How to Extract Data from the Binary File of SDS2000X, SDS1000X, and SDS1000X-E

October 25, 2017

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Table 1 Format of the Binary File

Address Parameter Description
0x00-0x03 wave_length Reserved
0x04-0x07 mso_wave_length digital channels wave length
0x10-0x13 mso_ch_open_num Total enabled digital channels

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0x14 mso_ch_open_state[0] on/off status of digital channel 0 (D0), 1 – ON, 0 – OFF

8-bit unsigned integer.
0x15 mso_ch_open_state[1] on/off status of digital channel 1 (D1)
0x16 mso_ch_open_state[2] on/off status of digital channel 2 (D2)
0x17 mso_ch_open_state[3] on/off status of digital channel 3 (D3)
0x18 mso_ch_open_state[4] on/off status of digital channel 4 (D4)
0x19 mso_ch_open_state[5] on/off status of digital channel 5 (D5)
0x1a mso_ch_open_state[6] on/off status of digital channel 6 (D6)
0x1b mso_ch_open_state[7] on/off status of digital channel 7 (D7)
0x1c mso_ch_open_state[8] on/off status of digital channel 8 (D8)
0x1d mso_ch_open_state[9] on/off status of digital channel 9 (D9)
0x1e mso_ch_open_state[10] on/off status of digital channel 10 (D10)
0x1f mso_ch_open_state[11] on/off status of digital channel 11 (D11)
0x20 mso_ch_open_state[12] on/off status of digital channel 12 (D12)
0x21 mso_ch_open_state[13] on/off status of digital channel 13 (D13)
0x22 mso_ch_open_state[14] on/off status of digital channel 14 (D14)
0x23 mso_ch_open_state[15] on/off status of digital channel 15 (D15)
0xbc-0xbf ch1_volt_div_val V/div value of CH1, in units of mV. Such as 2.48 mV/div.

32-bit float point, little endian.
0xc0-0xc3 ch2_volt_div_val V/div value of CH2, in units of mV. Such as 2.48 mV/div.

32-bit float point, little endian.
0xc4-0xc7 ch3_volt_div_val V/div value of CH3, in units of mV. Such as 2.48 mV/div.

32-bit float point, little endian.
0xc8-0xcb ch4_volt_div_val V/div value of CH4, in units of mV. Such as 2.48 mV/div.

32-bit float point, little endian.
0xdc-0xdf ch1_vert_offset Offset value of CH1, with the unit of pixel. Refer to “Calculate the Vertical Offset” to get the actual offset voltage

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0xe0-0xe3 ch2_vert_offset Offset value of CH2
0xe4-0xe7 ch3_vert_offset Offset value of CH3
0xe8-0xeb ch4_vert_offset Offset value of CH4
0xf0-0xf3 ch1_volt_div The coarse V/div index of CH1. Refer to Table 3 for the details.

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0xf4-0xf7 ch2_volt_div The coarse V/div index of CH2.
0xf8-0xfb ch3_volt_div The coarse V/div index of CH3.
0xfc-0xff ch4_volt_div The coarse V/div index of CH4.
0x100-0x103 ch1_on on/off status of CH1, 1 – ON, 0 – OFF

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0x104-0x107 ch2_on on/off status of CH2
0x108-0x10b ch3_on on/off status of CH3
0x10c-0x10f ch4_on on/off status of CH4
0x248-0x24b time_div T/div index. Refer to Table 2 for the details

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0x250-0x253 time_delay Time delay (Trigger delay) value, in units of pixel. Refer to “Calculate the Time Delay” to get the actual time delay

32-bit signed integer, little endian.
0x1470-end data Data. Analog data first, and then digital data. Only data of the enabled channel(s) are stored to the file

8-bit unsigned integer for analog data

1-bit binary integer for digital data

Table 2 T/div Table

Index SDS2000X SDS1000X
0 1 ns/div
1 2 ns/div 2 ns/div
2 5 ns/div 5 ns/div
3 10 ns/div 10 ns/div
4 20 ns/div 20 ns/div
5 50 ns/div 50 ns/div
6 100 ns/div 100 ns/div
7 200 ns/div 200 ns/div
8 500 ns/div 500 ns/div
9 1 us/div 1 us/div
10 2 us/div 2 us/div
11 5 us/div 5 us/div
12 10 us/div 10 us/div
13 20 us/div 20 us/div
14 50 us/div 50 us/div
15 100 us/div 100 us/div
16 200 us/div 200 us/div
17 500 us/div 500 us/div
18 1 ms/div 1 ms/div
19 2 ms/div 2 ms/div
20 5 ms/div 5 ms/div
21 10 ms/div 10 ms/div
22 20 ms/div 20 ms/div
23 50 ms/div 50 ms/div
24 100 ms/div 100 ms/div
25 200 ms/div 200 ms/div
26 500 ms/div 500 ms/div
27 1 s/div 1 s/div
28 2 s/div 2 s/div
29 5 s/div 5 s/div
30 10 s/div 10 s/div
31 20 s/div 20 s/div
32 50 s/div 50 s/div

Table 3 V/div Table

Index SDS2000X SDS1000X
0 1 mV/div 500uV/div
1 2 mV/div 1 mV/div
2 5 mV/div 2 mV/div
3 10 mV/div 5 mV/div
4 20 mV/div 10 mV/div
5 50 mV/div 20 mV/div
6 100 mV/div 50 mV/div
7 200 mV/div 100 mV/div
8 500 mV/div 200 mV/div
9 1 V/div 500 mV/div
10 2 V/div 1 V/div
11 5 V/div 2 V/div
12 10 V/div 5 V/div
13 10 V/div

Calculate the Sample Rate

sample_rate = (wave_length)/(hori_div_num*time_div_val)
[example]
hori_div_num = 14 # total horizontal divisions, on SDS2000X is 14
wave_length = 700 pts # length of each frame. Could be got by calculating the length of the data section in the file
time_div_val = 50 ns/div # use the T/div index got from the binary file to search Table 2

So:
sample_rate = 700/(14*50e-9) = 1e9(Sa/s)

Calculate the Vertical Offset

vert_offset = (ch_vert_offset – 220)*( ch_volt_div_val/pixels_per_div)
[example]
pixels_per_div = 50 # total display pixels in a vertical division, on SDS2000X is 50
ch_vert_offset = 270 # offset value, with the unit of pixel, got from the binary file
ch_volt_div_val = 50 mV/div # v/div value, got from the binary file

So:
vert_offset = (270 – 220)*(50 mV/50) = 50 mV;

Calculate the Time Delay

hori_offset_time = (time_offset – 349)*( time_div_val /pixels_per_div)
[example]
pixels_per_div = 50 # total display pixels in a horizontal division, on SDS2000X is 50
time_offset = 299 # time delay value, with the unit of pixel, got from the binary file
time_div_val = 50 ns # use the T/div index got from the binary file to search Table 2

So:
hori_offset_time = (299 – 349)*(50 ns/50) = -50ns

Convert the Data to Voltage

voltage = (data-128) * ch_volt_div_val /1000/code_per_div + ch_vert_offset
[example]
code_per_div = 50 # total data code in a horizontal division, on SDS2000X is 25
data = 194 # got from the binary file
ch_volt_div_val = 5000 mV/div # V/div, in units of mV
ch_vert_offset = -7.7 V # vertical offset

So:
voltage = (194-128) * 5000/1000/25+(-7.7) = 5.5 V