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File Format
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Trace File Format
The trace file consists of two blocks in the text format. Figure 3--178 shows the
structure and Figure 3--179 shows and example of a trace file.
Trace file (*.TRC)
File header (text format)
Data block (text format)
Figure 3- 178: Trace file structure
# XNum=641
# XRightLabel=Span
# XStart=1.9995G
# XScale=1.0015625M
# XUnit=Hz
# ZNum=1
# YStart=--100
# XLeftLabel=Center
# UpdateAreas=1
# YUnit=dBm
# NBW=3.13180146596413k
# YMiddleUnit=dB
# YScale=100
# UpdatePosition=640
--100.875531204 0
--111.253515034 0
--101.342080442 0
--96.7588947616 0
--98.5946571418 0
--101.68696219 0
--97.8503895777 0
--100.806522438 0
--100.274828469 0
--95.8906131833 0
--97.9340093534 0
--101.366985559 0
...
File header
Data block
Figure 3- 179: Trace file example
File Structure