github actions: fix Upload binary wheels PyPI

* README.md: structure and sort references
* bump v2.1.8

.github/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ jobs:
 
   build_setup:
     name: Prepare environment for wheel builds
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Prepare wheel build
         run: make -C python/ setup
       - name: Store wheel configuration files
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.0
         with:
           name: wheel-config
           path: python/
+      - name: Display files
+        run: ls -lR
 
   build_wheels:
     name: Build binary wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build_setup]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-2019]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04, windows-2022]
         arch: [auto32, auto64, aarch64]
 
     steps:
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.1.2
       - name: Get wheel configuration files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: wheel-config
           path: python/
@@ -46,21 +48,21 @@ jobs:
         # env:
         #   CIBW_BUILD: cp36-* cp37-* cp38-* cp39-* cp310-*
       - name: Store binary wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.0
         with:
-          name: binary-wheels
+          name: binary-wheels-${{matrix.os}}-${{matrix.arch}}
           path: python/wheelhouse/*.whl
 
   build_sdist:
     name: Build source distribution
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [build_setup]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install cython
         run: python -m pip install cython==0.29.24
       - name: Get wheel configuration files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: wheel-config
           path: python/
@@ -68,28 +70,33 @@ jobs:
         run: python setup.py sdist
         working-directory: python/
       - name: Store source wheels
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.6.0
         with:
           name: source-wheels
           path: python/dist/*.tar.gz
+      - name: Display files
+        run: ls -lR
 
 
   upload_pypi:
-    name: Upload binary wheels to PyPI
+    name: Upload wheels to PyPI
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [build_wheels, build_sdist]
 
     steps:
       - name: Get source wheels
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
           name: source-wheels
           path: dist/
       - name: Get binary wheels
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
         with:
-          name: binary-wheels
           path: dist/
+          pattern: binary-wheels-*
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Display files
+        run: ls -lR
 
       - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
         with:

README.md

@@ -222,18 +222,31 @@ can be found in the `python/examples` folder.
 
 ## References
 
+### IMC
+
 - https://www.imc-tm.de/produkte/messtechnik-software/imc-famos/funktionen/im-und-export/
 - https://www.imc-tm.de/produkte/messtechnik-hardware/imc-cronosflex/ueberblick/
 - https://www.imc-tm.de/download-center/produkt-downloads/imc-famos/handbuecher
 - https://www.imc-tm.de/fileadmin/Public/Downloads/Manuals/imc_FAMOS/imcGemeinsameKomponenten.pdf
-- https://cython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/src/userguide/wrapping_CPlusPlus.html
 - https://github.com/Apollo3zehn/ImcFamosFile
 - https://apollo3zehn.github.io/ImcFamosFile/api/ImcFamosFile.FamosFileKeyType.html
+
+### Cython
+
+- https://cython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/src/userguide/wrapping_CPlusPlus.html
+
+### PyPI
+
 - https://pypi.org/help/#apitoken
 - https://sgoel.dev/posts/uploading-binary-wheels-to-pypi-from-github-actions/
 - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
 - https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/blob/main/examples/github-deploy.yml
 - https://cibuildwheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/deliver-to-pypi/
+- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact#download-all-artifacts
+- https://github.com/actions/download-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#download-multiple-filtered-artifacts-to-the-same-directory
+
+### iconv
+
 - https://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
 - https://vcpkg.io/en/packages.html
 - https://vcpkg.io/en/getting-started

lib/imc_channel.hpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "imc_datatype.hpp"
 #include "imc_conversion.hpp"
+#include "imc_block.hpp"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <chrono>
@@ -20,34 +21,62 @@
 
 namespace imc
 {
+  struct component_env
+  {
+    std::string uuid_;
+    // required channel components for CG channels only
+    std::string CCuuid_, CPuuid_;
+    // optional channel components for CG channels only
+    std::string CDuuid_, NTuuid_;
+    std::string Cbuuid_, CRuuid_;
+
+    // reset all members
+    void reset()
+    {
+      uuid_.clear();
+      CCuuid_.clear();
+      CPuuid_.clear();
+      CDuuid_.clear();
+      Cbuuid_.clear();
+      CRuuid_.clear();
+      NTuuid_.clear();
+    }
+  };
+
   // collect uuid's of blocks required for full channel reconstruction
   struct channel_env
   {
     // define unique identifer for channel_env
     std::string uuid_;
 
+    // collect common affiliate blocks for every channel
+    std::string NOuuid_, NLuuid_;
     // collect affiliate blocks for a single channel
-    std::string CBuuid_, CGuuid_, CCuuid_, CNuuid_;
+    // channel types
-    std::string CDuuid_, CTuuid_, Cbuuid_, CPuuid_, CRuuid_, CSuuid_;
+    std::string CBuuid_, CGuuid_, CIuuid_, CTuuid_;
-    std::string NTuuid_, NOuuid_, NLuuid_;
+    std::string CNuuid_, CDuuid_, NTuuid_;
+    std::string CSuuid_;
+
+    component_env compenv1_;
+    component_env compenv2_;
+
 
     // reset all members
     void reset()
     {
       uuid_.clear();
-      CBuuid_.clear();
-      CGuuid_.clear();
-      CCuuid_.clear();
-      CNuuid_.clear();
-      CDuuid_.clear();
-      CTuuid_.clear();
-      Cbuuid_.clear();
-      CPuuid_.clear();
-      CRuuid_.clear();
-      CSuuid_.clear();
-      NTuuid_.clear();
       NOuuid_.clear();
       NLuuid_.clear();
+      CBuuid_.clear();
+      CGuuid_.clear();
+      CIuuid_.clear();
+      CTuuid_.clear();
+      CNuuid_.clear();
+      CDuuid_.clear();
+      NTuuid_.clear();
+      CSuuid_.clear();
+      compenv1_.reset();
+      compenv2_.reset();
     }
 
