Input output formats

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.
gnuplot	—	supported	Gnuplot data file format (tab-separated columns of '1' and '0' characters). You need another gnuplot input file such as this one in addition.
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.

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.