Section 6: SCPI command reference
Model 2461 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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:TRACe:SAVE:APPend
This command appends data from the reading buffer to a file on the USB flash drive.
Type
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Command only
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Usage
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend "<fileName>"
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend "<fileName>", "<bufferName>"
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend "<fileName>", "<bufferName>", <timeFormat>
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend "<fileName>", "<bufferName>", <timeFormat>, <start>, <end>
<fileName>
A string that indicates the name of the file on the USB flash drive in which to save
the reading buffer
<bufferName>
A string that indicates the reading buffer; the default buffers (
defbuffer1
or
defbuffer2
) or the name of a user-defined buffer; if no buffer is specified,
defbuffer1
is used
<timeFormat>
Indicates how date and time information from the buffer is saved in the file on the
USB flash drive; the values are:
•
Dates, times, and fractional seconds are saved; the default value:
FORMat
•
Relative timestamps are saved:
RELative
•
Seconds and fractional seconds are saved:
RAW
•
Timestamps are saved:
STAMp
<start>
Defines the starting point in the buffer to start saving data
<end>
Defines the ending point in the buffer to stop saving data
Details
If the file you specify does not exist on the USB flash drive, this command creates the file.
For options that save more than one item of time information, each item is comma-delimited. For
example, the default format is date, time, and fractional seconds for each reading.
The file extension
.csv
is appended to the filename if necessary. Any file extension other than
.csv
generates an error.
The index column entry in the
.csv
file starts at 1 for each append operation.