     // get info
@@ -55,21 +84,23 @@ namespace imc
     {
       std::stringstream ss;
       ss<<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"uuid:"<<uuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NOuuid:"<<NOuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NLuuid:"<<NLuuid_<<"\n"
+        //
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CBuuid:"<<CBuuid_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CGuuid:"<<CGuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CCuuid:"<<CCuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CIuuid:"<<CIuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CTuuid:"<<CTuuid_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CNuuid:"<<CNuuid_<<"\n"
         //
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CDuuid:"<<CDuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CCuuid:"<<compenv1_.CCuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CTuuid:"<<CTuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CPuuid:"<<compenv1_.CPuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"Cbuuid:"<<Cbuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CPuuid:"<<CPuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CRuuid:"<<CRuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CSuuid:"<<CSuuid_<<"\n"
         //
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NTuuid:"<<NTuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CDuuid:"<<compenv1_.CDuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NOuuid:"<<NOuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"Cbuuid:"<<compenv1_.Cbuuid_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NLuuid:"<<NLuuid_<<"\n";
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CRuuid:"<<compenv1_.CRuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"NTuuid:"<<compenv1_.NTuuid_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"CSuuid:"<<CSuuid_<<"\n";
       return ss.str();
     }
 
@@ -78,19 +109,20 @@ namespace imc
     {
       std::stringstream ss;
       ss<<"{"<<"\"uuid\":\""<<uuid_
-             <<"\",\"CBuuid\":\""<<CBuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CGuuid\":\""<<CGuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CCuuid\":\""<<CCuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CNuuid\":\""<<CNuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CDuuid\":\""<<CDuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CTuuid\":\""<<CTuuid_
-             <<"\",\"Cbuuid\":\""<<Cbuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CPuuid\":\""<<CPuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CRuuid\":\""<<CRuuid_
-             <<"\",\"CSuuid\":\""<<CSuuid_
-             <<"\",\"NTuuid\":\""<<NTuuid_
              <<"\",\"NOuuid\":\""<<NOuuid_
              <<"\",\"NLuuid\":\""<<NLuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CBuuid\":\""<<CBuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CGuuid\":\""<<CGuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CIuuid\":\""<<CIuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CTuuid\":\""<<CTuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CNuuid\":\""<<CNuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CCuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.CCuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CPuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.CPuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CDuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.CDuuid_
+             <<"\",\"Cbuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.Cbuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CRuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.CRuuid_
+             <<"\",\"NTuuid\":\""<<compenv1_.NTuuid_
+             <<"\",\"CSuuid\":\""<<CSuuid_
              <<"\"}";
       return ss.str();
     }
@@ -229,6 +261,50 @@ namespace imc
   };
   #endif
 
+  struct component_group
+  {
+    imc::component CC_;
+    imc::packaging CP_;
+    imc::abscissa CD_;
+    imc::buffer Cb_;
+    imc::range CR_;
+    imc::channelobj CN_;
+    imc::triggertime NT_;
+
+    component_env compenv_;
+
+    // Constructor to parse the associated blocks
+    component_group(component_env &compenv, std::map<std::string, imc::block>* blocks, std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer)
+        : compenv_(compenv)
+    {
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.CCuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            CC_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.CCuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.CPuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            CP_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.CPuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.CDuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            CD_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.CDuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.Cbuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            Cb_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.Cbuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.CRuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            CR_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.CRuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+        if (blocks->count(compenv.NTuuid_) == 1)
+        {
+            NT_.parse(buffer, blocks->at(compenv.NTuuid_).get_parameters());
+        }
+    }
+  };
+
+
   // channel
   struct channel
   {
@@ -237,8 +313,15 @@ namespace imc
     std::map<std::string,imc::block>* blocks_;
     std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer_;
 
+    imc::origin_data NO_;
+
+    imc::text CT_;
+    imc::groupobj CB_;
+    imc::datafield CG_;
+
     // collect meta-data of channels according to env,
     // just everything valueable in here
+    // TODO: is this necessary?
     std::string uuid_;
     std::string name_, comment_;
     std::string origin_, origin_comment_, text_;
@@ -247,21 +330,23 @@ namespace imc
     std::string language_code_, codepage_;
     std::string yname_, yunit_;
     std::string xname_, xunit_;
-    double xstepwidth_, xoffset_;
+    double xstepwidth_, xstart_;
     int xprec_;
+    int dimension_;
 
     // buffer and data
-    int signbits_, num_bytes_;
+    int xsignbits_, xnum_bytes_;
+    int ysignbits_, ynum_bytes_;
     // unsigned long int byte_offset_;
-    unsigned long int buffer_offset_, buffer_size_;
+    unsigned long int xbuffer_offset_, ybuffer_offset_;
+    unsigned long int xbuffer_size_, ybuffer_size_;
     long int addtime_;
-    int datatp_;
+    imc::numtype xdatatp_, ydatatp_;
-    imc::datatype dattyp_;
+    std::vector<imc::datatype> xdata_, ydata_;
-    std::vector<imc::datatype> ydata_;
-    std::vector<double> xdata_;
 
     // range, factor and offset
-    double factor_, offset_;
+    double xfactor_, yfactor_;
+    double xoffset_, yoffset_;
 
     // group reference the channel belongs to
     int group_index_;
@@ -271,139 +356,101 @@ namespace imc
     channel(channel_env &chnenv, std::map<std::string,imc::block>* blocks,
                                  std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer):
       chnenv_(chnenv), blocks_(blocks), buffer_(buffer),
-      factor_(1.), offset_(0.),
+      xfactor_(1.), yfactor_(1.), xoffset_(0.), yoffset_(0.),
       group_index_(-1)
     {
-      // declare list of block parameters
-      std::vector<imc::parameter> prms;
-
       // use uuid from CN block
       uuid_ = chnenv_.CNuuid_;
 
