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| gdgross:
Shot in the dark here. Does anyone know of a way to get actual trace data (ie, a csv file or similar) out of an old HP8566 spectrum analyzer? I am able to get *plots* via a national instruments GPIB->USB converter and the HP7470A plotter emulator app, but there are only graphical plots. I'd like to get actual xy data that I can import into excel or matlab and plot on my own. Any ideas? Thanks! Geoff |
| RFMWdude:
Look for the 'SATRACE' utility in the KE5FX GPIB Toolkit (http://www.ke5fx.com/gpib/readme.htm) |
| 0culus:
I recommend reading and understanding the 8566B programming manual. I don't quite remember all the specific commands, but there are a lot of BASIC capabilities provided for operating on traces (including getting the contents of a trace memory offboard onto a computer for further analysis). Note that the trace memories are fully digitized post IF...except for the fastest few sweep settings (where it switches to a direct analog sweep), the crt displays the data vector from trace memory. |
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