Measurement Computing Analyzer488 - Manual (Page 192)

Section 5 Analyst488 Software
5.4
5.7 File Menu
The file menu is used to open data windows and to manipulate blocks of data.
The file menu also opens windows that let you operate the Analyzer488 as if you were
using the Analyzer488 front panel controls or sending Analyzer488 serial controller
commands. A setup menu is also provided to let you tailor the system configuration
to meet your specific needs.
5.7.1 Open Analyzer
This command allows you to open the Analyzer Window and view
bus events stored in the Analyzer488 record memory. The bus events are
displayed in the format chosen by the Format commands in the Display
menu. Recording bus events will change the information displayed in this
window. If you wish to save data from this window for future use, mark
the data to be saved using the Mark Block command then transfer the
marked block to the File Window using the Transfer command.
If a File Window is also displayed, the user is prompted for the
orientation of the Analyzer Window, either horizontal or vertical.
This command may also be selected without pulling down the File
menu by pressing .
5.7.2 Open File
This command is used to open a File Window and load it with
information that was previously saved to a file using the Write Block
command. Any previous data in the window is lost. The Analyst488 will
prompt for a file name or file specification (wildcards are accepted). If
more than one file matches the file specification, a list of matching
filenames is presented.
Once a filename is entered, its contents are loaded into the File
Window. The user can then display, compare, and search the data for
particular IEEE 488 bus events. This command cannot be used to open
files that were saved with the Print Block command.
This command may also be selected without pulling down the File
menu by pressing .