How can I open an Oxfor Instrument Pulsar .fid file in MATLAB?

I have several .fid files obtained using an Oxford Instrument Pulsar. This datafiles contain information about NMR data, and I can open them with MESTRENOVA with no problem. However, I am trying to create a full code in MATLAB that loads and treats the data, so I don't want to be dependent on external softwares.

When I upload the data into MATLAB using fread, I obtain something like this:

when I know the result should look like this:

Could anybody help me or guide me on how to open this datafiles ?

Thank you

[Star Strider]

As I advised in my Answer —

Use zip or a non-MATLAB version of it to create a zip file that encloses the file you want to read, then upload it here.

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

Use zip or a non-MATLAB version of it to create a zip file that encloses the file you want to read, then upload it here. I have no idea what that file format is, however using readtable or a similar function and specifying 'FileType','text' might make it possible to read it in MATLAB if it is a text file.

If it is a binary file, there are options to read those as well if you know the encoding and format.

Otherwise, see if it is possible for the existing software to output a MATLAB .mat file or some format such as .xlsx that MATLAB can read easily.

[Marina Batlló RIus]

Thank you!!

[Star Strider]

As always, my pleasure!

I assume that means that you have solved this (since I don’t see the file having been uploaded to here), and that reading the file was the only problem.

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[Marina Batlló RIus]

Hey! I have been orking with other similar files, and I don't know why I could open some but not most of them. I upload an example file in case you can help me any further. Thank you!

[Star Strider]

Those files appeasr to ahve some sort of proprietary encoding scheme. They may be text files, however the encoding is not something available in MATLAB. I cannot find any information online about that format.

Is ti possible to save the file in a different format, such as a MATLAB .mat file?

Uz = unzip('https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/uploaded_files/1342284/avg8.zip')

Uz = 1×5 cell array
    {'avg5.fid'}    {'avg6.fid'}    {'avg7.fid'}    {'avg8.fid'}    {'avg9.fid'}

for k = 1:numel(Uz)
    File{k,:} = readcell(Uz{k}, 'FileType','text');%, 'Encoding','ISO-8859-1')
end

File{:}

ans = 354×10 cell array
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    {'Ç□□□G âÏÆ□î□G °{Æ ?□G …'}    {'G Ë□G □ËF□ü□G \uF□G□G □…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}
    {'kÇ r□Ç □NÇ e;Ç Ô-Ç…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}
    {'□F□Ó□Ç híF '         }    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}
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    {'Ç□á□G □5Ç□´□G ¢ZÇ ÷fG…'}    {'□G Ú□Ç ääF□7□Ç ®□F□(□Ç…'}    {'\Ç ª4Ç À9Ç dSÇ S□…'}
    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}
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ans = 411×10 cell array
  Columns 1 through 9

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    {'                …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'                …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Recorded on Oxfo…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
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    {'□Ç °­Æ□v□Ç Ü□Æ :□Ç □□E□…'}    {'G ò□G ä□G Æ□G Ú¼F ©□…'}    {'QF□Ö□G À½D□/□G □□Æ□°□G ¾…'}    {'LÇ  vG vlÇ HYG□□□Ç …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G ¬□Ç òÄF□□□Ç □TF□e□Ç À…'}    {'□F Ù□G `ÞÄ□□□G □QÆ ò□G…'}    {'□Ç  ´Ä□s□Ç?Æ É□Ç ¨ºÆ…'}    {'□Ç  eE□G□Ç □pF □□Ç …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G □fÇ □2G □NÇ ÀPG u…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç □dÇ ÆÈÆ tvÇ XxÆ…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□Ç ðÃE Õ□Ç `□F <zÇ □…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Æ ò□Ç Ü□Æ rvÇ RçÆ …'}    {'·F ßnÇ P□G ÿ\Ç À%…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□G J□Æ□Ä□G ðÒÅ  □G Àd…'}    {'vG Ö□G ^`G □*G êGG…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G Y□G ~ÌF□□□G □zF□Á□G …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G o□Ç ÀÉF□¡□Ç D{F□'  }    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□Ç □¬E □□Ç □□Å□Þ□Ç LxÆ □x…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'GSÇ Ð+G {=Ç ÜKG …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}

