Concepts and features
R&S
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ZNB/ZNBT
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Compatibility with other instruments
The VNAs of the R&S
ZNx and R&S
ZVx families use the same file format. Limit line
files can be interchanged without restriction.
4.4.1.5
File format for ripple limits
The analyzer uses a simple ASCII format to export ripple limits. By default, the ripple
limit file has the extension
*.ripple
and is stored in the directory shown in the "Save
Ripple Limits" and "Recall Ripple Limits" dialogs. The file starts with a preamble con-
taining the channel and trace name and the header of the range list. The following lines
contain the entries of all editable columns of the list.
Example of a ripple limit file
The ripple limit list:
is described by the ripple limit file:
Compatibility with other instruments
The VNAs of the R&S
ZNx and R&S
ZVx families use the same file format. Ripple limit
files can be interchanged without restriction.
4.4.2
Trace files
The R&S
ZNB/ZNBT can store one or several data or memory traces to a file or load a
memory trace from a file.
Trace files are ASCII files with selectable file format. The analyzer provides several
types of trace files:
●
Touchstone (
*.s<n>p
) files
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ASCII ("*.csv") files
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Matlab ("*.dat") files are ASCII files which can be imported and processed in Mat-
lab.
The trace file formats complement each other; see
Chapter 4.4.2.3, "Finding the best
Operations on traces
