HP 8712ET User Manual Supplement page 63

For example, suppose the instrument settings are entered for the third
test of a sequence of tests. The instrument settings can be saved in a file
with the name "TEST3.STA" on the non-volatile RAM disk. When the
third test must be performed, the control program can recall the
instrument state from the non-volatile RAM disk with the following
SCPI command:
MMEM:LOAD:STATe 1,'MEM:TEST3.STA'
Recalling a state from RAM disk typically takes about 4 seconds, but the
time is dependent on settings such as number of points.
One strategy for managing a large set of recall states is to initially store
them on a floppy disk. The files can then be copied from the floppy disk to
the volatile RAM disk at the start of each day. Since recall time from the
RAM disk is faster than recall from the floppy disk drive, throughput can
be increased. For example, to copy the file 'TEST3.STA' from the 3.5 inch
disk to the non-volatile RAM disk, use the following SCPI command:
MMEM:COPY 'INT:TEST3.STA', 'MEM:'
For more details, see the Programmer's Guide.
When controlling the analyzer with a computer, you may want to copy an
instrument state file from your computer to one of the analyzer's built-in
RAM disks or the 3.5 inch disk. Later, the instrument can be instructed
to recall the state from its internal disk. The file can be sent from the
computer to the analyzer's disk using the SCPI MMEMory:TRANsfer
commands. For more details, see the Programmer's Guide.
For manually controlled test systems, the instrument state files for each
measurement can be stored onto disk by the test-system designer.
During the test sequence, the operator can press the
key and recall the instrument state for a particular measurement.
Automating Measurements
Automated Measurement Setup and Control
Setting the Instrument State
SAVE RECALL
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