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Save and Recall I
nformation
Save and Recal
l Information
The oscilloscope provides permanent storage for setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the internal storage of the
oscilloscope to save setup files and reference waveform data.
Use external storage, such as USB flash drives, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images. Use the external storage to
carry data to remote c omputers for further analysis and for archiving.
External File Structure. If you are saving information to external storage, select the appropriate menu (such as the
To File side-bezel menu to save setups and waveforms) and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the e xternal file
structure.
Drive E is the USB flash drive plugged into the U SB Host port on the front of the oscilloscope.
Use m ultipu
rpose knob a to scroll through the list of files. Use the Select front panel button to open and close folders.
Naming Your File. The oscilloscope gives the files it creates a default name in the following format:
tekXXXXX.set for individual setup files where XXXXX is an integer from 00000 to 99999; the name is shortened to
tXXXXX.set for setup files saved with the Save All function
tekXXXXX.png, tekXXXXX.bmp, or tekXXXXX.tif for individual image files; the name is shortened to tXXXXX.png,
tXXXXX.bmp, or tXXXXX.tif for image files saved with the Save All function
tXXXXYYY.csv for all spreadsheet files or tXX XXYYY.isf for all internal format files
For waveform and for internal format files, the XXXX is an integer from 0000 to 9999. The YYY is the c hannel of the
waveform, and can be one of the following:
CH1, CH2, CH3, or CH4 for the analog channels
D00, D01, D02, D03, and so on through D15 for the digital channels
MTH for a math waveform
RF1 or RF2 for reference m emory waveforms
ALL for a single spreadsheet file containing multiple channels when you select Save A ll Waveforms
NOTE. Only analog channels and waveforms derived from analog channels (such as math and reference) can be saved to
an ISF file. When saving all channels in ISF format, a group of files will be saved. Each w ill have the same value for XXXXX,
but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms was performed.
For example, the first time you save a file, that file is named tek00000 for a setup or image file, and t0000 for a waveform or
internal format fi le. The next time you save the same type of file, the fi le will be named tek00001 or t0001 respectively.
For bus event tables, the XXXX is an integer from 0000 to 9999. The YYY is the type of bus, and can be one of the following:
RS2 (designates RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 or UART buses), I2C, SPI, CAN, or LIN for a serial bus
PAR for a parallel bus
Editing File, Directory, Reference Waveform, or Oscilloscope Setup Names. Give files descriptive names that
you can recognize at a later date. To edit file names, directory names, reference waveform and oscilloscope setup labels:
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