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OpenEx Headers

OpenEx Headers components are used with the OpenEx software suite, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench.

This group includes the following components:

OxBuffer

Description:

The OXBuffer component is used with the OpenEx software suite. The OXBuffer acts as a circuit header, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench. The OXBuffer is used in data buffer circuit constructs, which store an array of data in a memory buffer. See OpenEx Manual for more information.

Name Description
Tag_Root Base name of the construct
Buffer_Size Block size of the acquired data
Data_Form Format of the data - the data type can be float, integer, short, or byte
Dec_Factor Decimation factor - if the data is reduced either through a Plot16dec or through changes in the time-slice then a decimation factor other than one should be used
HandShake Indicates whether a software trigger will be used for the handshake
Channels The number of channels associated with the buffer

OxList

Description:

The OXList component is used with the OpenEx software suite. The OXList acts as a circuit header, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench. The OXList is used in data list circuit constructs, in which a list of values is stored in one buffer and corresponding time stamps are stored in another buffer. See the OpenEx Manual for more information.

Name Description
Tag_Root Base name of the construct
Data_Form Format of the data - the data type can be float or integer
Channels The number of channels associated with the list

OxScalar

Description:

The OXScalar component is used with the OpenEx software suite. The OXScalar acts as a circuit header, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench. The OXScalar is used in triggered scalar circuit constructs, which are used when single variables that require a precise time stamp must be stored and the interval between events varies. See the OpenEx Manual for more information.

Name Description
Tag_Root Base name of the construct
HandShake Indicates whether a software trigger will be used for the handshake
Channels The number of channels associated with the scalar

OxSnippet

Description:

The OXSnippet component is used with the OpenEx software suite. The OXSnippet acts as a circuit header, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench. The OXSnippet is used in signal snippet circuit constructs, which consist of a time stamp and an associated data buffer. See the OpenEx Manual for more information.

Name Description
Tag_Root Base name of the construct
Blk_Size Block size of the acquired snippet
Data_Form Format of the data - the data type can be float, integer, short, or byte
Sort_Code Sort code
Dec_Factor Decimation factor
HandShake Indicates whether a software trigger will be used for the handshake
Channels The number of channels associated with the snippet

OxStream

Description:

The OxStream component is used with the OpenEx software suite. The OxStream acts as a circuit header, consolidating information about a circuit construct and making it readily available in OpenWorkbench. The OxStream is used in continuous waveform circuit constructs, which are used for continuously acquired data waveforms that do not require a unique time stamp. See the OpenEx Manual for more information.

Name Description
Tag_Root Base name of the construct
Blk_Size Block size of the stream acquired
Data_Form Format of the data - the data type can be float, integer, short, or byte
Dec_Factor Decimation factor
Channels The number of channels associated with the snippet