DTS SLICE NANO - Appendix J: Software Reference

Contents
1 Overview•
2 XML Structure
2.1 <Test>
2.1.1
<Modules>
2.1.1.1
<TriggerSampleNumbers>
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2.1.1.2
<Channels>
2.1.1.2.1
<AnalogInputChanel>
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Overview
The .DTS file is an XML based file that contains information about the overall test and the individual
channels. Some of the information may be redundant with information stored in the binary channel header.
The attributes and relationships of each XML node are described below
XML Structure
<Test>
The Test tag is the outer most tag. It's attributes describe details common to the entire test. It contains the
following attributes.
Name Data type Description
Id String
The name of the test, typically the same as the .DTS
file name
Description String The description of the test provided by the user.
InlineSerializedData Boolean
Guid Windows UUID string A unique identifier assigned to each event
<Modules>
Within the Test node will be a list of modules contained within a <Modules></Modules> tag. A module
corresponds to a data acquisition system - for example an entire stack. Each module will have it's own
<Module> tag with the following attributes.
Name
Data
type
Description
AaFilterRateHz Integer
Appendix J: Software Information
XML Structure