       // extract associated CB data
       if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CBuuid_) == 1 )
       {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CBuuid_).get_parameters();
+        CB_.parse(buffer_, blocks_->at(chnenv_.CBuuid_).get_parameters());
-        group_index_ = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CBuuid_).get_parameter(prms[2]));
-        group_name_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CBuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4]);
-        group_comment_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CBuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]);
       }
 
       // extract associated CT data
       if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CTuuid_) == 1 )
       {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CTuuid_).get_parameters();
+        CT_.parse(buffer_, blocks_->at(chnenv_.CTuuid_).get_parameters());
-        text_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4]) + std::string(" - ")
+        text_ = CT_.name_ + std::string(" - ")
-              + blocks_->at(chnenv_.CTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]) + std::string(" - ")
+              + CT_.text_ + std::string(" - ")
-              + blocks_->at(chnenv_.CTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[8]);
+              + CT_.comment_;
       }
 
-      // extract associated CD data
+      if ( !chnenv_.compenv1_.uuid_.empty() && chnenv_.compenv2_.uuid_.empty() )
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CDuuid_) == 1 )
       {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CDuuid_).get_parameters();
+        // normal dataset (single component)
-        xstepwidth_ = std::stod(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CDuuid_).get_parameter(prms[2]));
+        // set common NT and CD keys if no others are specified
-        xunit_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CDuuid_).get_parameter(prms[5]);
+        if (chnenv_.compenv1_.NTuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv1_.NTuuid_ = chnenv_.NTuuid_;
-        // TODO
+        if (chnenv_.compenv1_.CDuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv1_.CDuuid_ = chnenv_.CDuuid_;
-        // xname_ = std::string("time");
 
-        // find appropriate precision for "xdata_" by means of "xstepwidth_"
+        // comp_group1 contains y-data, x-data is based on xstepwidth_, xstart_ and the length of y-data
-        xprec_ = (xstepwidth_ > 0 ) ? (int)ceil(fabs(log10(xstepwidth_))) : 10;
+        component_group comp_group1(chnenv_.compenv1_, blocks_, buffer_);
-      }
+        dimension_ = 1;
-
-      // extract associated CP data
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CPuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CPuuid_).get_parameters();
-        num_bytes_ = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CPuuid_).get_parameter(prms[3]));
-        datatp_ = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CPuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4]));
-        signbits_ = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CPuuid_).get_parameter(prms[5]));
-        // byte_offset_ = std::stoul(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CPuuid_).get_parameter(prms[7]));
-      }
-
-      // extract associated Cb data
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.Cbuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.Cbuuid_).get_parameters();
-        buffer_offset_ = std::stoul(blocks_->at(chnenv_.Cbuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]));
-        buffer_size_ = std::stoul(blocks_->at(chnenv_.Cbuuid_).get_parameter(prms[7]));
-        xoffset_ = std::stod(blocks_->at(chnenv_.Cbuuid_).get_parameter(prms[11]));
-        addtime_ = (long int)std::stod(blocks_->at(chnenv_.Cbuuid_).get_parameter(prms[12]));
-      }
-
-      // extract associated CR data
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CRuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CRuuid_).get_parameters();
-        factor_ = std::stod(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CRuuid_).get_parameter(prms[3]));
-        offset_ = std::stod(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CRuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4]));
-        yunit_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CRuuid_).get_parameter(prms[7]);
-      }
-
-      // extract associated CN data
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.CNuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CNuuid_).get_parameters();
-        name_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CNuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]);
-        yname_ = name_;
-        comment_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.CNuuid_).get_parameter(prms[8]);
-        // group_index_ = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.CNuuid_).get_parameter(prms[2]));
-      }
-
-      // extract associated NO data
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.NOuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NOuuid_).get_parameters();
-        origin_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NOuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4]);
-        origin_comment_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NOuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]);
-      }
-
-      // extract associated NL data
-      // codepage:
-      // - http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets/character-sets.xhtml
-      // - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeichensatztabelle
-      // language-code:
-      // - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-lcid/a9eac961-e77d-41a6-90a5-ce1a8b0cdb9c?redirectedfrom=MSDN
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.NLuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NLuuid_).get_parameters();
-        codepage_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NLuuid_).get_parameter(prms[2]);
-        language_code_ = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NLuuid_).get_parameter(prms[3]);
-      }
-
-      // obtain NT data
-      // - https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono/c/tm
-      // - https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/io/manip/put_time
-      if ( blocks_->count(chnenv_.NTuuid_) == 1 )
-      {
-        prms = blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameters();
-        //std::tm tm{};
-        std::tm tms = std::tm();
-        tms.tm_mday = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[2]));
-        tms.tm_mon = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[3])) - 1;
-        tms.tm_year = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[4])) - 1900;
-        tms.tm_hour = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[5]));
-        tms.tm_min = std::stoi(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[6]));
-        long double secs = std::stold(blocks_->at(chnenv_.NTuuid_).get_parameter(prms[7]));
-        double secs_int;
-        trigger_time_frac_secs_ = modf((double)secs,&secs_int);
-        tms.tm_sec = (int)secs_int;
-        //tms.tm_isdst = -1;
 
