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Use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars to view different portions of
the waveform. Scroll bars are needed because, in some cases, the actual
waveform physically occupies more space than the window can display at
one time. If the waveform fits in the window, no scroll bars will be
displayed.
Tick Marks (Segment Identification Markers)
Tick marks are visual aids used to identify the start and end points of a
waveform segment. They appear as inverted arrows at the top of the
waveform edit window (see the figure on page 14). To enable/disable tick
marks, select View | Tick Marks from the Menu Bar.
File Descriptions
.ARB
This file extension is used to designate an arbitrary waveform file saved
using the HP BenchLink/Arb application. The .ARB file is saved in a
proprietary binary format.
.BIN
HP BenchLink/Arb can save waveform data in IEEE-488.2 binary block
format. This format contains a file header and binary data. The waveform
data is represented in 12-bit format, sent as two bytes. The file will,
therefore, contain twice the number of bytes as waveform data points.
.CSV
The comma-separated values file format includes a point number and
corresponding relative amplitude value for each data point in the
waveform. The point and amplitude values are separated by a comma.
Point values range from 0 to 15,999 and amplitude values range from
-1 to +1.
.PRN
The PRN file format includes a point number and corresponding relative
amplitude value for each data point in the waveform. The point and
amplitude values are separated by a tab. Point values range from 0 to
15,999 and amplitude values range from -1 to +1.
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