diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2a5ff6..18fdcd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ are defined
 |--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | CF     | format version and processor                                                                        |
 | CK     | start of group of keys, no. parameters = 3, indicates (in)correct closure of the measurement series |
-| CB     | defines a group of cannels                                                                          |
+| CB     | defines a group of channels                                                                         |
 | CT     | text definition including group association index                                                   |
 | CG     | introduces group of components corresponding to CC keys                                             |
 | CD1,2  | old/new version of abscissa description                                                             |
diff --git a/lib/hexshow.hpp b/lib/hexshow.hpp
index 3fcbd33..43d9233 100644
--- a/lib/hexshow.hpp
+++ b/lib/hexshow.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define HEXSHOW
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
diff --git a/lib/imc_block.hpp b/lib/imc_block.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf1b3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/imc_block.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#ifndef IMCBLOCK
+#define IMCBLOCK
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+namespace imc
+{
+  // define "magic bytes" announcing start/end of blocks and separation within
+  const unsigned char ch_bgn_ = 0x7c, ch_end_ = 0x3b, ch_sep_ = 0x2c;
+
+  // single parameter (in a block) is determined by offset of its first/last byte
+  class parameter
+  {
+    // offset of first/last byte of parameter
+    unsigned long int begin_, end_;
+
+  public:
+
+    parameter(unsigned long int begin, unsigned long int end):
+      begin_(begin), end_(end)
+    {
+      if ( end_ <= begin_ )
+      {
+        throw std::logic_error("parameter: offset of first byte larger than last byte's offset");
+      }
+    }
+
+    // access members
+    unsigned long int& begin() { return begin_; }
+    unsigned long int& end() { return end_; }
+  };
+
+  // define properties of a raw file block
+  class block
+  {
+    // associated key
+    key thekey_;
+
+    // offset (in byte) of first (=ch_bgn_) and last byte (=ch_end_) of block
+    // w.r.t. to entire raw file
+    unsigned long int begin_, end_;
+
+    // name and buffer of associated raw file
+    std::string raw_file_;
+    const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer_;
+
+    // offset of first/last byte of parameters in block (separated by ch_sep_)
+    // w.r.t. to first byte of block (=0)
+    std::vector<parameter> parameters_;
+
+  public:
+
+    // constructor
+    block(key thekey, unsigned long int begin, unsigned long int end,
+                      std::string raw_file, std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer):
+      thekey_(thekey)
+    {
+      if ( keys.count(thekey.name_) != 1 ) throw std::logic_error("unknown key");
+      begin_ = begin;
+      end_ = end;
+      if ( end_ <= begin_ )
+      {
+        throw std::logic_error("block: offset of first byte larger than last byte's offset");
+      }
+      raw_file_ = raw_file;
+      buffer_ = buffer;
+    }
+
+    // access members
+    imc::key& get_key() { return thekey_; }
+    unsigned long int& get_begin() { return begin_; }
+    unsigned long int& get_end() { return end_; }
+
+    // get parameter
+    std::vector<unsigned char> extract_parameter(parameter& param)
+    {
+      // check parameter w.r.t. to block
+      if ( param.begin() < begin_ || param.end() > end_ )
+      {
+        throw std::logic_error("inconsistent parameter offsets");
+      }
+      std::vector<unsigned char> parambuff(buffer_->begin()+begin_+param.begin(),
+                                           buffer_->begin()+begin_+param.end());
+      return parambuff;
+    }
+
+    // get info string
+    std::string get_info(int width = 20)
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      ss<<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"block-key:"<<thekey_.name_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"begin:"<<begin_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"end:"<<end_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"rawfile:"<<raw_file_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"buffersize:"<<buffer_->size()<<"\n";
