SLICE User’s Manual July 2017
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Appendix H: SLICEWare Binary File Format
Bin File Header
Magic key to identify file:
0x2C36351F
Version number of this file
header (currently 1)
Offset (in bytes) from start of
file to where data samples begin
Number of samples in this file
Number of bits per sample
0 = Unsigned samples,
1 = signed samples
Number of triggers. May be 0.
N = Number
of triggers * 8
Pre Test zero level (in counts)
Pre Test Cal level (in counts)
Pre test noise as a percent of FS
Post test zero level (in counts)
Post test cal level (in counts)
Data-Zero level (in counts)
Scale factor MV (mV/Count)
Scale factor EU
mV/EU (non-proportional);
mV/V/EU (proportional)
Number of bytes in engineering
unit field + 1
Engineering unit (without NULL
termination)
N + X + 108 64bit
(ulong) offset found in
3rd file field
16-, 24-, or 32-bit
depending on "Number
of bits per sample"