# Async Serial Triggering

**URL:** <https://discuss.saleae.com/t/async-serial-triggering/2037>\
**Category:** Logic 2 Software\
**Created:** [January 11, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.saleae.com/t/async-serial-triggering/2037 "2023-01-11T21:29:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![steve.albright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@steve.albright](https://discuss.saleae.com/u/steve.albright)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.saleae.com/t/async-serial-triggering/2037/1 "2023-01-11T21:29:58Z")

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Is it possible to setup the Async Serial trigger so the trigger happens when a sequential pattern of bytes is seen in a channel’s data? Example, set trigger to look for 0x08, then, 0x01?

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**Author:** ![timreyes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discuss.saleae.com/timreyes/32/108_2.png) [@timreyes](https://discuss.saleae.com/u/timreyes)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://discuss.saleae.com/t/async-serial-triggering/2037/2 "2023-01-12T01:17:45Z")

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Thanks for letting us know your need for this! Unfortunately, this isn’t readily supported by our software. However, we’ve received several requests for this in the idea post below. I’ve added a comment for you to track your need for this as well. Apologies we don’t have an immediate solution for you.

> **[Improve Triggering on protocol frame - Logic 2 - Ideas and Feature Requests -...](https://ideas.saleae.com/b/feature-requests/trigger-on-protocol-results/)**
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> Currently, triggering on protocol frame is possible:
> support.saleae.com/user-guide/using-logic/capture-modes#trigger-on-a-protocol-frame
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> Some improvements can be made, such as triggering on a sequence of protocol results. We'd love to hear more id