Saving and Recalling Waveforms
TDS 340A, TDS 360 & TDS 380 User Manual
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Viewing a Waveform on a Spreadsheet
To save a waveform and view the waveform data using a spreadsheet (this
example uses EXCEL):
1. With a disk in the disk drive, press the front-panel button SAVE/RECALL,
the main-menu button Save Format, and then the side-menu button
Spreadsheet.
2. Press the main-menu button Save Wfm, the side-menu button To File, and
then the side-menu button Save to Selected File.
3. Remove the disk and place it in your computer drive.
4. Start EXCEL.
5. Using the EXCEL File menu, select Open. From the List Files of Type
menu, select Text Files (*.prn, *.txt, *.csv). From the Drives menu, select
the drive containing the waveform file. From the File Name menu, select the
name of the waveform file. Now select OK.
For information on the CSV data format, see Selecting the Save Format on
page 3–47.
Running the File Utilities
To run file utilities, see Using the File System on page 3–55.