
ES User’s Guide
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Using Instrument Functions
Saving and Recalling Measurement Results
To Save
Measurement
Data in ASCII
Format
Your measurement data can be saved in an ASCII format that is
compatible with many personal computer software packages.
To save the measurement trace as an ASCII file:
1. Press
, and select the softkey that
corresponds to where you want to save your file. (See
.)
2. Press
.
a. Choose
or
.
• Lotus
1-2-3
format is a two-column format that is
compatible with many personal computer software packages.
Column 1 is the frequency point, and column 2 is the measured
value at that point.
• Touchstone format (also called S2P data format) is useful for
importing measurement data into CAE programs such as
Hewlett-Packard's Microwave Design System (MDS) and
Advanced Design System (ADS).
b. Choose
or
, depending on which
measurement channel data you want to save.
3. The filename appears on the network analyzer screen as
TRACE#.PRN
(for Lotus 1-2-3 files) or
TRACE#.S1P
(for Touchstone files), where # is
a number the analyzer selects from 0 to 999.
NOTE
Your analyzer can store files only on floppy disks that are formatted in
MS-DOS.
SAVE RECALL
Select Disk
Prior Menu Define Save Save ASCII
Lotus 123 Format
Touchstone Format
Save Meas 1
Save Meas 2
Summary of Contents for HP 8712ES
Page 8: ...viii ES User s Guide ...
Page 17: ...ES User s Guide 1 1 1 Installing the Analyzer ...
Page 34: ...1 18 ES User s Guide Installing the Analyzer Preventive Maintenance ...
Page 35: ...ES User s Guide 2 1 2 Getting Started ...
Page 52: ...2 18 ES User s Guide Getting Started Performing the Operator s Check ...
Page 53: ...ES User s Guide 3 1 3 Making Measurements ...
Page 135: ...ES User s Guide 4 1 4 Using Instrument Functions ...
Page 159: ...ES User s Guide 4 25 Using Instrument Functions Using Markers Figure 4 15 Delta Marker Mode ...
Page 165: ...ES User s Guide 4 31 Using Instrument Functions Using Limit Testing Figure 4 16 Limit Lines ...
Page 224: ...4 90 ES User s Guide Using Instrument Functions Using an External VGA Monitor ...
Page 225: ...ES User s Guide 5 1 5 Optimizing Measurements ...
Page 246: ...5 22 ES User s Guide Optimizing Measurements Measuring Devices with Long Electrical Delay ...
Page 247: ...ES User s Guide 6 1 6 Calibrating for Increased Measurement Accuracy ...
Page 281: ...ES User s Guide 7 1 7 Front Rear Panel ...
Page 306: ...7 26 ES User s Guide Front Rear Panel Line Module ...
Page 307: ...ES User s Guide 8 1 8 Hardkey Softkey Reference ...
Page 410: ...8 104 ES User s Guide Hardkey Softkey Reference Z ...
Page 411: ...ES User s Guide 9 1 9 Specifications ...
Page 469: ...ES User s Guide 10 1 10 Safety and Regulatory Information ...
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