User`s guide

Hardware and Software Requirements
Use of these utilities requires an IBM PC compatible with the MS-DOS 2.1 operating system
(or greater).
HP 3563A/3562A File Format
When the HP 3563A/3562A saves measurement data or instrument states to an HP-IB disk drive, the files
are saved in a non-standard binary format used by the instrument. Typically, you need to transfer three
pieces of information: your setup state, file header information, and measurement data. A setup state will
be in a single file, while the header information will be attached to a data file. Using these utilities, you
can separate header and data information into two files.
When you look at these files using the LIF utility command
LIFLS/L,you’ll see that the analyzers files
are all type BDAT. The first two letters in the file name indicate the file type:
File type: File name starts with:
Data
DA
Setup State
SE
Synthesis
ST
Curve Fit
(Z domain)
CV
ZF
Capture
CS
Throughput
TS
Online Help
Online Help is available for each conversion utility command. For a description of a particular command
and a list of its options, simply type the command name and /U.
For example, to get help on the command 63TOSDF, type:
63TOSDF /U [
Enter
]
Sharing Data Between Analyzers
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