+        xstepwidth_ = comp_group1.CD_.dx_;
+        xunit_ = comp_group1.CD_.unit_;
+        ybuffer_offset_ = comp_group1.Cb_.offset_buffer_;
+        ybuffer_size_ = comp_group1.Cb_.number_bytes_;
+        xstart_ = comp_group1.Cb_.x0_;
+        yfactor_ = comp_group1.CR_.factor_;
+        yoffset_ = comp_group1.CR_.offset_;
+        yunit_ = comp_group1.CR_.unit_;
+        name_ = comp_group1.CN_.name_;
+        yname_ = comp_group1.CN_.name_;
+        comment_ = comp_group1.CN_.comment_;
+        ynum_bytes_ = comp_group1.CP_.bytes_;
+        ydatatp_ = comp_group1.CP_.numeric_type_;
+        ysignbits_ = comp_group1.CP_.signbits_;
         // generate std::chrono::system_clock::time_point type
-        // ( - https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Broken_002ddown-Time.html
+        std::time_t ts = timegm(&comp_group1.NT_.tms_); // std::mktime(&tms);
-        //   - https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/tzset.3.html )
-        std::time_t ts = timegm(&tms); //std::mktime(&tms);
         trigger_time_ = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(ts);
+        trigger_time_frac_secs_ = comp_group1.NT_.trigger_time_frac_secs_;
+        // calculate absolute trigger-time
+        addtime_ = static_cast<long int>(comp_group1.Cb_.add_time_);
+        absolute_trigger_time_ = trigger_time_ + std::chrono::seconds(addtime_);
+        //                                       + std::chrono::nanoseconds((long int)(trigger_time_frac_secs_*1.e9));
+      }
+      else if ( !chnenv_.compenv1_.uuid_.empty() && !chnenv_.compenv2_.uuid_.empty() )
+      {
+        // XY dataset (two components)
+        // set common NT and CD keys if no others are specified
+        if (chnenv_.compenv1_.NTuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv1_.NTuuid_ = chnenv_.NTuuid_;
+        if (chnenv_.compenv1_.CDuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv1_.CDuuid_ = chnenv_.CDuuid_;
+        if (chnenv_.compenv2_.NTuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv2_.NTuuid_ = chnenv_.NTuuid_;
+        if (chnenv_.compenv2_.CDuuid_.empty()) chnenv_.compenv2_.CDuuid_ = chnenv_.CDuuid_;
+
+        // comp_group1 contains x-data, comp_group2 contains y-data
+        component_group comp_group1(chnenv_.compenv1_, blocks_, buffer_);
+        component_group comp_group2(chnenv_.compenv2_, blocks_, buffer_);
+        dimension_ = 2;
+
+        xbuffer_offset_ = comp_group2.Cb_.offset_buffer_;
+        xbuffer_size_ = comp_group2.Cb_.number_bytes_;
+        ybuffer_offset_ = comp_group1.Cb_.offset_buffer_;
+        ybuffer_size_ = comp_group1.Cb_.number_bytes_;
+        xfactor_ = comp_group2.CR_.factor_;
+        xoffset_ = comp_group2.CR_.offset_;
+        yfactor_ = comp_group1.CR_.factor_;
+        yoffset_ = comp_group1.CR_.offset_;
+        xdatatp_ = comp_group2.CP_.numeric_type_;
+        xsignbits_ = comp_group2.CP_.signbits_;
+        ydatatp_ = comp_group1.CP_.numeric_type_;
+        ysignbits_ = comp_group1.CP_.signbits_;
+        // generate std::chrono::system_clock::time_point type
+        std::time_t ts = timegm(&comp_group2.NT_.tms_); // std::mktime(&tms);
+        trigger_time_ = std::chrono::system_clock::from_time_t(ts);
+        trigger_time_frac_secs_ = comp_group2.NT_.trigger_time_frac_secs_;
+        absolute_trigger_time_ = trigger_time_;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // no datafield
       }
 
       // start converting binary buffer to imc::datatype
       if ( !chnenv_.CSuuid_.empty() ) convert_buffer();
 
-      // calculate absolute trigger-time
-      absolute_trigger_time_ = trigger_time_ + std::chrono::seconds(addtime_);
-      //                                       + std::chrono::nanoseconds((long int)(trigger_time_frac_secs_*1.e9));
-
       // convert any non-UTF-8 codepage to UTF-8
       convert_encoding();
     }
@@ -419,76 +466,111 @@ namespace imc
 
       // extract (channel dependent) part of buffer
       unsigned long int buffstrt = prms[3].begin();
-      std::vector<unsigned char> CSbuffer( buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+buffer_offset_+1,
+      std::vector<unsigned char> yCSbuffer( buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+ybuffer_offset_+1,
-                                           buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+buffer_offset_+buffer_size_+1 );
+                                           buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+ybuffer_offset_+ybuffer_size_+1 );
 
       // determine number of values in buffer
-      unsigned long int num_values = (unsigned long int)(CSbuffer.size()/(signbits_/8));
+      unsigned long int ynum_values = (unsigned long int)(yCSbuffer.size()/(ysignbits_/8));
-      if ( num_values*(signbits_/8) != CSbuffer.size() )
+      if ( ynum_values*(ysignbits_/8) != yCSbuffer.size() )
       {
-        throw std::runtime_error("CSbuffer and significant bits of datatype don't match");
+        throw std::runtime_error("CSbuffer and significant bits of y datatype don't match");
       }
 
-      // adjust size of ydata
-      ydata_.resize(num_values);
 
