		Select the data length (1–8, *).	Available when Type is Response/Frm.
		Open the Data Setting dialog to specify data bytes.	Available when Type is Response/Frm.
Data list (area ①)		Displays the data bytes configured in the Data Setting dialog.	Double-click to reopen the Data Setting dialog.
		Save the conditions and close the dialog.
		Close the dialog without saving.

Data Setting Dialog​

Configure data bytes for the trigger condition in hexadecimal or binary.

Item	Description	Notes
ID	LIN ID in hexadecimal.	Cannot be changed in this dialog.
DL	Data length (1–8, *).	Adjusts the available byte fields. * behaves the same as 8.
Format tabs (area ①)	Switch between Hex and Binary views.
Data fields (area ②)	Enter data for each byte.	Wildcards (*) can be used to ignore bits during matching.
Editor	Enter data as CSV text.	Wildcards (*) supported.
	Load data from a CSV file saved with the Save button.
	Save the current data to a CSV file.
	Save and close.
	Discard and close.

Key Trigger Overview​

Item		Description	Notes
Start Key Trigger	Start Key Trigger	Enable or disable the start key trigger. 【ON】 Enable. 【OFF】 Disable.	Unavailable when Trigger Mode is Free Run.
	Main key (area ①)	Select the main key: None, A–Z, 0–9, F1–F12, SPACE.	Selecting None disables the start key trigger.
	Sub key (area ②)	Select an optional modifier: None, Alt, Ctrl, Shift.	The sub key alone cannot trigger logging.
Stop Key Trigger	Stop Key Trigger	Enable or disable the stop key trigger. 【ON】 Enable. 【OFF】 Disable.	Unavailable when Trigger Mode is Free Run.
	Main key (area ③)	Select the main key for the stop trigger.	Selecting None disables the stop key trigger.
	Sub key (area ④)	Select an optional modifier.	The sub key alone cannot trigger logging.

Force Start Logging​

When a start trigger is enabled, you can force logging to begin before the trigger condition occurs by:

• Menu bar: Command → Forced Logging Start
• Toolbar: