diff --git a/examples/configs/eiger/eiger-trigger.yaml b/examples/configs/eiger/eiger-trigger.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..198a7a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/configs/eiger/eiger-trigger.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- type: tickit.devices.signal_generator.EpicsSignalGenerator
+  name: gen
+  inputs: {}
+- type: tickit_devices.eiger.Eiger
+  inputs:
+    trigger:
+      component: gen
+      port: gate
+  name: eiger
diff --git a/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger.py b/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger.py
index 3d294fc6..2db21978 100644
--- a/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger.py
+++ b/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ async def abort(self) -> None:
 
         The detector will immediately stop acquiring frames and disarm itself.
         """
+        self._abort()
+
+    def _abort(self) -> None:
         self._set_state(State.IDLE)
         self.stream.end_series(self._series_id)
 
@@ -176,7 +179,9 @@ def update(self, time: SimTime, inputs: Inputs) -> DeviceUpdate[Outputs]:
                 LOGGER.debug("Ending Series...")
                 self._set_state(State.IDLE)
                 self.stream.end_series(self._series_id)
-        if inputs.get("trigger", False):
+        
+        trigger_high = inputs.get("trigger", False)
+        if trigger_high and self.settings.trigger_mode == "exts" and self._is_in_state(State.READY):
             self._begin_acqusition_mode()
             # Should have another update immediately to begin acquisition
             return DeviceUpdate(self.Outputs(), SimTime(time))
diff --git a/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger_settings.py b/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger_settings.py
index fec60af9..078ee450 100644
--- a/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger_settings.py
+++ b/src/tickit_devices/eiger/eiger_settings.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class EigerSettings:
     trigger_mode: str = field(
         default="exts", metadata=rw_str(allowed_values=["exts", "ints", "exte", "inte"])
     )
+    trigger_start_delay: float = field(
+        default=0.0, metadata=rw_float()
+    )
     two_theta_increment: float = field(default=0.0, metadata=rw_float())
     two_theta_start: float = field(default=0.0, metadata=rw_float())
     wavelength: float = field(default=1.0, metadata=rw_float())
diff --git a/tests/eiger/test_eiger_adapters.py b/tests/eiger/test_eiger_adapters.py
index 67958f80..3cc7b34c 100644
--- a/tests/eiger/test_eiger_adapters.py
+++ b/tests/eiger/test_eiger_adapters.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ def test_after_update(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     test_data = [b"data", b"some more data"]
 
     # Mock consume_data to return with data the first time and nothing the second time
+    # Patch consume_data to return with data the first time and nothing the second time
     device_mock = mocker.MagicMock()
     device_mock.stream.consume_data.side_effect = [test_data, []]
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ def test_after_update(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     add_mock = mocker.patch.object(zmq_adapter, "add_message_to_stream")
 
     # Test after_update only calls add_message_to_stream with non-empty data
+    # First after_update should only call add_message_to_stream with non-empty data
     zmq_adapter.after_update()
     add_mock.assert_called_once_with(test_data)
     add_mock.reset_mock()