Chapter 4 Reference Manual
Ranger E/D
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Ranger Studio
4.4.9 Save and Load Measurement Data
You can save the collected measurement data, and later load and view the data in Ranger
Studio, for example on another computer.
The measurement data is saved in two files: one .xml and one .dat file. The .xml file
contains the format description of the collected data, and the .dat file contains the data
itself. Both files must be placed in the same folder when loading the data into Ranger
Studio.
To save the collected measurement data, do as follows:
67. Collect the data you want to save.
68. Choose File
Save buffer... from the menu bar.
69. Fill in a name for the files in the dialog box and click Save.
To load a file containing saved measurement data into Ranger Studio, do as follows:
70. Make sure that Ranger Studio is disconnected from any Ranger, or that the connected
Ranger is stopped.
71. Choose File
Load buffer... from the menu bar.
72. Select the .xml file to load in the dialog box and click Open.
Note: the corresponding .dat file must be found in the same folder as the .xml file.
You can also save a stream of measurement data – that is, all measurement data that is
sent from the Ranger. In this case, the measurement data in each received buffer is saved
in the same .xml/.dat format as described above.
It can be useful to disable the visualization of the data in order to lower CPU load while
streaming to file. This is done by selecting Options Visualize.
To setup streaming of measurement data do as follows:
73. Make sure that Ranger Studio is disconnected from any Ranger, or that the connected
Ranger is stopped.
74. Choose File
Stream Buffer to file... from the menu bar.
75. Choose a directory where the images will be streamed to.
All files will be saved in the same directory on the PC, and the file name will have a se-
quence number added to identify to which buffer they belong. For example, if you enter the
file name StreamedData when starting to save a data stream, the resulting files will be
named:
StreamedData00001.xml StreamedData0001.dat
StreamedData00002.xml StreamedData0002.dat
StreamedData00003.xml StreamedData0003.dat
StreamedData00004.xml StreamedData0004.dat
...
The measurement data will be saved to files until the Ranger is stopped
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