Rohde & Schwarz R&S ZNA Series - 4.4.1.5 File format for ripple limits; 4.4.2 Trace files

Concepts and features
R&S
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ZNA
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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 ZNA can store one or several data or memory traces to a file or load a mem-
ory 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
Operations on traces