Can labview read .dat file?

[GG_Jialat]

I need some help with labview. I am new to this program as I come over to a situation that I need to read a ecg waveform file that is under the format of .dat. i tried to download the biomedical startup kit but i found out that labview cant read tdms files i really need help!!! i am desperate for solution!! Thank in advance >.<

[GG_Jialat]

i am using labview 2011 need help urgently!! >.<

[GerdW]

Hi GG,

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I need to read a ecg waveform file that is under the format of .dat. i tried to download the biomedical startup kit but i found out that labview cant read tdms files

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- LabVIEW can load any file. It's you that have to know the file format...

- In the title and in your message you ask for loading a "dat"-file. Then you write "labview cant read tdms" (which is wrong btw). How does that belong to each other?

[GG_Jialat]

i tried reading the .dat file from labview but was unable therefore i use the biomedical to convert the file to tdms format but i was also unable to read from labview. heres the site which i get the .dat file from http://www.physionet.org/physiobank/database/mitdb/. under the signals row. plz help >.<

[ejkaiser]

You will probably need to make your own input filter. As far as I see the site contains the file specifications you need to design the filter.

Cheers

Edgar

[GG_Jialat]

can you teach me how? i need a step by step guide >.< thanx in advance! >.<

[ZJ.Gu]

Hi,

To read data from Physiobank DB files, you could use the latest Biomedical Toolkit. You could find a tutorial in How to use LabVIEW Biomedical Toolkit – Read Biosignals from Different File Formats.

We have a user group for biomedical - http://ni.com/biomedusers. Please ask question there next time.

Thanks!

ZJ Gu

[Aojha]

Have you tried Read from Binary file?

[Aojha]

Yes Read from Binary file will read DAT file.

[PaulG.]

You can read any data from any file as binary but unless you know the proper format the data are meaningless.