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ans = 369×8 cell array
    {'□□□□ □  □       □      …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
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    {'                …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Recorded on Oxfo…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç ¤|Ç □2Ç õZÇ ÒSÇ…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G ¤wG □0G J[G □UG …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□Ç FéF□Ä□Ç :□F D□Ç àÍ…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G RjG Í3G ©QG □T…'}    {'G tsG ~□G□ë□G ÎÁF□W□…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç □{G jÒÆ□G□G °□Æ□1□G…'}    {'ÌÆ fuÇ ìlÆ ñ□Ç  □Å□…'}    {'F ]□G  kC□x□G 8□Æ '  }    {'□G R Æ□□□G ¤òÆ□□□G º□Ç …'}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□F *tÇ Ä×F ÷eÇ ¸'  }    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G ¯RÇ ï0G ê:Ç HM…'}    {'Æ□H□G  □Ã□*□G 8□F □□G j□…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'{Ç .¨Æ □iÇ ~ðÆ ÌS…'}    {'□F yiÇ 0ìF ÔYÇ ×□G…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç ÞfG '           }    {'ÞÆ :wG ¾□Æ□ª□G @→Æ□□□G…'}    {'LF BwG □´F ÞjG ¸û…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'GxÇ VÇF□[□Ç Â□F P□Ç…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç zKÇ :ÍÆ [ZÇ □□Æ …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'|Ç `□Å □sÇ ä^Æ □gÇ □…'}    {'□Ç □#Ç $2Ç →□Ç □IÇ º…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}

ans = 364×9 cell array
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    {'Recorded on Oxfo…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□Ç ÌVÆ□ë□Ç □»Æ □yÇ |□…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç ÈRÇ □'Ç 63Ç oAÇ…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'Ç ¸UÇ TÉÆ ]dÇ □vÆ…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□F µcÇ ÈÛF øTÇ q'  }    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G □@Ç ì)G □*Ç □BG \…'}    {'G ;□Ç □BG Â□Ç □VG X…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
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    {'#G □□Ç ":G □óÆ `KG …'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'□G □CG ÖÞF ÐVG ¾¡…'}    {'G 6EÇ □□G äXÇ ÖçF …'}    {'ZG ¸SF ÌRG J±F ð…'}    {'□G ×FG tÎF □XG Ö□F …'}    {'Ç b×Æ ¬>Ç  □Æ □JÇ…'}    {'*Æ 'oG Ô□Æ '}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'dG XÕÆ ´XG *→Ç 2…'}    {'#G Ì□G j8G □áF □KG…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing> ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}

ans = 365×11 cell array
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    {'Recorded on Oxfo…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
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    {'G [;G jÝF □MG  ¢F…'}    {'PÇ □õD ÀQÇ ¨%F GL…'}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
    {'G ×□G ,'G T□G ¬>G □…'}    {'iÆ 7LÇ X¯Æ □8Ç ðë…'}    {'5G ¼ðF c"G v□G □'   }    {[<missing>        ]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}    {[<missing>]}
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% for k = 1:numel(Uz)
%     fidi = fopen(Uz{k});
%     Line = fread(fidi, 'char*1', 's')
%     fclose(fidi);
% end

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[Marina Batlló RIus]

Yeah, it is possible to do so with another software, but was trying to avoid that step because I need a full MATLAB executable that can take those. I haven't find either any information online on how to do it in MATLAB, so maybe there is no solution for those. Anyway thanks for your time!

[Star Strider]

The problem is not MATLAB, only the file format. If you can save it to an Excel file or even as a regular text file, that would work. The .fid files are apparently not readable unless it is possible to recover the encoding scheme and program it in MATLAB.

Answer 2

[Sulaymon Eshkabilov]

If it is a binary data file, then you can use fread(). See this doc how to employ fread():

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/fread.html