Setup file


The file settings dialog collects all file related settings of SBench 6. In here one can change directories, file formats and invoke the split file or auto storage functions. The file dialog is split into different pages which are handled separately:

Working Directory

Inhere the working directory of SBench 6 can be defined. All data acquisitions and all calculation results are stord in this directory as well as all exports.

The working directory field shows the currently selected working directory. Using the button to the right it is possible to select a new working directory. If using streaming mode please make sure that you select the fastest hard disk with sufficient space for all data.

Using the Clear working directory button will permanently delete all previously stored data and clean up this directory completely.


File Format 

Select a storage file format for the data acquisition. SBench 6 supports some different storage file formats that can be used for single acquisitions as well as for streaming format. As a default SBench 6 uses its own data file format which is not open to public. This file format contains all relevant information of the acquisition and should be the preferred file format. The Base License only supports this file format.

However if it is requested to directly access data after storage with a third party program it is also possible to use some different binary file formats which are open to public (like wave and pure binary). Please select the file format of your choice in the File format drop down list.

The Split file option allows to limit the resulting file size. There are two different split modes available: split as soon as the maximum file size is reached or as soon as a predefined number of samples has been acquired. In both cases SBench 6 will automatically generate a new file. The data stream is continued in the new file without any gap or data loss. The file size can be programmed in MByte or in samples/time, respectively. The split file option is only available using the SBench 6 Professional License.


Location

This page selects the location and mode how data is stored. It is possible trying to use the SBench 6 data cache only to speed up display repetition rate. This is the default setting and can be used up to a data size of 1 MSample per channel. If this data size is exceeded data is automatically stored to a temporary file.

Using the Store always to file mode allows you to select a dedicated file which is used for data storage at any time. This file is located in the working directory and is a full functioning file that contains all data and information and that can be used to display data on different systems. When marking the Always overwrite check box the file is automatically overwritten on each acquisition without any request.

The Auto store function (Professional License only) allows to automatically store data to files with a new file on each acquisition. It is possible to either use an automatically generated file name including date + time + index or to select a filename + storage index. Please be aware that using this mode while running in a loop may need quite a lot of storage space.
In File Name mode it is possible to specify a maximum number of files to create. If there are more files needed the oldest one will be overwritten (Round Robin). This way you can avoid filling your complete storage space with files.


Preview

Select whether preview data should be always calculated after acquisition or whether it should never be calculated or whether you want to decide for every acquisition and want to be asked. Generating preview data may need a couple of seconds or even more when doing a long time acquisition of several GByte of data and may slow down your working speed.

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