Command Syntax Example

Creating and Downloading User-Data Files

User File Data (Bit/Binary) Downloads (E4438C and E8267D)

Table 8-3 Bit File Type SCPI Commands

Type	Command Syntax

Query	:MEM:DATA:BIT? <"file_name">
	Within the context of a program this query extracts the user file data. Executing the query
	in a command window causes it to return the following information:
	<bit_count>,<block_data>.

Query	:MEM:CAT:BIT?
	This lists all of the files in the bit file directory and shows the remaining non- volatile
	memory:
	<bytes used by bit files>,<available non-volatile memory>,<"file_names">

The following command downloads a file that contains 17 bytes:

:MEM:DATA:BIT "new_file",131,#21702%S!4&07#8g*Y9@7

Since this command is file specific (BIT), there is no need to add the file path to the file name.

After execution of this command, the signal generator creates a file in the bit directory (memory catalog) named “new_file” that contains 27 bytes. Remember that the signal generator adds a

10- byte file header to a bit file. When the signal generator uses this file, it will recognize only 131 of the 136 bits (17 bytes) contained in the file.

For information on downloading block data, see “Downloading User Files” on page 296.

Commands for Binary File Downloads

To download a user file as a binary file type means that the signal generator, when the file is selected for use, sees all of the data contained within the file. For more information on binary files, see “Binary File Type Data” on page 291. There are two ways to download the file: to be able to extract the file or not. Each method uses a different SCPI command, which is shown in Table 8- 4.

Table 8-4 Binary File Type Commands

Command		Command Syntax
Type

For	SCPI	:MEMory:DATA:UNPRotected "bin:file_name",<datablock>
Extraction		This downloads the file to the signal generator. You can extract the file within the

		context of a program.

	FTPa	put <file_name> /user/bin/file_name

No		:MEM:DATA "bin:file_name",<block data>
extraction		This downloads the file to the signal generator. You cannot extract the file.

300	Agilent N518xA, E8663B, E44x8C, and E82x7D Signal Generators Programming Guide

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Agilent Technologies N5183A MXG manual Commands for Binary File Downloads, Command Syntax Example

Models: N5183A N5183A MXG E8663B N5181A/82A

Table 8-3 Bit File Type SCPI Commands