-      // distinguish numeric datatypes included in "imc_datatype"
+      if (dimension_ ==  1)
-      if ( datatp_ == 1 )
       {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ubyte>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
+        // process y-data
+        process_data(ydata_, ynum_values, ydatatp_, yCSbuffer);
+
+        // find appropriate precision for "xdata_" by means of "xstepwidth_"
+        xprec_ = (xstepwidth_ > 0 ) ? (int)ceil(fabs(log10(xstepwidth_))) : 10;
+
+        // fill xdata_
+        for ( unsigned long int i = 0; i < ynum_values; i++ )
+        {
+          xdata_.push_back(xstart_+(double)i*xstepwidth_);
         }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 2 )
-      {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Sbyte>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
       }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 3 )
+      else if (dimension_ == 2)
       {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ushort>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
+        // process x- and y-data
+        std::vector<unsigned char> xCSbuffer( buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+xbuffer_offset_+1,
+                                            buffer_->begin()+buffstrt+xbuffer_offset_+xbuffer_size_+1 );
+
+        // determine number of values in buffer
+        unsigned long int xnum_values = (unsigned long int)(xCSbuffer.size()/(xsignbits_/8));
+        if ( xnum_values*(xsignbits_/8) != xCSbuffer.size() )
+        {
+          throw std::runtime_error("CSbuffer and significant bits of x datatype don't match");
         }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 4 )
+        if ( xnum_values != ynum_values )
         {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Sshort>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
+          throw std::runtime_error("x and y data have different number of values");
         }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 5 )
+
-      {
+        xprec_ = 9;
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ulongint>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
+
-      }
+        process_data(xdata_, xnum_values, xdatatp_, xCSbuffer);
-      else if ( datatp_ == 6 )
+        process_data(ydata_, ynum_values, ydatatp_, yCSbuffer);
-      {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Slongint>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
-      }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 7 )
-      {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_float>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
-      }
-      else if ( datatp_ == 8 )
-      {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_double>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
-      }
-      // ...
-      else if ( datatp_ == 11 )
-      {
-        imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_digital>(CSbuffer,ydata_);
       }
       else
       {
-        throw std::runtime_error(std::string("unsupported/unknown datatype") + std::to_string(datatp_));
+        throw std::runtime_error("unsupported dimension");
       }
 
-      // fill xdata_
+      transformData(xdata_, xfactor_, xoffset_);
-      for ( unsigned long int i = 0; i < num_values; i++ )
+      transformData(ydata_, yfactor_, yoffset_);
-      {
-        xdata_.push_back(xoffset_+(double)i*xstepwidth_);
     }
 
-      // employ data transformation
+    // handle data type conversion
-      if ( factor_ != 1.0 || offset_ != 0.0 )
+    void process_data(std::vector<imc::datatype>& data_, size_t num_values, numtype datatp_, std::vector<unsigned char>& CSbuffer)
     {
-        for ( imc::datatype& el: ydata_ )
+      // adjust size of data
+      data_.resize(num_values);
+
+      // handle data type conversion
+      switch (datatp_)
       {
-          //std::cout<<"value:"<<el.as_double()<<"\n";
+          case numtype::unsigned_byte:
-          double fact = ( factor_ == 0.0 ) ? 1.0 : factor_;
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ubyte>(CSbuffer, data_);
-          el = imc::datatype(el.as_double()*fact + offset_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::signed_byte:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Sbyte>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::unsigned_short:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ushort>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::signed_short:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Sshort>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::unsigned_long:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Ulongint>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::signed_long:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_Slongint>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::ffloat:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_float>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::ddouble:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_double>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::two_byte_word_digital:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_digital>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          case numtype::six_byte_unsigned_long:
+              imc::convert_data_to_type<imc_sixbyte>(CSbuffer, data_);
+              break;
+          default:
+              throw std::runtime_error(std::string("unsupported/unknown datatype ") + std::to_string(datatp_));
+      }
+    }
+
+    void transformData(std::vector<imc::datatype>& data, double factor, double offset) {
+        if (factor != 1.0 || offset != 0.0) {
+            for (imc::datatype& el : data) {
+                double fact = (factor == 0.0) ? 1.0 : factor;
+                el = imc::datatype(el.as_double() * fact + offset);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -540,21 +622,20 @@ namespace imc
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"codepage:"<<codepage_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"yname:"<<yname_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"yunit:"<<yunit_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"datatype:"<<datatp_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"datatype:"<<ydatatp_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"significant bits:"<<signbits_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"significant bits:"<<ysignbits_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"buffer-offset:"<<buffer_offset_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"buffer-offset:"<<ybuffer_offset_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"buffer-size:"<<buffer_size_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"buffer-size:"<<ybuffer_size_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"add-time:"<<addtime_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xname:"<<xname_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xunit:"<<xunit_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xstepwidth:"<<xstepwidth_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xoffset:"<<xoffset_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xoffset:"<<xstart_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"factor:"<<factor_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"factor:"<<yfactor_<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"offset:"<<offset_<<"\n"
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"offset:"<<yoffset_<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"group:"<<"("<<group_index_<<","<<group_name_
                                                     <<","<<group_comment_<<")"<<"\n"
         <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"ydata:"<<imc::joinvec<imc::datatype>(ydata_,6,9,true)<<"\n"
-        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xdata:"<<imc::joinvec<double>(xdata_,6,xprec_,true)<<"\n";
+        <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"xdata:"<<imc::joinvec<imc::datatype>(xdata_,6,xprec_,true)<<"\n";
         // <<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"aff. blocks:"<<chnenv_.get_json()<<"\n";
       return ss.str();
     }
@@ -579,19 +660,19 @@ namespace imc
              <<"\",\"codepage\":\""<<codepage_
              <<"\",\"yname\":\""<<prepjsonstr(yname_)
              <<"\",\"yunit\":\""<<prepjsonstr(yunit_)
-             <<"\",\"significantbits\":\""<<signbits_
+             <<"\",\"significantbits\":\""<<ysignbits_
-             <<"\",\"addtime\":\""<<addtime_
+             <<"\",\"buffer-size\":\""<<ybuffer_size_
              <<"\",\"xname\":\""<<prepjsonstr(xname_)
              <<"\",\"xunit\":\""<<prepjsonstr(xunit_)
              <<"\",\"xstepwidth\":\""<<xstepwidth_
-             <<"\",\"xoffset\":\""<<xoffset_
+             <<"\",\"xoffset\":\""<<xstart_
              <<"\",\"group\":{"<<"\"index\":\""<<group_index_
                                <<"\",\"name\":\""<<group_name_
                                <<"\",\"comment\":\""<<group_comment_<<"\""<<"}";
       if ( include_data )
       {
         ss<<",\"ydata\":"<<imc::joinvec<imc::datatype>(ydata_,0,9,true)
-          <<",\"xdata\":"<<imc::joinvec<double>(xdata_,0,xprec_,true);
+          <<",\"xdata\":"<<imc::joinvec<imc::datatype>(xdata_,0,xprec_,true);
       }
       // ss<<"\",\"aff. blocks\":\""<<chnenv_.get_json()
       ss<<"}";

