libsigrok supports a number of different input modules (a.k.a. file formats) and output modules, and has a generic API which allows easily adding more input/output modules.
Supported input/output formats
| Name
|
Input
|
Output
|
Description
|
| Analog
|
—
|
supported
|
Text output of analog data and types.
|
| ASCII
|
—
|
supported
|
ASCII art.
|
| Binary
|
supported
|
supported
|
Raw binary data output without any metadata attached.
|
| Bits
|
—
|
supported
|
0/1 digits.
|
| ChronoVu LA8
|
supported
|
supported
|
ChronoVu LA8 software file format (usually with .kdt file extension).
|
| CSV
|
supported
|
supported
|
Comma-separated values (also usable for generating data and config files for gnuplot).
|
| hex
|
—
|
supported
|
Hexadecimal digits.
|
| ols
|
—
|
supported
|
The file format used by the "Alternative" Java client for the Openbench Logic Sniffer.
|
| srzip
|
supported
|
supported
|
The current (v2) sigrok session file format (*.sr).
|
| VCD
|
supported
|
supported
|
The Value Change Dump format (can also be visualized in gtkwave, for instance).
|
| WAV
|
supported
|
supported
|
The waveform audio (WAV) file format.
|
| Raw analog
|
supported
|
—
|
Analog signals without header (configurable sample size, format, and endianness).
|
| Lauterbach Trace32
|
supported
|
—
|
The Lauterbach Trace32 logic analyzer data file format.
|
Supported transform modules
| Name
|
Description
|
| nop
|
Do nothing.
|
| scale
|
Scale analog values by a specified factor.
|
| invert
|
Invert values.
|
Possible candidates for future input/output formats
| Name
|
Description
|
| Scanalogic
|
Used by the IKALOGIC Scanalogic-2 and IKALOGIC ScanaPLUS logic analyzers.
|
| Rigol ROF
|
Used by the Rigol DP800 series power supplies.
|
| Rigol RAF
|
Used by the Rigol DG1000Z, DG4000, and DG5000 series signal generators. See DG1000Z User Guide page 2-75, also this post at eevblog.
|
| Vector MDF (v3.3) / ASAM MDF (v4.x)
|
Automotive industry standard format. Docs can be found here and here. Validator is here. Some code is here and here.
|
| COMTRADE
|
File format used by devices in power engineering (e.g. protective relays, fault recorders). Can contain digital and analog data with constant or variable sample rate.
|
| PWL
|
Trivial file format that can be used to define the signal of voltage/current sources in a SPICE simulation.
|
| Tektronix WFM
|
Used by the Tektronix TDS series oscilloscopes. A parser for Matlab can be found here.
|
