2 tob1 binary file format, 3 tob2 binary file format – Campbell Scientific CR5000 Measurement and Control Module User Manual
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Section 2. Data Storage and Retrieval
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The following is an example of how the above data might look when imported
into a spread sheet.
TOA5
Bob's9K
CR5000
1048575
1.00
EXPLDAT.
DLD
4339
Temp
TIMESTAMP
RECORD
RefTemp_Avg TC_Avg(1) TC_Avg(2) TC_Avg(3) TC_Avg(4)
TS
RN
degC
degC
degC
degC
degC
Avg
Avg
Avg
Avg
Avg
1995-09-19 14:31:43.84
458
29.94
25.6
25.36
25.48
25.4
1995-09-19 14:31:43.85
459
29.93
25.6
25.36
25.41
25.35
This is the same data table collected as ASCII without time stamps
"TOA5","Bob's9K","CR5000","1048575","1.00","EXPLDAT.DLD","4339","Temp"
"RefTemp_Avg","TC_Avg(1)","TC_Avg(2)","TC_Avg(3)","TC_Avg(4)"
"degC","degC","degC","degC","degC"
"Avg","Avg","Avg","Avg","Avg"
29.94,25.6,25.36,25.48,25.4
29.93,25.6,25.36,25.41,25.35
And again, an example of how the above data might look when imported into a
spread sheet.
TOA5
Bob's9K
CR5000
1048575
1.00
EXPLDAT.
DLD
4339
Temp
RefTemp_Avg TC_Avg(1) TC_Avg(2) TC_Avg(3) TC_Avg(4)
degC
degC
degC
degC
degC
Avg
Avg
Avg
Avg
Avg
29.94
25.6
25.36
25.48
25.4
29.93
25.6
25.36
25.41
25.35
2.4.2 TOB1 Binary File Format
This is a sample of a file collected as Binary with time stamps.
TOB1,Bob's9K,CR5000,1048575,1.00,EXPLDAT.DLD,4339,Temp
SECONDS,NANOSECONDS,RECORD,RefTemp_Avg,TC_Avg(1),TC_Avg(2),TC_Avg(3),TC_Avg(4)
SECONDS,NANOSECONDS,RN,degC,degC,degC,degC,degC
,,,Avg,Avg,Avg,Avg,Avg
UINT4,UINT4,UINT4,IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4
(data lines are binary and not directly readable )
This is an example of binary without time stamps.
TOB1,Bob's9K,CR5000,1048575,1.00,EXPLDAT.DLD,4339,Temp
RefTemp_Avg,TC_Avg(1),TC_Avg(2),TC_Avg(3),TC_Avg(4)
degC,degC,degC,degC,degC
Avg,Avg,Avg,Avg,Avg
IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4,IEEE4
(data lines are binary and not directly readable )
2.4.3 TOB2 Binary File Format
The TOB2 binary format has a header similar to the other formats. TOB2 data
is stored in fixed size “ frames” that generally contain a number of records.
The size of the frames is a function of the record size. The frames are time