Capture Data
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With InstrumentStudio, you can capture data from an entire layout or a single panel. You can also take a screenshot without capturing data.
By default, InstrumentStudio uses the .png file format to capture images and the NI .tdms file format to capture data. For more information on the .tdms file format, see What is a TDMS File? in the Related Information section.
- File name
- File format
- Destination directory
Capture Data from a Layout
Select the Capture data icon (
) from the instrument header menu to capture data from an entire layout.
When you capture data from a layout, InstrumentStudio saves a timestamped screenshot and a data file to the destination directory. The screenshot contains the view of the entire layout at the time the data was captured. The data file contains detailed information about the devices in the layout.
Capture Data from a Panel
Open the instrument settings menu (
) and selecting Capture data to capture data from a single
panel.
When you capture data from a panel, InstrumentStudio saves a timestamped screenshot and a data file to the destination directory. The screenshot contains the view of the panel at the time the data was captured. The data file contains detailed information about the devices in the panel.
Capture a Separate Screenshot
Select the Capture screenshot icon (
) from the instrument header menu to capture a screenshot but not a data file.
InstrumentStudio attaches the screenshot to the clipboard.
Parse Captured Data
You can parse NI .tdms data files with LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI, DIAdem, VeriStand, or with third-party applications.
- Channel
- Device
- Measurement type
- Individual measurements, such as mean and range
- Individual statistics, such as standard deviation