HP 8712ET User Manual page 177

To Save
Measurement
Data in ASCII
Format
NOTE
Your measurement data can be saved in an ASCII format that is
compatible with many personal computer software packages.
To save the measurement trace as an ASCII file:
1. Press
SAVE RECALL
corresponds to where you want to save your file. (See
on page 4-57.)
2. Press Prior Menu Define Save
a. Choose Lotus 123 Format
• Lotus®1-2-3® format is a two-column format that is
compatible with many personal computer software packages.
Column 1 is the frequency point, and column 2 is the measured
value at that point.
• Touchstone format (also called S2P data format) is useful for
importing measurement data into CAE programs such as
Hewlett-Packard's Microwave Design System (MDS) and
Advanced Design System (ADS). Since your analyzer cannot
make full two-port measurements, saving in Touchstone
format is generally only useful when measuring reflection
response.
b. Choose Save Meas 1
measurement channel data you want to save.
3. The filename appears on the network analyzer screen as TRACE#.PRN
(for Lotus 1-2-3 files) or TRACE#.S1P (for Touchstone files), where # is
a number the analyzer selects from 0 to 999.
Your analyzer can store files only on floppy disks that are formatted in
MS-DOS.
ET User's Guide
Saving and Recalling Measurement Results
, and select the softkey that
Select Disk
Save ASCII
or Touchstone Format
or Save Meas 2
Using Instrument Functions
"Select the Disk"
.
.
, depending on which
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