NEWVHLSPIKEWAVEFORMFILE - Create a binary file for storing spike waveforms
FID = vlt.file.custom_file_formats.newvhlspikewaveformfile(FID_OR_FILENAME, PARAMETERS)
Creates (or writes to) a binary file for storing spike waveforms.
Data is stored as single precision big endian binary if this function opens the file.
This function creates the header file that include the following
parameters:
NAME (type): DESCRIPTION
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parameters.numchannels (uint8) : Number of channels
parameters.S0 (int8) : Number of samples before spike center
: (usually negative)
parameters.S1 (int8) : Number of samples after spike center
: (usually positive)
parameters.name (80xchar) : Name (up to 80 characters)
parameters.ref (uint8) : Reference number
parameters.comment (80xchar) : Up to 80 characters of comment
parameters.samplingrate : The sampling rate (float32)
(first 512 bytes are free for additional header use)
The resulting FID (file identifier) can be used to write waveforms to the
file with the function ADDVHSPIKEWAVEFORMFILE(FID, WAVES)
NOTE: When one is done using the file, it must be closed with FCLOSE(FID).