wfm2read.m

Reads the wfm binary files written by Tektronix Performance Oscilloscope instrument families.

Version 1.16.0.1 (12.1 KB)
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9 Dec 2021

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Read Y(t) data from new format Tektronix WFM files (tested up to WFM003 format) used by TEKTRONIX instrument families
MSO70000/C, DSA70000/B/C, DPO70000/B/C, DPO7000,
MSO/DPO5000, TDS5000/B, TDS6000/B/C, TDS/CSA7000/B
wfm2read now supports Fast Frames data.
The oscilloscopes can save to ASCII files, but this is poor, very slow and needs lots of disk memory. The binary wfm files are much faster and smaller and even contain more information.

Cite As

Erik Benkler (2026). wfm2read.m (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6764-wfm2read-m), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: Tektronix binary file readers

Inspired: wfm3read, Read Yokogawa *.wvf files

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.16.0.1

SORRY, I DO NOT MAINTAIN THIS ANY MORE BUT LEAVE IT ON FILE EXCHANGE AS IS.
1.16.0.0

Version 2.0, 22.03.2011
(a)changed meaning of the "datapoints" input parameter
(b)minor changes regarding warnings / error checking
1.14.0.0

(a) implemented reading of Fast frames data
(b) added wfm2readframe for reading a single frame of a fast frames measurement
(c) Added optional input argument startind
1.13.0.0

BSD license
1.12.0.0

BSD license
1.11.0.0

improved file name checking (2)
1.9.0.0

improved file name checking
1.8.0.0

- improved performance

1.0.0.0

Added WFM003 file format support;
bug fix related to default char set on some Linux systems