
Publication No. 980938 Rev. K
Model T940 User Manual
Astronics Test Systems
Soft Front Panel Operation 5-87
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Pattern data as ASCII Hex
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Pattern data as ASCII String
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Pattern data as Binary
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Pattern data and flags as ASCII Hex
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Pattern data and flags as ASCII String
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Pattern data and flags as Binary
The relevant VXI
plug&play
API functions are:
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tat964_savePatternMemory
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tat964_loadPatternMemory
Import/Export File Format
The import/export file format consists of a header followed by the data.
The header identifies the number of patterns and the format, and must be the
first line of the file.
Header Format
The format of the header is:
[TAT964 PAT DUMP <dd> <nnnnnn>]
where:
<dd> is the format;
00 = Pattern Data ASCII Hex.
01 = Pattern Data Binary
02 = Pattern Data ASCII String
03 = Pattern Data, Flags and Probe Expect ASCII Hex.
04 = Pattern Data, Flags and Probe Expect Binary
05 = Pattern Data, Flags and Probe Expect ASCII String
<nnnnnn> is the number of patterns.
Data Format
The data format consists of three types, ASCII hex, Binary and ASCII string. In
addition, each of the three data formats can include or exclude the pattern flags
and probe expect.
ASCII Hex
The ASCII hex format represents pattern data as viewable ASCII hex characters,
one character per channel. The following table lists the pattern code to
ASCII/Binary value translation.