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PreStore
 
 
The PreStore edit box / list box defines the location of the Trigger in the trace capture.
 
The PreStore value is a percentage of the Sample Depth. If the Sample Depth is 1M with a 10% PreStore, then the Trigger sample appears on sample 100K in the captured trace data.
 
The list box provides 0% to 100% PreStore values in 10% steps.
 
A 0% PreStore places the trigger sample at the trace capture start.
 
A 50% PreStore places the trigger sample at the trace capture middle.
 
A 100% PreStore places the trigger sample at the trace capture end.
 
A custom PreStore value can also be entered into the edit box area.
 
The logic analyzer hardware allows the trigger location to be specified to within about ± 8 samples. However, exact precision is not be guaranteed. The trigger sample resolution varies with the sampling mode.
 
Therefore, a 0% PreStore may be preceded by a few "lead in" samples.
 
Likewise, a few samples may exist after a 100% PreStore.
 
Pre-fill Period
 
The Pre-fill ensures the requested PreStore value can be met.
 
The logic analyzer's trigger circuits are disabled when the logic analyzer starts running.
 
The trigger circuits are enabled after enough samples are captured to meet the requested PreStore.
 
By definition, the trigger event cannot be detected until enough samples are stored to meet the PreStore.
 
When a slow sample rate is active, waiting for the pre-fill period to expire may take a very long time. This is especially true when the sample depth is very large.
 
Transitional Timing and Selective Storage are two cases where the trace data may fill the logic analyzer memory very slowly.
 
When trace data is stored to memory slowly, waiting for Pre-fill period can take a very long time.
 
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