I have XML-RPC automated test script, that saves a scope’s data for 100 testcases as a .trace files. So I have 100 trace files. Currently I am only able to open it one by one in plecs scope.
If I need to share the data to someone who does not have access to plecs, does plecs have any free- tool that only show trace file as waveform?
If not, would you suggest me an easy way to convert all these 100 trace files to some other format which a freeware tool can show as graph?
Hi vishweshgm,
You could export the data to a CSV file and then use Excel or Python to import it for post-processing or visualization. Please see Simulation Scripts — PLECS 5.0 Documentation .
Hope this helps.
thank you @Munadir_Ahmed
yes, it surely helps. Do you aware of any freeware tool that I can directly load the exported csv and visualize as graph? I need cursor option as well.
Hi vishweshgm, I’m not aware of any free tools that provide a ready-made waveform viewer, although you could certainly build one in Python. That said, it would require some development effort.
Alternatively, your colleague can download PLECS and run it in Demo Mode, even without a license. A licensed user can save the trace files from PLECS and share them, along with the associated model. If you prefer not to share the full model, you could instead provide a simplified model containing only the scope used to capture the relevant waveforms.
The non-licensed user can then open the model in Demo Mode and analyze the waveforms using the full functionality of the PLECS scope.
Hope this helps.
Hi, Viewing trace files in Demo Mode works for my case! Thanks a lot