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NAME
smr2run - convert Spike2 .smr (SON) format file to a run file
SYNOPSIS
smr2run
[-v]
[-q]
[-n]
smrfile [runfile]
smr2run
[-v]
[-q]
[-n]
-b
smrfile ...
DESCRIPTION
Smr2run
converts a SON-format .smr file of Spike2 waveforms into SCRC runfile format.
Each waveform channel in the Spike2 data will produce a separate waveform
file associated with the output runfile.
Only SON data kinds 1 (Adc) and 9 (RealWave) are supported for now.
Events and spike markers are skipped over in the input file.
64-bit .smr files are not yet supported, only 32-bit.
The
smrfile
name specifies the Spike2 .smr input file.
The
runfile
name specifies the name of the run file to be created.
If the
runfile
name is omitted, the name of the Spike2 file, with the .smr suffix removed,
will be used as the output file name.
You don't need to include the
.frm
suffix, or any other suffix, on the
runfile
name you specify.
The necessary suffixes for all files created for the run will be appended
automatically.
Options
- -b
-
Specifies batch mode, where all the following non-option arguments are
Spike2 input file arguments,
and the default
runfile
name (taken from each .smr file name) is used for each output runfile.
- -v
-
Specifies more verbose output from the conversion program.
The -v option can be repeated, to increase verbosity, up to 4 times
(more has no effect).
- -q
-
Specifies more quiet (less verbose) output.
Only error and warning messages will be shown.
The -v and -q options essentially cancel each other out,
so you will typically use only one or the other.
- -n
-
Specifies that no output runfile or waveform files are generated.
With -n,
smr2run
will only do a "dry run", reading and checking the input .smr file
(or files in batch mode), and showing what it found as well as any errors or
warnings if applicable.
The -n option can be repeated a second time to cause
smr2run
to only do a quick scan of headers, and not read all the waveform data.
Start time field handling
The smr2run program transfers the SMR file's start time field to the
new counterpart in the run header.
Confusion can occur if SMR files move across time zones:
Spike2 and Signal store the start time in local time, while run files use
UTC for the start time in their run header.
Smr2run does the conversion in the local time zone, which will result in
an inaccurate start time in the run file if the SMR file originated from a
different time zone.
It is best to convert SMR files in the time zone in which they were captured,
which can be overridden in software when running smr2run.
E.g.:
-
TZ=Europe/Copenhagen smr2run cphdopa013.smr run013
See the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo on most systems for a list of
time zone names known to the system.
EXAMPLES
- smr2run -v ks02.smr ks02conv
-
Converts one Spike2 data file into the specified runfile "ks02conv", listing
all channels it finds including those not converted (non-Adc or RealWave data).
- smr2run -q -b *.smr
-
Converts all Spike2 data files in current directory into corresponding
runfiles, operating quietly.
- smr2run -q -n -b *.smr
-
Checks all Spike2 data files in current directory to ensure they are readable,
only giving output if any errors or warnings are encountered.
- smr2run -b -v -n -n *.smr
-
Show header information for all Spike2 data files in current directory,
listing all channels in each file.
FILES
*.smr Spike2 input file
*.frm frame file containing run header
*.w?? waveform files
SEE ALSO
calibrate(1), axon2run(1), asc2run(1), analysis(1), dsepr(1), frmfile(5)
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- Options
-
- Start time field handling
-
- EXAMPLES
-
- FILES
-
- SEE ALSO
-
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Copyright © G. R. Detillieux,
Spinal Cord Research Centre,
The University of Manitoba.