sdfascii 0.1

Read HP SDF binary and ASCII files

# sdfascii

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A Python (2.6+) module for reading Standard Data Format (SDF) and ASCII files saved by HP/Agilent Dynamic Signal Analyzers (DSA).

The HP/Agilent 35670A Dynamic Signal Analyzer has the ability to save files as either SDF or ASCII format.

## HP/Agilent DSA ASCII Format

Four files are created when saving to the HP/Agilent DSA ASCII format:

1. .HDR contains SDF header information

2. .TXT contains the y-axis information, preserving the same units as displayed on the analyzer screen when the trace was saved

3. .X contains the x-axis information

4. .Z contains the z-axis information, if the trace contains waterfall data

Source: Agilent discussion forum question [When I save the trace in the ASCII format, there are 4 files created with extensions of .txt, .hdr, .x, and .z. What are the contents of these files?][1]

## Contributing

[sdfascii][] is developed using [Scott Chacon][]’s [GitHub Flow][]. To contribute, fork [sdfascii][], create a feature branch, and then submit a pull request. [GitHub Flow][] is summarized as:

• Anything in the master branch is deployable

• To work on something new, create a descriptively named branch off of master (e.g., new-oauth2-scopes)

• Commit to that branch locally and regularly push your work to the same named branch on the server

• When you need feedback or help, or you think the branch is ready for merging, open a [pull request][].

• After someone else has reviewed and signed off on the feature, you can merge it into master.

• Once it is merged and pushed to master, you can and should deploy immediately.

## License

[sdfascii][] is released under the MIT license. Please see the [LICENSE.txt][] file for more information.

[1]: http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/editorial.jspx?ckey=628664&id=628664&nid=-536902471.0.00&lc=eng&cc=IN [coveralls image]: https://coveralls.io/repos/questrail/sdfascii/badge.png [coveralls link]: https://coveralls.io/r/questrail/sdfascii [github flow]: http://scottchacon.com/2011/08/31/github-flow.html [LICENSE.txt]: https://github.com/questrail/sdfascii/blob/master/LICENSE.txt [numpy]: http://www.numpy.org [pull request]: https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests [pypi ver image]: https://badge.fury.io/py/sdfascii.svg [pypi ver link]: http://badge.fury.io/py/sdfascii [scott chacon]: http://scottchacon.com/about.html [sdfascii]: https://github.com/questrail/sdfascii [travis image]: https://travis-ci.org/questrail/sdfascii.png?branch=master [travis link]: https://travis-ci.org/questrail/sdfascii