Concepts and Features
R&S
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ZNC
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Compatibility with other instruments
Network analyzers of the R&S ZVA/ZVB family use the same file format. Limit line files
can be interchanged without restriction.
3.4.1.5
File Format for Ripple Limits
The analyzer uses a simple ASCII format to export ripple limit data. 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 contain-
ing 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
Network analyzers of the R&S ZVA/ZVB family use the same file format. Ripple limit files
can be interchanged without restriction.
3.4.2 Trace Files
The R&S ZNC 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:
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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 Matlab.
The trace file formats complement each other; see
chapter 3.4.2.3, "Finding the Best File
Operations on Traces