To open a .dat file in labview

[sawshiv]

Hi guys,
I am new to this forum, but not so new to LabVIew.

I have a small problem. I am working on a project where the signal has been obtained from an accelerometer using PADU, a different DAQ software. I need to work on this file. However, I do not have PADU with me.

Is it possible for me to import this DAT file onto LabVIew and do the signal filtering and analysis?

I have tried, but I don't seem able to!

Any quick solutions, please?

[GerdW]

Hi sawshiv,

quick solution: read the manual of "PADU", get description of the dat file format, read the file and get the components...

A quick check at Google didn't yield any results on "PADU DAQ", so you have to look on your own for the format description.

[sawshiv]

Hi GerdW,
Should try that, but for a minute can you just elaborate?

When you say, get the components, what do you exactly mean?
You mean, the data that has been plotted?

I will have to try that, but just wanted to know...

Thanks

[GerdW]

Hi sawshiv,

".dat" is a generic file extension giving no real description of file content. I couldn't find any "PADU" information in a quick search. So you have to read the manual, search for a file format descrition and read the file contents on your own.

Is it Text/ASCII content, maybe some csv formatting?
Is it a binary file format? Containing only DBL measurement values or does it consist of (a lot of) headers/pointers/links/sizeof parameters?

No information on file format, no help for reading it