Visualization of TDMS file with more than 1048575 rows

[IBengine]

Hello,

My acquisition system save data on TDMS file (.TDMS) and there is a lot of them (more than 1048575 rows of data)

I try with Matlab and Excel (as it is explained here https://www.ni.com/en-gb/support/documentation/supplemental/06/the-ni-tdms-file-format.html) but these editors can't handle the size of the files.

Then, how can I verify the value of the files to have a quick overview ? in table ? by splitting the TDMS file ?

Benjamin R

[GerdW]

Hi IBengine,

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@IBengine wrote:

I try with Matlab and Excel … but these editors can't handle the size of the files.

Then, how can I verify the value of the files to have a quick overview ? in table ? by splitting the TDMS file ?

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That limitation is an Excel problem. I guess Matlab can handle larger datafiles, but here the importer seems limited.

Options:

• NI provides Diadem to handle huge datafiles.
• You can also try the TDMSFileViewer, which is found in the TDMS functions palette…

[Hooovahh · Accepted solution]

Scout by SignalX is a pretty handy tool for viewing TDMS files.

https://signalxtech.com/products/scout/download-scout/

[IBengine]

Thank you!

Pretty handy indeed ! (Almost too good to be true)

What is the limitation of the software, then ? What about the evaluation version ? The software (evaluation version) is available for anyone ?

Benjamin R

[IBengine]

Hi GerdW,

Scout seems to be a better alternative but thanks !

Benjamin R