Creating a LAB file for filtering signals

If you want to filter signals from a measurement file, you need a LAB file containing only the signals you want to keep (see Extract signals).

To create such a LAB file with Data Operator, follow the steps below.

  1. In the Sources step of the Create job tab, add the measurement files whose signals you want to filter later.

  2. In the Destination step, select LabFile from the Format family drop-down list.

  3. From the Format drop-down list, select any LAB file format.

  4. Select the destination folder with .

  5. Click .

    The LAB file is saved to the selected folder.

  6. In the Jobs progress tab, click Open destination folder for the respective job.

  7. Open the LAB file in a text editor of your choice (e.g., Notepad++).

  8. Delete the signals you want to remove from the measurement file later.

  9. Save the LAB file.

  10. You can now use the created LAB file to filter the signals from your measurement files using the Filter signals operation.