+      return ss.str();
+    }
+
+  };
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
diff --git a/lib/imc_key.hpp b/lib/imc_key.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e85e8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/imc_key.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#ifndef IMCKEY
+#define IMCKEY
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+namespace imc
+{
+
+  // define properties of marker/key
+  struct key
+  {
+    // (non)critical key
+    bool critical_;
+    // name of key (two uppercase letters)
+    std::string name_;
+    // short description
+    std::string description_;
+    // version of marker
+    int version_;
+
+    // constructor
+    key(bool critical, std::string name,
+        std::string description = std::string(""), int version = 1)
+    {
+      critical_ = critical;
+      if ( name.size() != 2 ) throw std::logic_error("invalid key name");
+      name_ = name;
+      description_ = description;
+      version_ = version;
+    }
+
+    // get info string
+    std::string get_info(int width = 20)
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      ss<<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"critical:"<<(critical_?"yes":"no")<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"name:"<<name_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"decription:"<<description_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"version:"<<version_<<"\n";
+      return ss.str();
+    }
+
+  };
+
+  // define (non)critial markers/keys
+  std::map<std::string,key> keys = {
+
+    // critical keys
+    {"CF", key(true,"CF","format version and processor",1)},
+    {"CK", key(true,"CK","start of group of keys",1)},
+    {"CB", key(true,"CB","group of channels",1)},
+    {"CT", key(true,"CT","text definition",1)},
+    {"CG", key(true,"CG","group of components",1)},
+    {"CD", key(true,"CD","abscissa description",1)},
+    {"CD", key(true,"CD","abscissa description",2)},
+    {"CZ", key(true,"CZ","scaling of z-axis",1)},
+    {"CC", key(true,"CC","start of component",1)},
+    {"CP", key(true,"CP","buffer, datatype and samples of component ",1)},
+    {"Cb", key(true,"Cb","buffer description",1)},
+    {"CR", key(true,"CR","permissible range of values in component",1)},
+    {"CN", key(true,"CN","name and comment of channel",1)},
+    {"CS", key(true,"CS","raw binary data",1)},
+    {"CI", key(true,"CI","single numerical value",1)},
+    {"Ca", key(true,"Ca","add reference key",1)},
+
+    // noncritical keys
+    {"NO", key(false,"NO","origin of data",1)},
+    {"NT", key(false,"NT","timestamp of trigger",1)},
+    {"ND", key(false,"ND","(color) display properties",1)},
+    {"NU", key(false,"NU","user defined key",1)},
+    {"Np", key(false,"Np","property of channel",1)},
+    {"NE", key(false,"NE","extraction rule for BUS channels",1)}
+
+  };
+
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
diff --git a/lib/imc_raw.hpp b/lib/imc_raw.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c4a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/imc_raw.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#ifndef IMCRAW
+#define IMCRAW
+
+#include <fstream>
+// #include <filesystem>
+
+#include "hexshow.hpp"
+#include "imc_key.hpp"
+#include "imc_block.hpp"
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+namespace imc
+{
+  class raw
+  {
+    // (path of) raw-file and its basename
+    std::string raw_file_, file_name_;
+
+    // buffer of raw-file
+    std::vector<unsigned char> buffer_;
+
+    // list of imc-blocks
+    std::vector<block> rawblocks_;
+
+  public:
+
+    // constructor
+    raw() {};
+    raw(std::string raw_file): raw_file_(raw_file) { this->parse(); };
+
+    // provide new raw-file
+    void set_file(std::string raw_file)
+    {
+      raw_file_ = raw_file;
+      this->parse();
+    }
+
+    // list all blocks in buffer
+    void parse()
+    {
+      // open file and put data in buffer
+      try {
+        std::ifstream fin(raw_file_.c_str(),std::ifstream::binary);
+        if ( !fin.good() ) throw std::runtime_error("failed to open file");
+        std::vector<unsigned char> buffer((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(fin)),
+                                          (std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()));
+        buffer_ = buffer;
