6: SCPI command reference Model 2450 Interactive SourceMeter® Instrument Reference M
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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
Usage
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend <fileName>
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend <fileName>, <bufferName>
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend <fileName>, <bufferName>, <timeFormat>
:TRACe:SAVE:APPend <fileName>, <bufferName>, <timeFormat>, <start>, <end>
A string that indicates the name of the file on the USB flash drive in which to save the
reading buffer
A string that indicates the reading buffer; the default buffers (
or
defbuffer2) or the name of a user-defined buffer; if no buffer is specified, this
parameter defaults to defbuffer1
Defines how date and time information from the buffer is saved in the file; the values are:
• Dates, times, and fractional seconds are saved; the default value: FORMat
• Relative time stamps are saved: RELative
• Seconds and fractional seconds are saved: RAW
• Time stamps are saved:
Defines the starting point in the buffer to start saving data
Defines the ending point in the buffer to stop saving data
Details
If the file you specify does not exist on the USB 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 will be 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
errors.
The index column entry in the .csv file starts at 1 for each append operation.