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Figure 4-II Save Tag tab
SaveTags tab
This tab can be used to store the time tags to an ACSII file. To improve the transmission rate,
the data is written to a temporary file first. This way the full data rate can be saved to disk. The
names of the temporary file and the output file can be entered in the two corresponding text
boxes. The path can be a relative or an absolute path. When the directory is not present, it is
created.
Clicking the “Save” button initiates the capturing of the data. Data is saved until the “Stop”
button is pressed. Alternatively one can enter a time limit. In that case data is saved for a
predefined amount of time, e.g. 2 sec. After pressing “Convert” the temporary file is converted
to a text file.
By choosing “IncrementName” the temporary filename is automatically changed each time
“Stop” is pressed. This features is particularly useful in conjunction with the “ConvertList”
feature.
The “Convert List” feature automatically converts all temporary files in a certain folder. The
folder and the file extension are taken from the “Temp File” text box. The text box just has to
link to one temporary file. “Convert List” automatically converts all files.This feature is also quite
helpful when saving a list of temporary files using the API (e.g. using LabVIEW)
File Format
The data can be stored in text or binary data format.
Text Format: The converted text file contains the channel number [1...16] and the
corresponding time. They are separated by a tab character. The time is stored as multiples of
the internal timing resolution. The reference time is the time of the first tag. In case of an
overflow, a special tag 28 is inserted in the data stream.