+        fin.close();
+      } catch ( const std::exception& e ) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+          std::string("failed to open raw-file and stream data in buffer: ") + e.what()
+        );
+      }
+
+      // start parsing raw-blocks in buffer
+      for ( std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator it=buffer_.begin();
+                                                it!=buffer_.end(); ++it )
+      {
+        // check for "magic byte"
+        if ( *it == ch_bgn_ )
+        {
+          // check for (non)critical key
+          if ( *(it+1) == 0x43 || *(it+1) == 0x4e )
+          {
+            // compose entire key
+            std::string newkey = { (char)*(it+1), (char)*(it+2) };
+
+            // check for known keys
+            if ( keys.count(newkey) == 1 )
+            {
+              // expecting ch_sep_ after key
+              if ( *(it+3) == ch_sep_ )
+              {
+                // extract key version
+                std::string vers("");
+                unsigned long int pos = 4;
+                while ( *(it+pos) != ch_sep_ )
+                {
+                  vers.push_back((char)*(it+pos));
+                  pos++;
+                }
+                int version = std::stoi(vers);
+
+                // get block length
+                std::string leng("");
+                pos++;
+                while ( *(it+pos) != ch_sep_ )
+                {
+                  leng.push_back((char)*(it+pos));
+                  pos++;
+                }
+                unsigned long length = std::stoul(leng);
+
+                // declare corresponding key and block
+                imc::key bkey( (*(it+1)-0x43)==0, newkey,
+                               imc::keys.at(newkey).description_, version );
+                imc::block blk(bkey,it-buffer_.begin(),
+                                    it-buffer_.begin()+8+length,
+                                    raw_file_, &buffer_);
+
+                // add block to list
+                rawblocks_.push_back(blk);
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                throw std::runtime_error( std::string("invalid block or corrupt buffer at byte: ")
+                                        + std::to_string(it-buffer_.begin()) );
+              }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+              throw std::runtime_error(std::string("unknown IMC key: ") + newkey);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    // get blocks
+    std::vector<imc::block>& blocks()
+    {
+      return rawblocks_;
+    }
+
+  };
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
diff --git a/newmakefile b/newmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1230390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+
+# name of executable and CLI tool
+EXE = imctermite
+
+# directory names
+SRC = src/
+LIB = lib/
+CYT = cyt/
+
+# list headers
+HPP = $(wildcard $(LIB)/*.hpp)
+
+# choose compiler and its options
+CC = g++ -std=c++17
+#OPT = -O3 -Wall -mavx -mno-tbm -mf16c -mno-f16c
+OPT = -O3 -Wall -Werror -Wunused-variable -Wsign-compare
+
+# determine git version/commit tag
+GTAG := $(shell git tag | tail -n1)
+GHSH := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD | head -c8)
+
+# define install location
+INST := /usr/local/bin
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# C++ and CLI tool
+
+# build exectuable
+$(EXE) : main.o
+	$(CC) $(OPT) $^ -o $@
+
+# build main.cpp and include git version/commit tag
+main.o : src/main.cpp $(HPP)
+	@cp $< $<.cpp
+	@sed -i 's/TAGSTRING/$(GTAG)/g' $<.cpp
+	@sed -i 's/HASHSTRING/$(GHSH)/g' $<.cpp
+	$(CC) -c $(OPT) -I $(LIB) $<.cpp -o $@
+	@rm $<.cpp
+
+install : $(EXE)
+	cp $< $(INST)/
+
+uninstall : $(INST)/$(EXE)
+	rm $<
+
+clean :
+	rm -vf $(EXE)
+	rm -v *.o
+
+# # build CLI executable
+# $(EXE) : $(SRC)main.cpp $(LIB)raweat.hpp $(LIB)hexshow.hpp $(LIB)rawmerge.hpp output
+# 	$(CCC) $(OPT) $< -o $@
+
+# # development version
+# eatdev : $(SRC)main_dev.cpp $(LIB)raweat.hpp
+# 	$(CCC) $(OPT) $< -o $@
+#
+# # build target for conversion set of .raw files
+# eatall : $(SRC)eatall.cpp $(LIB)raweat.hpp
+# 	$(CCC) $(OPT) $< -o $@
+
+# check existence of name of executable globally
+# chexe:=$(shell command -v $(EXE))
+#
+# # install executable if name does not exist yet
+# install : $(EXE)
+# ifeq ($(chexe),)
+# 	cp $(EXE) /usr/local/bin/
+# else
+# 	@echo "executable with name already exists! choose different name!"
