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Cyrille Rossant edited this page Jul 25, 2014 · 2 revisions

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Getting started with KwikKonvert

The command-line tool KwikKonvert is the first step in working with the new Kwik file format. Currently, it accepts NS5 and DAT files, and takes all its parameters from a .PRM file. (For more information on the new format, go to Kwik format).

Hello, KwikSkope!

We've provided an example basic PRM and PRB file, along with a DAT generator, to be found in examples/kwikkonvert/. A more comprehensive list of parameters for the PRB and PRM files is available at Kwik format, but to get started with KwikSkope, you should run the following (currently, you need to have installed KlustaViewa on the same machine, first)

cd examples/kwikkonvert/
python generate_dat.py
kwikkonvert myexperiment.prm

Alternatively, you can provide your own .dat or .ns5 file, and adjust the .prm and .prb files as required, and run kwikkonvert myfile.prm.

Then, there'll be a myexperiment.raw.kwd file in the same directory. You should be able to launch kwikskope and File -> Open the .raw.kld file. (Please note that only files with .raw.kld will be opened - a simple .kld, or .low.kld or .high.kld will not, yet).

This is pre-alpha software, but we still appreciate some feedback - please file an issue on the issue tracker or email the Google Groups klustaviewas group if you have any suggestions, queries, comments, etc.

The Klusta-Team

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