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Supported Pattern Types
The Serial BERT can import the following pattern types:
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HP/Agilent 71600 series patterns (*.dat file type).
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Patterns saved as ASCII files by the Serial BERT or the Agilent 86130
(*.ptrn and *.txt file type).
These are described in detail in “Pattern File Specifications” on page
28 .
The Serial BERT can save files as either *.dat, *.ptrn or *.txt files.
N O T E
Downloading a text format pattern into your instrument may take significantly longer
than a binary pattern.
N O T E
If you save a modified text format pattern to the same file name, it is always saved
in binary format. If you wish to preserve the original text format file, use the Save
As file command and save the data to a different file.
Pattern File Specifications
For your instrument to download a pattern file, the pattern must be
composed of at least 7 lines. The first 6 lines start with a keyword to
identify the field, followed by an '=' sign. There should be no spaces
around the '=' sign and no blank lines.
Use the following keywords and examples to construct your ASCII file.
Note that the keywords must appear in the given order.
The version field is used to identify different file versions. For this
software version, the field should be set to
EPA 2.0
. An exact match for
this field is required for the pattern to load correctly.
Syntax:
Version=EPA 2.0
The format field identifies whether the pattern is in dual, hexadecimal,
or binary format.
Syntax:
Format=<Dual | Hex | Text | Bin>
Hex and text formats are identical.
This is the creator's description of the pattern. The data after the '=' sign
is read until the end of the line and used directly as the pattern
description. The maximum number of characters is 256.
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Setting up Patterns
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