Data Sheet

USBProtocolSuiteUserManual 159
TraceFileStructure TeledyneLeCroyCorporation
Windows7andWindows8makesuchpathsillegaldirectoriesforuserdata.ForWindows
7andWindows8,filesthatareaccessiblebydifferentuseraccountsmustbeinthepath
x:\Users\Public\…
TopreservetheabilityofmultipleuseraccountstoaccessalltheTeledyneLeCroyfiles
thatwereaccessibleinWindows10whenusingWindows7andWindows8,filesthat
wereintheProgramFilespathinWindows10arenowin:
x:\Users\Public\Documents\Lecroy\USBProtocolSuite\…
Insomecases,suchaspathsstoredintheRecordingOptions.recfile,theapplication
silentlychangesthispath,sothattheWindows7andWindows8operatingsystemswill
acceptitasvalid.
USBProtocolSuiteonWindows10stillusestheProgramFilesdirectory.However,ifa
RecordingOptionsfilethatwascreatedonaWindows7systemisusedonaWindows 10
system,tracefileswillbeprobablyberecordedtoanewWindows 10directorycalled
x:\Users\Public\Documents\Lecroy\USBProtocolSuite\…
ThisisalegitimatepathonaWindows10system,sotherearenoconflictswiththe
operatingsystem.
3.8 Trace File Structure
Thecapturedtracefilehasanextensionof".usb".Whenthetracefileisloaded,
additionaldecodinganddatareductionisdonewhichresultsinadditionalfilesofdata
whichareplacedinafolderofthesamenameasthetracefile(withtheextension
".tmp").Thisallowsthetracefiletobeloadedanddisplayedquicklyduringsubsequent
viewings.
Whencopyingatracefile,orsendingittosomeone,youcanchosetosendjustthe.usb
file.Inthatcase,thesoftwarere‐generatestheadditionalfolderandfileswhenthetrace
isfirstopened.Theotherchoiceistosendtheadditionalfolderwithcontentsalongwith
the.usbfile,whichwillsavetherebuildingeffortwhenthefileisopenedagain.The
choiceisuptotheuser.IfyoudoNOTwantthesefileskept,anddon'tmindtheextratime
ittakestore‐buildtheseeverytimeyouloadatracefile,thenyoucanselectthisinthe
RecordingOptions.
Iftheadditionalfileseverbecomeoutofdate(newersoftwarestructuresfromanew
release,etc.)orifanyofthefilesarelostordamaged,thesoftwarewillrebuildafresh
versionoftheinformation.
3.9 Notes on Windows Sleep and Hibernation Features
HibernateandSleepmodesarenotsupportedduringacquisition,uploadingordecoding.
Thesoftwareisdesignedtonotallowthesystemtogotolowpowermodes.Iftheuser
forcesthesystemtogotothesemodes,theresultforUSBProtocolSuiteisunpredictable,
andcorruptfilesmayresult.