User`s guide

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When using the /F option, the setup state file <hfile> must contain the analyzer state information that
represents the setup whenever the measurement data <sfile> was saved to disk.
If the /F option is not used in the conversion or the setup state file <hfile> does not reflect the setup
whenever the measurement data <sfile> was saved, the following fields may not be set properly in the
SDF file <dfile>.
Measurement Header Channel Header
videoBandWidth inputImpedance
averageType range
averageNum window.windowType
detection window.windowBandWidth (Resolution
BW)
window.windowCorrMode
window.narrowBandCorr
window.wideBandCorr
When the HP 3588A saves measurement data or instrument states to the floppy drive, the files are saved
in a non-standard binary format used by the instrument. Typically, you need to transfer three pieces of
information:
• Setup state
• File header information
• Measurement data
A setup state is in a single file. The header information is part of a measurement data file. The 88TOSDF
utility lets you combine the setup state and measurement data file into an SDF data file.
Note The LIF utility command LIFLS/Lwill show all HP 3588A files as type BDAT. The
analyzer saves setup state files with the [
SAVE STATE
] softkey. It saves measurement
data files with the [
SAVE TRACE
] softkey.
Sharing Data Between Analyzers
88TOSDF
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