Export Data via Socket API

In this article, we show example code specifying the proper parameters for export_data2() , which is used for exporting data via Socket API (our automation utility). This function comes from a 3rd party Python Wrapper for Socket API, which we recommend using for automating our software.

Common Argument Settings

The following sample arguments are taken directly from the export options available in the Logic software's data export window (Options -> Export data).

• time_span=None will export all time

• digital_channels=None, analog_channels=None will export all channels

• delimiter = 'comma' | 'tab'

• timestamp = 'time_stamp' | 'sample_number'

• display_base = 'bin' | 'dec' | 'hex' | 'ascii' | 'separate'

• analog_format = 'voltage' | 'adc'

The code for all available argument options can be found in the saleae.py library file.

Exporting to CSV

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.csv", digital_channels=[2, 3], analog_channels=None, time_span=[0, 0.1], format='csv', column_headers=False, delimiter='comma', timestamp='time_stamp', display_base='separate', rows_per_change=True)

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.csv", digital_channels=None, analog_channels=[2,3], time_span=[0, 0.1], format='csv', column_headers=True, delimiter='comma', analog_format='voltage')

Exporting to MATLAB

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.mat", digital_channels=[2, 3], analog_channels=None, time_span=[0, 0.1], format='matlab')

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.mat", digital_channels=[2, 3], analog_channels=[2,3], time_span=[0, 0.1], format='matlab', analog_format='voltage')

Exporting to Binary

Note: Either digital_channels or analog_channels must be set to 'None'. Binary export does not work when digital and analog channels are combined in a single export.

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.bin", digital_channels=[2, 3], analog_channels=None, time_span=[0, 0.1], format='binary', each_sample=True, no_shift=True, word_size=16)

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.bin", digital_channels=None, analog_channels=[2,3], time_span=[0, 0.1], format='binary', analog_format='adc')

Exporting to VCD

Note: Only digital channels can support VCD exports.

s.export_data2("/Users/UserName/Desktop/my_file.vcd", digital_channels=[2, 3], analog_channels=None, time_span=[0, 0.1], format='vcd')

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