Tektronix MSO3000 Series - Save and Recall Information

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 USB flash drives, to save setups, waveforms, and scr een images. Use the external storage to carry data to
remote computers 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 menu to save setups and waveforms) and turn multipurpose knob a to scroll through the external file structure.
E: is the U SB flash drive plugged into the USB port on the front of the oscilloscope
F: is the USB flash drive plugged into the U SB port o n the rear of the oscilloscope
Use m ultipurpose knob a to scroll through the list of files. Use Select on the front-panel to open and close folders.
Naming your file. The oscilloscope gives all fi les it creates a default nameinthefollowingformat:
tekXXXXX.set for setup files where XXXXX is an integer from 00000 to 99999
tekXXXXX.png, tekXXXXX.bmp, or tekXXXXX.tif for image files
tekXXXXYYY.csv for spreadsheet files or tekXXXXYYY.isf for internal format fi les
For waveforms, the XXXX is an integer from 0000 to 9999. The YYY is the channel 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, RF2, RF3, or RF4 for reference memory waveforms
ALL for a single spreadsheet file containing multiple channels when you select Save All 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 will have the same value for XXXX,
but the YYY values will be set to the different channels that were turned on when the Save All Waveforms was performed.
For exam ple, the first time you save a file, that file is named tek00000. The next time you save the same type of file,
the file will be named tek00001.
Editing file, directory, reference waveform, or instrument setup names. Give files descriptive names that you
can recognize at a later date. To edit file names, directory names, reference waveform and instrument setup labels:
1. Push Save / Recall M enu.
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