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Export covers converting data to a different format; for merging or otherwise altering data files, see the Editing section.

Export raster data as text
RasterDump01.s2s (11/20)

RasterDump.zip

This script exports raster data from result files into a new text document. When the script is run, the user is prompted to open a result file that includes a raster type channel and select the raster channel to export.

This script requires Spike2 v4.24 or higher.

Save result files as images
SaveAsImage.s2s (04/10)

SaveAsImage.zip

This script is an example of exporting multiple result files in either bitmap or metafile format. The user selects a directory containing result files and the script then exports them one by one. You can set the window size of the first result file to be exported and this is then used to set the size of the image for all subsequent files. The image files are saved in the same directory and with the same file names as the result files.

This script requires Spike2 v5.21 or higher.

Export as text based on a trigger channel
TriggeredTextExport.s2s (04/10)

TriggeredTextExport.zip

EDF+ is an open source format, widely used for recording and sharing physiological data, especially EEG, EMG and sleep data. This script is an attempt to export Spike2 time view data to this format, so that you can share data with colleagues who are not Spike2 users.

Not all Spike2 data types are easily translate-able. However, the script can export waveforms, RealWaves and Level channels with no compromises.

The times of events in Event, Marker, WaveMark and TextMark channels are exported as tick marks in waveform channels. Marker codes and Textmark text are saved to EDF+ "annotation" channels but this is limited to one annotation per epoch of exported data.

RealMark channels (often used to store Hypnograms) are converted to waveforms with a sample rate of 10Hz for export.

Full details of what can and cannot be exported are in the user guide linked to the script.

This script requires Spike2 v9.02 or higher.

Export to EDF+
EDFplus export.s2s (03/25) New!

EDFplus export.zip

Not all Spike2 data types are easily translate-able. However, the script can export waveforms, RealWaves and Level channels with no compromises.

RealMark channels (often used to store Hypnograms) are converted to waveforms with a sample rate of 10Hz for export.

Full details of what can and cannot be exported are in the user guide linked to the script.

This script requires Spike2 v9.02 or higher.

Convert Spike2 data files to WAV format
SMRTOWAV.S2S (06/09)

smrtowav.zip

This script converts waveforms in a data file to 8 bit or 16 bit WAV format. Waveform channels may then be played with many standard tools.

Process event channels to a text file
DUMPSPK 02.S2S (04/18)

dumpspk.zip

This script dumps an event or marker channel as text from a Spike2 data file. The script will dump the data as mean frequency, instantaneous frequency, rate, event times or event intervals in ms.

The script requires Spike2 v6.18 or later.

Print instantaneous frequency values to the Log
DumpInstFreq.s2s (07/10)

DumpInstFreq.zip

This script calculates the instantaneous frequency values from a nominated event, marker or WaveMark channel and writes them to the Log window. You can also display all of these data types as an instantaneous frequency plot using the Channel Draw Mode functions.

This script requires Spike2 v4.24 or higher.

Some of these scripts have come from users rather than the CED team. If you have a script that you would like to offer to fellow users via this page, please tell Simon Gray. We provide some scripts for Signal too.

These scripts are stored as WinZip files, myscript.zip, except where they are shown as spike\scripts\myscript.s2s. Those latter files were installed with Spike2 and spike stands for the directory in which you installed Spike2. See the summaries by clicking on the description in the side menu. Then you can down-load them by clicking on the filename.