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Saving Waveforms and Setups
TDS 500C, TDS 600B, & TDS 700C User Manual
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To select the format that the oscilloscope uses to save waveforms to a disk:
TDS 600B: Press save/recall WAVEFORM ➞ Save Format (main) ➞
Internal, MathCad, or Spreadsheet (side).
TDS 500C and TDS700C: Press save/recall WAVEFORM ➞ Normal or
Extended (pop-up) ➞ Save Format (main) ➞ Internal, MathCad, or
Spreadsheet (side). MathCad and Spreadsheet are only available in the Normal
waveform menu.
Internal creates files (.WFM or .WF1) in the internal format of the oscilloscope.
MathCad creates files (.DAT) in a format usable by MathCad
.
Spreadsheet creates files (.CSV) in a format usable by spreadsheets (Excel
,
Lotus 1-2-3
, and Quattro Pro)
.
If you are writing a MathCad program, note that the TDS-MathCad file is an
ASCII files, the first four values of which contain header information:
H The first header value holds the TDS record length.
H The second header value holds time, in seconds, between samples.
H The third header value holds the trigger position
(expressed as an index in the data position).
H The fourth header value refers to the fractional trigger position.
Also note that the delimiters are carriage returns.
To delete a reference waveform(s) that you no longer need:
TDS 600B: Press SAVE/RECALL WAVEFORM ➞ Delete Refs (main) ➞
Delete Ref1, Delete Ref2, Delete Ref3, Delete Ref4, or Delete All Refs (side).
TDS 500C and TDS 700C: Press SAVE/RECALL WAVEFORM ➞ Normal
(pop-up) ➞ Delete Refs (main) ➞ Delete Ref1, Delete Ref2, Delete Ref3,
Delete Ref4, or Delete All Refs (side).
To Change Format
To Delete Waveforms