+# 	@exit 1
+# endif
+
+# # uninstall
+# uninstall :
+# 	rm /usr/local/bin/$(EXE)
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Python
+#
+# # build python module
+# py : $(CYT)setup_raw_eater.py $(CYT)raw_eater.pyx $(CYT)raw_eater.pxd $(LIB)raweat.hpp \
+#      $(CYT)setup_raw_meat.py $(CYT)raw_meat.pyx $(CYT)raw_meat.pxd $(LIB)rawmerge.hpp \
+# 		 output
+# 	python3 $(CYT)setup_raw_eater.py build_ext --inplace
+# 	python3 $(CYT)setup_raw_meat.py build_ext --inplace
+# 	cp raw_eater.cpython-*.so pyt/
+# 	cp raw_meat.cpython-*.so pyt/
+# 	rm *.so
+#
+# py-install: $(CYT)setup_raw_eater.py $(CYT)raw_eater.pyx $(CYT)raw_eater.pxd $(LIB)raweat.hpp \
+#             $(CYT)setup_raw_meat.py $(CYT)raw_meat.pyx $(CYT)raw_meat.pxd $(LIB)rawmerge.hpp
+# 	python3 $(CYT)setup_raw_eater.py install --record files_raw_eater.txt
+# 	python3 $(CYT)setup_raw_meat.py install --record files_raw_meat.txt
+#
+# py-clean :
+# 	rm -f raw_eater.cpython-*.so
+# 	rm -f pyt/raw_eater.cpython-*.so
+# 	rm -f $(CYT)raw_eater.cpp
+# 	rm -f raw_meat.cpython-*.so
+# 	rm -f pyt/raw_meat.cpython-*.so
+# 	rm -f $(CYT)raw_meat.cpp
+# 	rm -rf build/
+# 	rm -f *.txt
+# 	rm -rf output/
+#
+# # prepare directory for test output
+# output :
+# 	mkdir -pv output/
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
diff --git a/src/newmain.cpp b/src/newmain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2127d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/newmain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <filesystem>
+
+#include "imc_key.hpp"
+#include "imc_block.hpp"
+#include "imc_raw.hpp"
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+const std::string gittag("TAGSTRING");
+const std::string githash("HASHSTRING");
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+// define type of key-value map object
+typedef std::map<std::string,std::string> optkeys;
+
+optkeys parse_args(int argc, char* argv[], bool list_args = false)
+{
+  if ( list_args )
+  {
+    std::cout<<"number of CLI-arguments: "<<argc<<"\n";
+    for ( int i = 0; i < argc; i++ ) std::cout<<i<<":   "<<argv[i]<<"\n";
+  }
+
+  // declare empty key-value object
+  optkeys prsdkeys;
+
+  // parse all CLI arguments
+  for ( int i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
+  {
+    if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--showmeta")
+      || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-m") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("showmeta",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--listgroups")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-g") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("listgroups",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--listchannels")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-c") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("listchannels",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--listblocks")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-b") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("listblocks",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--filename")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-f") )
+    {
+      if ( i+1 == argc || argv[i+1][0] == '-' )
+      {
+        std::cerr<<"invalid or missing --filename argument\n";
+        prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("invalid","filename"));
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("filename",argv[i+1]));
+        i = i + 1;
+      }
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--help")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-h") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("help",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else if ( std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("--version")
+           || std::string(argv[i]) == std::string("-v") )
+    {
+      prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("version",argv[i]));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // check for invalid arguments
+      if ( argv[i][0] == '-' )
+      {
+        std::cerr<<"invalid or unkown argument: "<<argv[i]<<"\n";
+        prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("invalid",argv[i]));
+      }
+      // or missing filenames
+      else if ( std::string(argv[i]).find(".raw") == std::string::npos )
+      {
+        std::cerr<<"doesn't look like a .raw file (make sure to include extension in filename!): "
+                 <<argv[i]<<"\n";
+        prsdkeys.insert(std::pair<std::string,std::string>("invalid",argv[i]));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return prsdkeys;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+void show_version()
+{
+  std::cout<<"imctermite ["<<gittag<<"-g"<<githash<<"]"<<"\n";
+}
+
+void show_usage()
+{
+  std::cout<<"\n"
+           <<"imctermite ["<<gittag<<"-g"<<githash<<"] (github.com/RecordEvolution/IMCtermite.git)"
+           <<"\n\n"
+           <<"Decode IMC raw files and dump data as *.csv"
+           <<"\n\n"
+           <<"Usage:\n\n"
+           <<" imctermite <raw-file> [options]"
+           <<"\n\n"