lib/imc_datatype.hpp

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ namespace imc
   //
   // e.g. ARM Cortex-A72 armv7l gcc version 10.2.0 (Ubuntu 10.2.0-13ubuntu1)
   // #ifdef __arm__
-  typedef unsigned long int imc_Ulongint;
+  // typedef unsigned long int imc_Ulongint;
-  typedef signed long int imc_Slongint;
+  // typedef signed long int imc_Slongint;
   // e.g. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3520M CPU @ 2.90GHz x86_64 gcc version 10.2.0 (Ubuntu 10.2.0-13ubuntu1)
   // #ifdef i386 __i386 __i386__
-  // typedef unsigned int imc_Ulongint;
+  typedef unsigned int imc_Ulongint;
-  // typedef signed int imc_Slongint;
+  typedef signed int imc_Slongint;
   //
   typedef float imc_float;
   typedef double imc_double;
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ namespace imc
   // typedef <whatever that is ->... > "imc Devices Transitional Recording"
   // typedf <sometimestamptype>  "Timestamp Ascii"
   typedef char16_t imc_digital;
-  // typedef <  > imc_sixbyte "6byte unsigned long"
+  //
+  typedef struct {
+      unsigned char bytes[6];
+  } imc_sixbyte;
+
 
   class datatype
   {
@@ -44,13 +48,14 @@ namespace imc
     imc_float sfloat_;     // 6
     imc_double sdouble_;   // 7
     imc_digital sdigital_; // 10
-    short int dtidx_;      // \in \{0,...,7,10\}
+    imc_sixbyte sixbyte_;  // 13
+    short int dtidx_;      // \in \{0,...,7,10,13\}
   public:
     datatype(): ubyte_(0), sbyte_(0),
                 ushort_(0), sshort_(0),
                 ulint_(0), slint_(0),
                 sfloat_(0.0), sdouble_(0.0),
-                sdigital_(0),
+                sdigital_(0), sixbyte_({0}),
                 dtidx_(0) { };
     // every supported datatype gets its own constructor
     datatype(imc_Ubyte num): ubyte_(num), dtidx_(0) {};
@@ -62,10 +67,13 @@ namespace imc
     datatype(imc_float num): sfloat_(num), dtidx_(6) {};
     datatype(imc_double num): ubyte_(0), sbyte_(0), ushort_(0), sshort_(0),
                               ulint_(0), slint_(0), sfloat_(0.0), sdouble_(num),
-                              sdigital_(0), dtidx_(7) {};
+                              sdigital_(0), sixbyte_({0}), dtidx_(7) {};
     datatype(imc_digital num): ubyte_(0), sbyte_(0), ushort_(0), sshort_(0),
-                               ulint_(0), slint_(0), sfloat_(0.0), sdouble_(num),
+                               ulint_(0), slint_(0), sfloat_(0.0), sdouble_(0.0),
-                               sdigital_(num), dtidx_(10) {};
+                               sdigital_(num), sixbyte_({0}), dtidx_(10) {};
+    datatype(imc_sixbyte num): ubyte_(0), sbyte_(0), ushort_(0), sshort_(0),
+                               ulint_(0), slint_(0), sfloat_(0.0), sdouble_(0.0),
+                               sdigital_(0), sixbyte_(num), dtidx_(13) {};
 
     // identify type
     short int& dtype() { return dtidx_; }
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ namespace imc
       this->sfloat_ = num.sfloat_;
       this->sdouble_ = num.sdouble_;
       this->sdigital_ = num.sdigital_;
+      this->sixbyte_ = num.sixbyte_;
       this->dtidx_ = num.dtidx_;
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ namespace imc
         this->sfloat_ = num.sfloat_;
         this->sdouble_ = num.sdouble_;
         this->sdigital_ = num.sdigital_;
+        this->sixbyte_ = num.sixbyte_;
         this->dtidx_ = num.dtidx_;
       }
 
@@ -160,6 +170,12 @@ namespace imc
       this->dtidx_ = 10;
       return *this;
     }
+    datatype& operator=(const imc_sixbyte &num)
+    {
+      this->sixbyte_ = num;
+      this->dtidx_ = 13;
+      return *this;
+    }
 
     // obtain number as double
     double as_double()
@@ -174,6 +190,13 @@ namespace imc
       else if ( dtidx_ == 6 ) num = (double)sfloat_;
       else if ( dtidx_ == 7 ) num = (double)sdouble_;
       else if ( dtidx_ == 10 ) num = static_cast<double>(sdigital_);
+      else if ( dtidx_ == 13 ) {
+        unsigned long long value = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+            value |= static_cast<unsigned long long>(sixbyte_.bytes[i]) << (8 * i);
+        }
+        num = static_cast<double>(value);
+      }
       return num;
     }
 
@@ -189,6 +212,13 @@ namespace imc
       else if ( num.dtidx_ == 6 ) out<<num.sfloat_;
       else if ( num.dtidx_ == 7 ) out<<num.sdouble_;
       else if ( num.dtidx_ == 10 ) out<<static_cast<double>(num.sdigital_);
+      else if ( num.dtidx_ == 13 ) {
+        unsigned long long value = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+            value |= static_cast<unsigned long long>(num.sixbyte_.bytes[i]) << (8 * i);
+        }
+        out<<static_cast<double>(value);
+      }
       return out;
     }
 

lib/imc_object.hpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define IMCOBJECT
 
