Chapter 15 9100 Data Exchange Software
Saving, loading and printing results on the PC
9102 Handheld Spectrum Analyzer Software version 5.31
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Saving results to a
graphics file
If you save the results in a graphics file, you can load them in other
applications such as a word processor and include them in your docu-
mentation in graphical format. File formats supported are:
– Windows Bitmap (BMP)
– JPEG (JPG/JPEG)
– JPEG2000 (J2K/JP2)
– Tagged Image File Format (TIF/TIFF)
–Zsoft Paintbrush (PCX)
– Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
– Sun Raster (RAS)
– Truevision Targa (TGA)
– Portable Bitmaps (PPM/PGM)
1 Select
File > Export > Image.
A file selection box appears (“Save image file”).
2 Select a directory, a file name to save the measurement trace and a
file format, and confirm by pressing E
NTER.
The trace data are stored as a graphics file in the selected location.
Saving results to a text
file
You can use the numerical results and include them in other applica-
tions for postprocessing, e.g. in Microsoft Excel.
1 Select
File > Export > ASCII file.
A file selection box appears (“Save Trace as ASCII File...”).
2 Select a directory and a file name to save the measurement data,
and confirm by pressing E
NTER.
The data are stored in a text file (*.TXT) in the selected location.
Each line in the resulting text file contains a parameter from the
settings; the parameter name is separated from its value by a semi-
colon.
Copying the trace into a
document
The 9100 Data Exchange Software offers two different methods to
copy the trace into a document. The best method depends on how you
intend to process the trace in that document.
Graphics copy and paste This method is appropriate if you want to use the graphic image as is,
e.g. in a document.
1 Select the trace you want to copy by selecting the apppopriate
number in the Window menu.
2 Select
Edit > Copy Graph.
The displayed window is copied into the Windows clipboard.
3 Press Alt+Tab or the mouse to change to the application where you
want to insert the graph (e.g. Microsoft Word).
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