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Viewing Captured Data Using MS Excel
It is recommended that the data being viewed is saved in the “true” CSV file format. The “true” CSV format saves the
data in a format that is more easily interpreted than the “BDS Capture Files” format. See “Saving the Document” on
page 19 in Using Standard Tracking Mode or see “Saving the Document” on page 23 in Using Spectral Search (Sweep)
Mode for more information.
CSV File Format Description
Header fields are listed in the first row in the file. Measurement data is listed in all subsequent rows. A comma sepa-
rates each field or data point.
Table 3-1 Standard Tracking Mode CSV Format Description
Column Header Description
1 Step Internal Bird use.
2 Time(ms) The time in milliseconds from the beginning of the file.
3 Arc Arc detection status. 0 if no transient was detected during
the measurement cycle or 1 if a transient was detected.
4 F1_Freq_0 Frequency in MHz for the 1 st fundamental (overtone H0).
5 F1_V_0 RMS Voltage for the 1 st fundamental (overtone H0).
6 F1_I_0 RMS Current for the 1 st fundamental (overtone H0).
7 F1_Ph_0 Phase in radians for the 1 st fundamental (overtone H0).
8 F1_PhRel_0 Relative phase in radians for the 1 st fundamental (overtone H0).
Note: Relative phase is only saved in this column if it is enabled.
9 F1_Freq_1 Frequency in MHz for the 1 st harmonic of the 1 st
fundamental (overtone H1).
10 F1_V_1 RMS Voltage for the 1 st harmonic of the 1 st fundamental
(overtone H1).
11 F1_I_1 RMS Current for the 1 st harmonic of the 1 st fundamental
(overtone H1).
12 F1_Ph_1 Phase in radians for the 1 st harmonic of the 1 st fundamental
(overtone H1).
13 F1_PhRel_1 Relative phase in radians for the 1 st harmonic of the 1 st
fundamental (overtone H1). Note: Relative phase is only
saved in this column if it is enabled.
…
N
Fn_V_m RMS Voltage for the m th harmonic of the N th fundamental
(overtone Hm).
N+1 Fn_I_m RMS Current for the m th harmonic of the N th fundamental
(overtone Hm).
N+2 Fn_Ph_m Phase in radians for the m th harmonic of the N th
fundamental (overtone Hm).
N+3 Fn_PhRel_m Relative phase in radians for the m
th
harmonic of the N
th
fundamental (overtone Hm). Note: Relative phase is only
saved in this column if it is enabled.
N+4 to
end-of-row IMD All intermods are listed after the harmonics.