Acquire Import Dialog

This page describes the contents of the Acquire data import dialog.

Parameters

File parameters. The parameters are:

Comment

A file comment. The comment is supplied by the user during recording.

Created

The file creation date and time

Sampling interval

The interval between successive samples on the same channel. This is also called the frame interval.

Technique

A text string supplied by a script during recording that can contain information useful for data analysis.

Series

A list of the series in the file. Only one series can be selected at a time. For each series the following information is displayed:

Index

A sequential index for the series within the file

Start

The starting time of the series within the file

Comment

A comment supplied by the user during recording

Technique

A text string supplied by a script during recording. This text string can contain information useful for data analysis.

Sweeps

A list of the sweeps within the selected series. Only one sweep can be selected at a time. For each sweep the following information is displayed:

Index

A sequential index for the sweep within the series

Start

The starting time of the sweep within the series

Duration

The duration of the sweep

Comment

A comment supplied by the user during recording

Technique

A text string supplied by a script during recording. This text string can contain information useful for data analysis.

Markers

A list of the markers within the selected sweep. For each marker the following information is displayed:

Control channel

The name of the control channel on which the marker was recorded

Text

The marker text

Time

The time of the marker within the sweep

Value

The value associated with the marker

Segments

A list of the segments within the selected sweep. For each segment the following information is displayed:

Index

A sequential index for the segment within the sweep

Start time

The starting time of the segment within the sweep

Frames

The number of frames acquired within the segment. This is the number of samples recorded on each data channel.

The duration of the segment is the number of frames times the sampling interval within the file. For example, if the sampling interval for the file is 100 microseconds, and the number of frames is 2000, the segment duration is 200ms.

You can select an arbitrary collection of segments.

Channels

A list of the acquired data channels within the file. An arbitrary collection of channels can be selected. For each channel the following information is displayed:

Index

A sequential index for the channel within the file

Label

A text label for the channel, supplied by the user

Signal

The name of the signal for the channel, supplied by the user

Data

A graph of the currently selected data.

Vertical lines delimit the data that will be imported. You can move the lines by dragging them with the mouse.

Import

If the file contains markers as well as waveform data, this section lets you choose which to import.

Data

If this radio butten is checked the selected waveform data will be imported.

Markers

If this radio butten is checked the markers for the selected sweep will be imported.

Include

Time

If this box is checked, a time column is included when the data is imported

Buttons

Import

Import the selected data into the analysis program

Section

Displays the Acquire section dialog.

Cancel

Cancel the import and close the dialog

Help

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