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Introduction
Files
Table 1-1. File Name Extensions
File Type File Name Extension Command
Waveform - internal format .wfm “STORe” on page 10-9
Waveform - text format (Verbose, XY Verbose,
or Y values) .txt “STORe” on page 10-9
Pattern Waveform .csv “PWAVeform:SAVE” on page 10-6
Setup .set “STORe” on page 10-9
Color grade - Gray Scale .cgs “STORe” on page 10-9
Jitter Memory .jd “STORe” on page 10-9
Screen image a .bmp, .eps, .gif, .pcx, .ps, .jpg, .tif “SIMage” on page 10-7
Mask .msk, .pcm “SAVE” on page 17-7
TDR/TDT .tdr “STORe” on page 10-9
MATLAB script .m “MATLab:SCRipt” on page 20-5
S-Parameter (Touchstone format) .s1p, .s2p “SPARameter:SAVE” on page 10-8
S-Parameter (text format) .txt “SPARameter:SAVE” on page 10-8
a. For .gif and .tif file formats, this instrument uses LZW compression/decompression licensed under U.S. patent No
4,558,302 and foreign counterparts. End user should not modify, copy, or distribute LZW compression/decompression ca-
pability. For .jpg file format, this instrument uses the .jpg software written by the Independent JPEG Group.
Table 1-2. Rules for Loading Files
File Name Extension Destination Rule
No extension Not specified Default to internal waveform format; add .wfm extension
Extension does not match file type Not specified Default to internal waveform format; add .wfm extension
Extension matches file type Not specified Use file name with no alterations; destination is based on extension
file type
No extension Specified Add extension for destination type; default for waveforms is internal
format (.wfm)
Extension does not match destination
file type Specified Retain file name; add extension for destination type. Default for
waveforms is internal format (.wfm)
Extension matches destination file
type Specified Retain file name; destination is as specified