File

String with the path of the file to be read.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are string (file name).

If the argument is a list, then the function is executed for each element of the list and the result is also a list.

FormatIdentifier

String with text that identifies a supported format (see remarks).

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are string.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

Element

Index of the element to be read out of the file if an integer is specified. Usually, elements representing analog data are numbered with positive values starting with one, and digital data are numbered as negative values. Name of the element to be read out of the file if a string is specified. With hierarchical file formats the complete element path needs to be entered if the name is not unique in the file. Zero is reserved for time data.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are 16-bit integer, 32-bit integer, 64-bit integer und string.

If the argument is a list, then the function is executed for each element of the list and the result is also a list.

CalendarTime

Boolean value specifying that the time data are to be read as calendar times. Otherwise, the X component provides the time in seconds since the start of the measurement or relative to the trigger time. This argument may not be supported for the selected format (see remarks) and may possibly be ignored.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are Boolean value.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

If this argument is omitted, it will be set to the default value FALSE.

Signal

Boolean value specifying that elements are to be imported as signals. This argument may not be supported for the selected format (see remarks) and may possibly be ignored.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are Boolean value.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

If this argument is omitted, it will be set to the default value FALSE.

XElement

Index of the element to be used for the X data if an integer is specified. This index is used only for formats that require manual assignment of the X data element. Name of the element to be read out of the file if a string is specified.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are 16-bit integer, 32-bit integer, 64-bit integer und string.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

RangeFrom

Absolute or relative time of the first value to read if the element Element is not to be read from the beginning. If CalendarTime is set to True a calendar time value is expected here; otherwise a floating point value is expected. If the argument is not provided, the element specified by Element is read starting from the first value onward. This argument may not be supported for the selected format (see remarks) and may possibly be ignored.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. All real data types are permitted.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

RangeTo

Absolute or relative time of the last value to read if the Element element is not to be read to the end. If CalendarTime is set to True a calendar time value is expected here; otherwise a floating point value is expected. If the argument is not provided, the element specified by Element is read until the last value. This argument is not supported for all formats (see remarks section) and is ignored if not applicable.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. All real data types are permitted.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

Duration

Duration of the data range. This value must be specified if the element DataRange has the value READDATAFILE_DR_FROMDURATION, READDATAFILE_DR_DURATIONLAST or READDATAFILE_DR_FIRSTDURATION. This argument may not be supported for the selected format (see remarks) and may possibly be ignored.

Permitted data structures are scalar value. All real data types are permitted.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

DataRange

Value that specifies the type of data range to create.

The argument DataRange can have the following values:

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

If this argument is omitted, it will be set to the default value READDATAFILE_DR_COMPLETE.

CustomProperties

A list with properties dependent on the file format and which significantly affect the data import.

Permitted data structures are list. All data types are permitted. The unit of the argument is ignored.

PostProcessing

A string with an FPScript formula which is used to postprocess data. data in this case serves as a placeholder for the element to be included. Example: Maximum(data)

Permitted data structures are scalar value. Supported data types are string.

If the argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

A&D RA1000/RA2000

File format of the RA1100/RA2x00 recorder series from A&D.

*.dat;*.drt;*.fsd;*.fpp;*.idx

True /False

True

Agilent InfiniiVision 2000/3000 X-Series

InfiniiVision 2000/3000 X-Series Oscilloscopes from Agilent Technologies.

*.bin

False

True

Airbus AIDASS RDF

AIDASS Recorded Data File format from Airbus.

*.rdf

True /False

True

ASAM COMMON MDF4

Binary file format for measurement data storage published by Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM).

*.mf4

True /False

True /False

AstroNova Daxus Data Capture

Format of the Daxus data acquisition systems by AstroNova.

*.dcr;*.scr

True /False

True

AVL iFile

Binary file format from AVL, used for combustion analysis.

*.*

False

True

Bosch MDF

Measurement Data Format, used by software such as INCA from ETAS.

*.mdf;*.dat

True /False

True /False

Data Translation HPF

High Pperformance File format from Data Translation.

*.hpf

True /False

True /False

Delphin ProfiSignal

ProfiSignal HDS file format from Delphin.

*.hds

True /False

True

DEWESoft D7D/DXD

DEWESoft 7 and X format from DEWESoft.