 #include <time.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include "imc_key.hpp"
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------//
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 4 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 4 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CC");
       component_index_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]));
       analog_digital_ = ( std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3])) == 2 );
     }
@@ -272,7 +273,9 @@ namespace imc
     imc_devices_transitional_recording,
     timestamp_ascii,
     two_byte_word_digital,
-    six_byte_unsigned_long
+    eight_byte_unsigned_long,
+    six_byte_unsigned_long,
+    eight_byte_signed_long
   };
 
   // packaging information of component (corresponds to key CP)
@@ -292,8 +295,8 @@ namespace imc
     {
       if ( parameters.size() < 10 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CP");
       buffer_reference_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]));
-      numeric_type_ = (numtype)std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]));
+      bytes_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]));
-      bytes_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]));
+      numeric_type_ = (numtype)std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]));
       signbits_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[5]));
       mask_ = std::stoi(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[6]));
       offset_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[7]));
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 13 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 13 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in Cb");
       number_buffers_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]));
       bytes_userinfo_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]));
       buffer_reference_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]));
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 8 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 8 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CR");
       transform_ = (get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]) == std::string("1"));
       factor_ = std::stod(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]));
       offset_ = std::stod(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]));
@@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 9 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 9 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CN");
       group_index_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]));
       index_bit_ = (get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]) == std::string("1"));
       name_ = get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[6]);
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 4 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 4 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CS");
       index_ = std::stoul(get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]));
     }
 
@@ -454,6 +457,21 @@ namespace imc
     }
   };
 
+  // language (corresponds to key NL)
+  struct language
+  {
+    std::string codepage_;
+    std::string language_code_;
+
+    // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
+    void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
+    {
+      if (parameters.size() < 4) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in NL");
+      codepage_ = get_parameter(buffer, &parameters[2]);
+      language_code_ = get_parameter(buffer, &parameters[3]);
+    }
+  };
+
   // origin of data (corresponds to key NO)
   struct origin_data
   {
@@ -464,7 +482,7 @@ namespace imc
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 7 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 7 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in NO");
       origin_ = ( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]) == std::string("1") );
       generator_ = get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]);
       comment_ = get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[6]);
@@ -484,45 +502,30 @@ namespace imc
   // trigger timestamp (corresponds to key NT1)
   struct triggertime
   {
-    int day_, month_, year_;
+    std::tm tms_;
-    int hour_, minute_;
+    double trigger_time_frac_secs_;
-    double second_;
-    std::string timestamp_;
 
     // construct members by parsing particular parameters from buffer
     void parse(const std::vector<unsigned char>* buffer, const std::vector<parameter>& parameters)
     {
-      if ( parameters.size() < 8 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in CD2");
+      if ( parameters.size() < 8 ) throw std::runtime_error("invalid number of parameters in NT1");
-      day_ = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]) );
+      tms_ = std::tm();
-      month_ = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]) );
+      tms_.tm_mday = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[2]) );
-      year_ = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]) );
+      tms_.tm_mon = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[3]) ) - 1;
-      hour_ = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[5]) );
+      tms_.tm_year = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[4]) ) - 1900;
-      minute_ = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[6]) );
+      tms_.tm_hour = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[5]) );
-      second_ = std::stod( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[7]) );
+      tms_.tm_min = std::stoi( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[6]) );
-
+      long double secs = std::stold( get_parameter(buffer,&parameters[7]) );
-      //time_t rawtime;
+      double secs_int;
-      //struct tm ts;
+      trigger_time_frac_secs_ = modf((double)secs,&secs_int);
-      //time(&rawtime);
+      tms_.tm_sec = (int)secs_int;
-      //localtime_r(&rawtime,&ts);
-      //ts.tm_mday = day_;
-      //ts.tm_mon = month_-1;
-      //ts.tm_year = year_-1900;
-      //ts.tm_hour = hour_;
-      //ts.tm_min = minute_;
-      //ts.tm_sec = (int)second_;
-      //asctime_r(&ts,&timestamp_[0]);
-      timestamp_ = std::to_string(year_) + std::string("-") + std::to_string(month_)
-                                         + std::string("-") + std::to_string(day_)
-                                         + std::string("T") + std::to_string(hour_)
-                                         + std::string(":") + std::to_string(minute_)
-                                         + std::string(":") + std::to_string(second_);
     }
 
     // get info string
     std::string get_info(int width = 20)
     {
       std::stringstream ss;
-      ss<<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"timestamp:"<<timestamp_<<"\n";
+      ss<<std::setw(width)<<std::left<<"timestamp:"<<std::put_time(&tms_, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")<<"\n";
       return ss.str();
     }
   };

lib/imc_raw.hpp

@@ -211,29 +211,61 @@ namespace imc
       imc::channel_env chnenv;
       chnenv.reset();
 
+      imc::component_env *compenv_ptr = nullptr;
+
       // collect affiliate blocks for every channel WITH CHANNEL and AFFILIATE
       // BLOCK CORRESPONDENCE GOVERNED BY BLOCK ORDER IN BUFFER!!
       for ( imc::block blk: rawblocks_ )
       {
-        if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CN" ) chnenv.CNuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "NO" ) chnenv.NOuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CD" ) chnenv.CDuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CT" ) chnenv.CTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "Cb" ) chnenv.Cbuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CP" ) chnenv.CPuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CR" ) chnenv.CRuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CS" ) chnenv.CSuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "NT" ) chnenv.NTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "NO" ) chnenv.NOuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
         else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "NL" ) chnenv.NLuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
 
