Agilent Technologies InfiniiVision 5000 Series User Manual page 253

InfiniiVision Oscilloscopes User's Guide
The length control has no effect on the amount of Serial Decode data saved; all serial
decode data will be output.
The Length control will perform a "1 of n" decimation of the data when necessary. For
example: if the Length is set to 1000, and you are displaying a record that is 5000 data
points in length, four of each five data points will be decimated, creating an output file
1000 data points in length. However, if serial decode is on, no decimation will occur.
For more information see
Save Segment
When using the optional segmented memory feature you can choose to save either the
currently displayed segment or all acquired segments in memory. (See also
Press [Save/Recall]&Save&Format (choose CSV, ASCII XY, or BIN)&
Settings&Save Seg to make your selection. Set the Length control appropriately (see
Length Control, above).
Segmented memory save formats
Segmented memory data can be saved as a screen capture (in BMP or PNG format) or in
CSV, ASCII XY, or BIN (data file format). The Save Segment setting is relevant to data file
formats, not screen capture formats.
When saving waveform capture at maximum memory depth, you can expect the following
approximate save times:
CSV 2 hours
ASCII XY 30 minutes
BIN 3 minutes
The primary difference between CSV format and ASCII XY data format is that in CSV all
data are presented as columns in a single spreadsheet file, whereas in ASCII XY the data
are presented in separate files for channel 1, channel 2, channel 3, channel 4, digital
channels 0-7, digital channels 8-15, and math waveforms.
For more information, see:
• "Binary Data (.bin) Format"
• "CSV and ASCII XY files"
"Minimum and Maximum Values in CSV Files"
on page 409
on page 417
Printing and Saving
on page 417.
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