*.d7d;*.dxd

True /False

True

DEWETRON DMD

DEWETRON Measurement Data format from Dewetron.

*.dmd

True /False

True

European Data Format EDF

The European Data Format is used to exchange and store biosignals and other data from biological time series.

*.edf

True /False

True

Gantner Q.brixx

Import interface for Q.brixx measuring systems by Gantner. A text file with the .qbrixx extension must be added which contains the measuring system IP address.

*.qbrixx

True /False

True

Gantner UDBF

Universal Data Bin File file format from Gantner Instruments.

*.dat

True /False

True /False

GPS Exchange Format GPX

GPS Exchange Format GPX from Topografix for GPS data exchange.

*.gpx

True /False

True

Graphtec WR

Graphtec recorder files of the GL/WR series.

*.dat;*.lmd;*.gdb

True /False

True

HBM catman

File format used by HBM's catman data acquisition software.

*.bin;*.tst

True /False

True /False

HBM MGCplus MEA

MGCplus measurement data acquisition system from HBM.

*.me*

False

True

HBM nSoft Time Series

nSoft Time Series Format from HBM.

*.dac

False

True /False

HBM PNRF

PNRF file format from HBM; Nicolet/Odyssey/Vision NRF file format.

*.pnrf;*.nrf

True /False

True

HBM SoMat SIE

SoMat SIE file format from HBM.

*.sie

True /False

True

HDF Group HDF5

Hierarchical Data Format from HDF Group.

*.h5

False

False

Head Acoustics HDF

HEAD acoustics Datafile Format from HEAD Acoustics.

*.hdf

True /False

True

HIOKI HiCORDER

HiCORDER recorder series 8835, 8835-01, 8826, 8841, 8842, 8807-01, 8808-01, 8855, 8860, 8861.

*.mem;*rec;*.fft;*.rms

True /False

True

HP SDF

Standard Data Format from Hewlett Packard.

*.sdf;*.*

False

True

IMC FAMOS

FAMOS file format from IMC.

*.dat;*.*

True /False

True /False

Kistler Open File

Open file format from Kistler.

*.open

False

True

LeCroy WaveJet

Waveform file format for WaveJet series oscilloscopes.

*.wfm

True /False

True

MSR Electronics MSR3

File format for the MSR data loggers from MSR Electronics.

*.msrprj;*.msr3

True /False

True

National Instruments DASYLab

DASYLab file format from National Instruments.

*.ddf

True /False

True

National Instruments TDM

National Instruments TDM file format; National Instruments Streaming TDMS file format. TDMS import does not support the time format.

*.tdm;*.tdms

True /False

True /False

NMEA 0183

National Marine Electronics Association Standard 0183.

*.nmea;*.*

True /False

True

OROS OXF

NVGate OXF file format from OROS.

*.oxf

False

True

Parker Hannifin SMC

File format from Parker Hannifin. Original measurement files (*.scco) and measurement files modified using communication software (*.sccm) can be read in.

*.scco;*.sccm;*.scmo

True /False

True

RION WAV

File format from RION Co.,Ltd., e.g. used by the DA-21 recorder.

*.wav

True /False

True

SEFRAM Recorder

Data format of the SEFRAM recorders.

*.rec

True /False

True

SYSCOM Instruments XMR/BMR

Data format from SYSCOM Instruments, e.g. used by MR3000 and MR2002 recorder series.

*.xmr;*.bmr

True /False

True

TiePie TPS

Multichannel TPS file format from TiePie.

*.tps

False

True

Unidata NetCDF

Network Common Data Format, released by Unidata.

*.nc

True /False

False

UFF

Universal File Format type 58.

*.uff;*.unv;*.bunv;*.ufa;*.ufb

True /False

True

Vector CAN

Binary Logging File format (.blf) and ASCII logging file format (.asc) from Vector.

*.blf*;*.asc

True /False

True

Yokogawa DXAdvanced

DXAdvanced format from Yokogawa.

*.dad;*.dae

True /False

True

Yokogawa MX100

MX100 format from Yokogawa.

*.mxd

True /False

True /False

Yokogawa SmartDAC

SmartDAC format from Yokogawa.

*.gev;*.gds

True /False

True

Yokogawa WDF/WVF

WDF and WVF formats from Yokogawa.

*.wdf;*.wvf

True /False

True