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CB" ) chnenv.CBuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CG" ) chnenv.CGuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CI" ) chnenv.CIuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CT" ) chnenv.CTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CN" ) chnenv.CNuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CS" ) chnenv.CSuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CC" )
+        {
+          // a new component group is started
+          // TODO: can we avoid to parse the whole component here?
+          imc::component component;
+          component.parse(&buffer_, blk.get_parameters());
+          if ( component.component_index_ == 1 ) compenv_ptr = &chnenv.compenv1_;
+          else if ( component.component_index_ == 2 ) compenv_ptr = &chnenv.compenv2_;
+          else throw std::runtime_error("invalid component index in CC block");
+          compenv_ptr->CCuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+          compenv_ptr->uuid_ = compenv_ptr->CCuuid_;
+        }
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CD" )
+        {
+          if (compenv_ptr == nullptr) chnenv.CDuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+          else compenv_ptr->CDuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        }
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "NT" )
+        {
+          if (compenv_ptr == nullptr) chnenv.NTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+          else compenv_ptr->NTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        }
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "Cb" ) compenv_ptr->Cbuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CP" ) compenv_ptr->CPuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CR" ) compenv_ptr->CRuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+
+
         // check for currently associated channel
+        // TODO: CNuuid is not unique for multichannel data
         if ( !chnenv.CNuuid_.empty() )
         {
-          // any component/channel is closed by any of {CS, CC, CG, CB}
+          // at the moment only a single channel is supported
-          if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CS" || blk.get_key().name_ == "CC"
+          // any channel is closed by any of {CB, CG, CI, CT, CS}
-            || blk.get_key().name_ == "CG" || blk.get_key().name_ == "CB" )
+          if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CB" || blk.get_key().name_ == "CG"
+            || blk.get_key().name_ == "CI" || blk.get_key().name_ == "CT"
+            || blk.get_key().name_ == "CS" )
           {
             // provide UUID for channel
+            // for multi component channels exactly one CN is available
             chnenv.uuid_ = chnenv.CNuuid_;
 
             // for multichannel data there may be multiple channels referring to
@@ -255,8 +287,15 @@ namespace imc
             );
 
             // reset channel uuid
-            chnenv.reset();
+            chnenv.CNuuid_.clear();
-            //chnenv.CNuuid_.clear();
+
+            chnenv.CBuuid_.clear();
+            chnenv.CGuuid_.clear();
+            chnenv.CIuuid_.clear();
+            chnenv.CTuuid_.clear();
+            chnenv.CSuuid_.clear();
+
+            compenv_ptr = nullptr;
           }
         }
 
@@ -264,7 +303,8 @@ namespace imc
         // already belong to NEXT component
         if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CB" ) chnenv.CBuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
         else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CG" ) chnenv.CGuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
-        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CC" ) chnenv.CCuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CI" ) chnenv.CIuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
+        else if ( blk.get_key().name_ == "CT" ) chnenv.CTuuid_ = blk.get_uuid();
       }
     }
 

python/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.20
+2.1.12

samples/exampleA-20230124.raw

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+|CF,2,1,1;|CK,1,3,1,1;
+|Nv,1,12,7,3,4,64,1,0;
+|NO,1,12,1,5,FAMOS,0,;
+|NL,1,10,1252,0x407;
+|CG,1,5,1,1,1;
+|CD,1,13,1,1,1,s,0,0,0;
+|NT,1,19, 6, 4,2018,11,33,54;
+|CC,1,3,1,1;
+|CP,1,16,1,8,8,64,0,0,1,0;
+|Cb,1,22,1,0,1,1,0,8,0,8,1,0,0,;
+|CR,1,11,0,0,0,1,1,V;
+|CN,1,35,0,0,0,7,Average,16,Measurement 0815;
+|CT,1,43,0,8,TxTester,8,E. Smith,16,Measurement 0815;
+|CS,1,10,1,ÍÌÌÌÌÌ(@;

samples/exampleB-20230124.raw

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+|CF,2,1,1;|CK,1,3,1,1;
+|Nv,1,12,7,3,4,64,1,0;
+|NO,1,12,1,5,FAMOS,0,;
+|NL,1,10,1252,0x407;
+|CB,1,12,1,5,Meas1,0,;
+|CG,1,5,1,1,1;
+|CD,1,16,5E-1,1,1,2,0,0,0;
+|NT,1,19, 6, 4,2018,11,24,18;
+|CC,1,3,1,1;
+|CP,1,15,1,1,2,8,0,0,1,0;
+|Cb,1,22,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,3,1,3,0,;
+|CR,1,30,1,3.937007874015748E-2,5,1,1,V;
+|ND,1,15,-1,-1,-1,0,1E+1;
+|CN,1,16,1,0,0,5,Chan1,0,;
+|CG,1,5,1,1,1;
+|CD,1,16,5E-1,1,1,2,0,0,0;
+|NT,1,19, 6, 4,2018,11,24,18;
+|CC,1,3,1,1;
+|CP,1,15,2,1,2,8,0,0,1,0;
+|Cb,1,22,1,0,2,1,3,3,0,3,1,3,0,;
+|CR,1,30,1,3.937007874015748E-2,5,1,1,V;
+|ND,1,15,-1,-1,-1,0,1E+1;
+|CN,1,16,1,0,0,5,Chan2,0,;
+|CS,1,8,1, šš šš;

samples/exampleC-20230124.raw

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+|CF,2,1,1;|CK,1,3,1,1;
+|Nv,1,12,7,3,4,64,1,0;
+|NO,1,12,1,5,FAMOS,0,;
+|NL,1,10,1252,0x407;
+|CG,1,5,2,2,2;
+|CD,1,12,1,1,0,,2,0,0;
+|NT,1,18, 6, 4,2018,11,37,1;
+|CC,1,3,1,1;
+|CP,1,16,1,4,7,32,0,0,1,0;
+|Cb,1,24,1,0,1,1,0,16,0,16,1,0,0,;
+|CR,1,11,0,0,0,1,1,V;
+|CN,1,20,0,0,0,9,MyXY_plot,0,;
+|CC,1,3,2,1;
+|CP,1,16,2,2,3,16,0,0,1,0;
+|Cb,1,23,1,0,2,1,16,8,0,8,1,0,0,;
+|CR,1,30,1,4.577706569008927E-5,0,1,1,s;
+|CS,1,26,1, @ €? @ffF@ UUªªÿÿ;