File and Data Management
R&S
®
SMA100B
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User Manual 1178.3834.02 ─ 03
File handling
To
access files
and the file system of the instrument or to use the general file manage-
ment functions such as copying and moving data, use the standard "File Manager" dia-
log.
See
Chapter 9.8, "Using the File Manager"
To
transfer files
from and to the instruments or to exchange files, use one of the follow-
ing alternatives:
●
Connect a memory stick to one of the USB interfaces.
The instrument recognizes automatically a connected memory stick and assigns
the
/usb/
drive to it.
●
Connect the instrument to a LAN.
An instrument connected to a LAN supports two standard file transfer methods
from a remote client:
–
FTP (file transfer protocol)
–
File sharing according to the SAMBA/SMB (server message block) protocol.
Both file transfer methods access the folder
/var/user/share
.
For step-by-step description, see
Chapter 9.9, "How to Transfer Files from and to
File naming conventions
To enable files to be used in different file systems, consider the following file naming
conventions:
●
The
filename
can be of any length and
is case-sensitive
, i.e it is distinguished
between uppercase and lowercase letters.
●
All letters and numbers are permitted (numbers are, however, not permitted at the
beginning of the filename).
●
Avoid using special characters.
●
Do not use slashes "\" and "/". These symbols are used in file paths.
●
Avoid using the following filenames:
CLOCK$
,
CON
,
COM1 to COM4
,
LPT1 to LPT3
,
NUL
or
PRN
They are reserved by the operating system.
File extensions
The R&S
SMA100B distinguishes the files according to their extensions; each type of
file is assigned a specific file content and also a specific file extension. The extension
is usually of no consequence to you since access to the files occurs in the individual
dialogs where only the relevant type of file is available. For example, files with user
correction data can only be saved and loaded in the "UCOR" dialog.
See
Chapter C, "Extensions for User Files"
on page 537 for an overview of the sup-
ported file extensions.
About the File System
