The SDF Format

• Rationale
  • The Philosophy of a Standard Data Format
    • Software Independent File Formats
    • XML/DTD as the file format language
    • Why SDF and not HDF5
      • The HDF5 technology suite includes:
    • Backward and Upward Compatibility of SDF
  • SDF in File Format Conversions
  • SDF Concepts
• Specification
  • SDF files
  • Workspaces
  • Datasets
    • Dataset type sc: Single-column numeric data
    • Dataset type mc: Multi-column numeric data
    • Dataset type img: Images
  • Instrument Settings
  • Parameters in XML
  • Sample Description in XML
  • Name and Owner
  • Date
  • Comment
• SDF Force: A wrapper for force curve specific SDF files
  • Introduction
  • File structure
  • Global parameters
  • Segment parameters
  • Segment datasets
  • Additional elements
  • Export to MATLAB .mat files
  • Exceptions, fallbacks
    • Missing conversions