Teledyne LeCroy PETracer ProtoSync Software User Manual - Manual (Page 23)

PETracer Software User Manual Chapter 3: Software Overview
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3.8 PETracer Files
The PETracer software creates and uses different kinds of files:
• CATC Trace Files: Trace files optimized for protocol analysis.
• BitTracer Files: Trace files optimized for link and phy layer analysis.
3.9 Opening CATC Trace Files
To open an existing CATC Trace file, click File > Open or .
If the file was made in a previous version of PETracer, the application presents the
Convert dialog box:
You must convert CATC Trace files made in previous versions of PETracer for them to
open in PETracer version 5.0 or higher. The converted file has all the information that was
in the original file.
You can:
• Convert & Backup old file: Convert the file, open it in PETracer version 5.0
or higher, and save it with the original name. Save the original file with the
same name plus the extension .bak.
• Convert: Convert the file, open it in PETracer version 5.0 or higher, and save
it with the original name.
Note: After you convert a CATC Trace file, you cannot open the converted file in a
previous PETracer version.