Section 12: SCPI command reference
2470 High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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2470-901-01 Rev. A /
May
2019
:TRACe:SAVE
This command saves data from the specified reading buffer to a USB flash drive.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command only
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Usage
:TRACe:SAVE "<fileName>"
:TRACe:SAVE "<fileName>", "<bufferName>"
:TRACe:SAVE "<fileName>", "<bufferName>", <what>
:TRACe:SAVE "<fileName>", "<bufferName>", <what>, <start>, <end>
<
fileName
>
A string that indicates the name of the file on the USB flash drive in which to save the
reading buffer
<
bufferName
>
A string that indicates the reading buffer; the default buffers (
defbuffer1
or
defbuffer2
) or the name of a user-defined buffer; if no buffer is specified,
defbuffer1
is used
<
what
>
Defines which information is saved in the file on the USB flash drive:
Dates, times, and fractional seconds are saved; the default value:
FORMat
Relative timestamps are saved:
RELative
Seconds and fractional seconds are saved:
RAW
Timestamps are saved:
STAMp
<
start
>
Defines the starting point in the buffer to start saving data
<
end
>
Defines the ending point in the buffer to stop saving data
Details
The filename must specify the full path (including
/usb1/
). If included, the file extension must be set
to
.csv
. If no file extension is specified,
.csv
is added.
For options that save more than one item of time information, each item is comma-delimited. For
example, the default format is
date
,
time
, and
fractional seconds
for each reading.
The 2470 does not check for existing files when you save. Verify that you are using a unique name to
avoid overwriting any existing CSV files on the flash drive.
