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Kinetic Data Formats
COL Format
The column format consists of (4 + (# of rows) * (# of cols)) lines.
Line 1: “Col” (format signature)
Line 2: # of readings (each in its own column)
Line 3: #rows<tab>#cols (if this line is left empty, 12<tab>8 is used)
Line 4: timestamp1<tab>timestamp2<tab>...<tab>timestampN (timestamp format HH:MM:SS)
Line 5: <row1:col1><tab><row1:col1><tab>...<tab><row1:col1>
...
Line (col# + (4 + (row# - 1)*(# of cols))): <row1:colN><tab><row1:colN><tab>...<tab><row1:colN>
Line (col# + (4 + (row# - 1)*(# of cols))): <row2:col1><tab><row2:col1><tab>...<tab><row2:col1>
...
Line (4 + (# of rows) * (# of cols)): <rowN:colN><tab><rowN:colN><tab>...<tab><rowN:colN>
ROW Format
This format consists of (# of readings + 3) lines.
Line 1: “Row” (format signature)
Line 2: # of readings (each in its own row)
Line 3: #rows<tab>#cols (if this line is left empty, 12<tab>8 is used)
Line 4: timestamp1<tab><row1:col1><tab><row1:col2><tab> ...
<tab><row1:colN><tab><row2:col1><tab> ... <tab><rowN:colN>
Line 5: timestamp2<tab><row1:col1><tab><row1:col2><tab> ...
<tab><row1:colN><tab><row2:col1><tab> ... <tab><rowN:colN>
...
Line (# of readings + 3): timestampN<tab><row1:col1><tab><row1:col2><tab> ...
<tab><row1:colN><tab><row2:col1><tab> ... <tab><rowN:colN>
MTX Format
The format consists of ((# of readings - 1)*(# of rows + 2) + 4) lines.
Line 1: “MTX” (format signature)
Line 2: # of readings (each reading in its own matrix)
Line 3: #rows<tab>#cols (if this line is left empty, 12<tab>8 is used)
Line ((reading# - 1)*(# of rows + 2) + 4): timestamp1