+           <<"Options:"
+           <<"\n\n"
+           <<" -m, --showmeta          show meta information about IMC dataset\n"
+           <<" -g, --listgroups        list channelgroups\n"
+           <<" -c, --listchannels      list channels\n"
+           <<" -b, --listblocks        list IMC key-blocks\n"
+           <<"- f, --filename          filename for csv output\n"
+           <<" -h, --help              show this help message \n"
+           <<" -v, --version           display version\n"
+           <<"\n";
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  // parse CLI arguments
+  optkeys cfgopts = parse_args(argc,argv);
+
+  // exit on any invalid arguments
+  if ( cfgopts.count("invalid") > 0 ) return 1;
+
+  if ( cfgopts.count("version") == 1 )
+  {
+    show_version();
+  }
+  else if ( cfgopts.count("help") == 1 )
+  {
+    show_usage();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // check for at least one file argument
+    if ( cfgopts.size() == (unsigned int)argc-1 )
+    {
+      std::cerr<<"no .raw file given => check --help for usage\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+    std::string rawfile(argv[1]);
+
+    // check existence of file
+    std::filesystem::path rawpath = rawfile;
+    if ( !std::filesystem::exists(rawpath) )
+    {
+      std::cerr<<"file does not exist: "<<rawfile<<"\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    // initialize "imc::raw" instance
+    imc::raw imcraw;
+    try {
+      imcraw.set_file(rawfile);
+    } catch (const std::exception& e ) {
+      std::cerr<<"failed to open and parse raw-file: "<<e.what()<<"\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+    // list blocks
+    for ( imc::block blk: imcraw.blocks() )
+    {
+      std::cout<<blk.get_info()<<"\n";
+    }
+  }
+
+  // for ( std::map<std::string,imc::key>::iterator it = imc::keys.begin();
+  //                                                it != imc::keys.end(); ++it )
+  // {
+  //   std::cout<<it->second.get_info()<<"\n";
+  // }
+  //
+  // std::vector<unsigned char> buff;
+  // imc::block blk(imc::keys.at("CF"),0,100,"data.raw",&buff);
+  // std::cout<<blk.get_info()<<"\n";
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
diff --git a/src/raweater.cpp b/src/raweater.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ef599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/raweater.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "../lib/raweat.hpp"
+#include "../lib/rawmerge.hpp"
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+
+  if ( argc != 3 ) //or ( argc == 1 && std::string(argv[1]) == str::string("--help") )
+  {
+    std::cout<<"\n"<<"Usage: ./eatit INPUTFILE OUTPUTFILE"<<"\n"
+                   <<"Convert any file in imc-format .raw to plain text .csv"<<"\n"
+                   <<"Example: ./eatit Druck_THZ_DK.raw druck_thz_dk.csv"<<"\n\n";
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // get name/path of file from CLI argument
+  std::string rawfile(argv[1]);
+
+  // declare instance of 'raw_eater' (and decode data)
+  raw_eater eatraw; //rawfile,false);
+
+  // set file to be decoded
+  eatraw.set_file(rawfile,true);
+
+  // do conversion
+  eatraw.setup_and_conversion(false);
+
+  // eatraw.show_markers();
+
+  //  std::cout<<"\n";
+//  std::map<std::string,std::vector<unsigned char>> marks = eatraw.get_markers();
+//  for ( auto mrk: marks )
+//  {
+//    // get data
+//    std::vector<unsigned char> dat = eatraw.get_marker_data(mrk.first);
+//
+//    // print marker name, length and data
+//    std::cout<<mrk.first<<" : "<<dat.size()<<'\n';
+//    std::cout<<std::setfill('-')<<std::setw(96)<<'\n'<<std::setfill(' ');
+//    eatraw.show_hex(dat,32,512);
+//    std::cout<<"\n";
+//
+//    std::vector<std::string> segvec = eatraw.get_segment(mrk.first);
+//    std::cout<<"number of elements in segment: "<<segvec.size()<<"\n\n";
+//    //for ( auto el: segvec ) std::cout<<el<<"\n";
+//  }
+
+  // get array of encoded data
+//  std::vector<double> maindata = eatraw.get_data();
+//  std::cout<<"\nsize of data array: "<<maindata.size()<<"\n\n";
+//  for ( unsigned long int i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) std::cout<<mydata[i]<<"\n";
+
+  // write data in csv-file
+  if ( eatraw.get_valid() )
+  {
+    eatraw.write_table(std::string(argv[2]),' ');
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    std::cout<<"=> invalid/corrupt .raw file\n";
+  }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+  // declare instance of 'raw_merger'
+  raw_merger eatmea;
+
+  // add channels
+  eatmea.add_channel(rawfile,false);
+  eatmea.add_channel("smp/VehicleSpeed_HS.raw",false);
+  // eatmea.add_channel("smp/Mercedes_E-Klasse-2019-08-08/Flex_StWhl_AnglSpd.raw",false);
+  // eatmea.add_channel("smp/Rangerover_Evoque_F-RR534_2019-05-07/Temp_Disc_FR.raw",false);
+
+  // write merged table
+  if ( eatmea.get_num_channels() > 0 )
+  {
+    eatmea.write_table_all("output/allchannels.csv",' ');
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    std::cout<<"no valid channel added\n";
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------//