- bump VERSION 2.0.8

- add VERSION to MANIFEST.in in order to include VERSION in source dist
  (see https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/using-manifest-in/)

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ On the [Record Evolution Platform](https://www.record-evolution.de/en/home-en/),
 
 ## File format
 
+[Warning: Take a look at [this issue](https://github.com/RecordEvolution/IMCtermite/issues/14) when reading this section regarding the file format.]
+
 A data file of the _IMC Bus Format_ type with the extension _.raw_ is a _mixed text/binary
 file_ featuring a set of markers (keys) that indicate the start of various blocks
 of data that provide meta information and the actual measurement data. Every single

lib/imc_channel.hpp

@@ -318,16 +318,16 @@ namespace imc
     // convert buffer to actual datatype
     void convert_buffer()
     {
-      // TODO no clue how/if/when to handle buffer offset/mask/subsequent_bytes
-      // etc. and whatever that shit is!
       std::vector<imc::parameter> prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CSuuid_).get_parameters();
       if ( prms.size() < 4)
       {
         throw std::runtime_error("CS block is invalid and features to few parameters");
       }
+
+      // extract (channel dependent) part of buffer
       unsigned long int buffstrt = prms[3].begin();
-      std::vector<unsigned char> CSbuffer( buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+1,
+      std::vector<unsigned char> CSbuffer( buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+buffer_offset_+1,
-                                           buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+buffer_size_+1 );
+                                           buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+buffer_offset_+buffer_size_+1 );
 
       // determine number of values in buffer
       unsigned long int num_values = (unsigned long int)(CSbuffer.size()/(signbits_/8));

lib/imc_key.hpp

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace imc
     // noncritical keys
     key(false,"NO","origin of data",1),
     key(false,"NT","timestamp of trigger",1),
+    key(false,"NT","timestamp of trigger",2),
     key(false,"ND","(color) display properties",1),
     key(false,"NU","user defined key",1),
     key(false,"Np","property of channel",1),

lib/imc_raw.hpp

@@ -236,13 +236,27 @@ namespace imc
             // provide UUID for channel
             chnenv.uuid_ = chnenv.CNuuid_;
 
+            // for multichannel data there may be multiple channels referring to
+            // the same (final) CS block (in contrast to what the IMC software
+            // documentation seems to suggest) resulting in all channels missing
+            // a CS block except for the very last
+            if ( chnenv.CSuuid_.empty() ) {
+              for ( imc::block blkCS: rawblocks_ ) {
+                if ( blkCS.get_key().name_ == "CS"
+                  && blkCS.get_begin() > (unsigned long int)stol(chnenv.uuid_) ) {
+                  chnenv.CSuuid_ = blkCS.get_uuid();
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
             // create channel object and add it to the map of channels
             channels_.insert( std::pair<std::string,imc::channel>
               (chnenv.CNuuid_,imc::channel(chnenv,&mapblocks_,&buffer_))
             );
 
             // reset channel uuid
-            chnenv.CNuuid_.clear();
+            chnenv.reset();
+            //chnenv.CNuuid_.clear();
           }
         }
 
@@ -254,7 +268,6 @@ namespace imc
       }
     }
 
-
   public:
 
     // provide buffer size

python/MANIFEST.in

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ include lib/*.hpp
 include *.cpp
 include *.pyx
 include *.pxd
+include VERSION

python/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.3
+2.0.8

python/examples/multichannel.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+import IMCtermite
+import pandas
+import datetime
+
+def add_trigger_time(trigger_time, add_time) :
+    trgts = datetime.datetime.strptime(trigger_time,'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
+    dt = datetime.timedelta(seconds=add_time)
+    return (trgts + dt).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S:%f')
+
+if __name__ == "__main__" :
+
+    # read file and extract data
+    imctm = IMCtermite.imctermite(b"Measurement.raw")
+    chns = imctm.get_channels(True)
+    
+    # prepare abscissa
+    xcol = "time ["+chns[0]['xunit']+"]"
+    #xcol = "timestamp"
+    xsts = [add_trigger_time(chns[0]['trigger-time'],tm) for tm in chns[0]['xdata']]
+
+    # sort channels
+    chnnms = sorted([chn['name'] for chn in chns], reverse=False)
+    chnsdict = {}
+    for chn in chns :
+        chnsdict[chn['name']] = chn
+
+    # construct dataframe
+    df = pandas.DataFrame()
+    df[xcol] = pandas.Series(chns[0]['xdata'])
+    #df[xcol] = pandas.Series(xsts)
+    #for idx,chn in enumerate(chns) :
+    for chnnm in chnnms :
+        chn = chnsdict[chnnm]
+        #xcol = (chn['xname'] if chn['xname'] != '' else "x_"+str(idx))+" ["+chn['xunit']+"]"
+        #df[xcol] = pandas.Series(chn['xdata'])
+        ycol = chn['yname']+" ["+chn['yunit']+"]"
+        df[ycol] = pandas.Series(chn['ydata'])
+
+    # show entire dataframe and write file
+    print(df)
+    df.to_csv("Measurement.csv",header=True,sep='\t',index=False)
+