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File and Data Management
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6 File and Data Management
The R&S AREG100A uses files to save all instrument data. The instrument allows you
to store and to load instrument settings, and to import and to export user data for pro-
cessing in another instrument or later. Finally, you can create a screenshot of the cur-
rent settings displayed on the screen and save it as a file.
This section focuses on the functions provided for managing of user data files and cov-
ers the topics listed below.
For information on the related remote control commands, refer to Chapter 9.9, "MME-
Mory Subsystem" , on page 208.
For information on how to save the displayed setting in a file, refer to Chapter 6.8,
"Creating Screenshots of Current Settings" , on page 96.
● About the File System .............................................................................................74
● Restoring the (Default) Instrument Configuration ....................................................76
● Protecting Data ....................................................................................................... 80
● Saving and Recalling Instrument Settings .............................................................. 81
● Exporting Remote Command Lists ......................................................................... 85
● Using the File Manager ...........................................................................................86
● How to Transfer Files from and to the Instrument ...................................................90
● Creating Screenshots of Current Settings ...............................................................96
6.1 About the File System
Depending on the contained information, two file groups can be distinguished: system
and user files.
Due to security reasons, system files and the system directory are protected and there-
fore not accessible.
The scope of this section is only the files with user data.
This section is an overview of the R&S AREG100A file system and covers the following
topics:
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"Types of user data" on page 75
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"File storage location" on page 75
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"File handling" on page 75
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"File naming conventions" on page 76
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"File contents" on page 76
About the File System