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Section 5: KPulse (for Keithley Pulse Cards) Model 4200A-SCS Pulse Card (PGU and PMU) User's Manual
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Figure 112: Custom waveform
Creating a file (.txt or .csv) for custom waveform
The waveform file is created using a text editor, such as Notepad.
To create the list of voltage points:
1. Open a text editor.
2. On the first line, type the number of voltage points in the waveform, and then type the list (one per
line) of values for the waveform:
▪ .txt file format: As shown in the below figure, commas are not used to separate values.
▪ .csv file format: As shown in the below figure, commas are used to separate values. Only
the first column of data is used for the waveform. Additional columns are ignored.
Figure 113: Creating a .txt or .csv file for a custom waveform