.. highlightlang:: us .. index:: Caesar MDF .. index:: MDF-Stiegele .. index:: MDF .. _import-mdf-stiegele: .. _import-of-mdf-stiegele-files: Import of MDF-Stiegele Files ============================ The addin converts MDF Stiegele files to UniPlot-netCDF data files. The Format is used by Caesar Datensysteme GmbH and Stiegele Datensysteme GmbH. The file extension is :file:`.mdf`. (Do not mix up the format with the MDF format of Etas GmbH). .. _installation-mdf-stiegele: Installation ------------ * Choose :ref:`tools-add-in-manager`. * Check the "MDF Stiegele Import (``*.mdf``)" addin. * Choose OK. Restart UniPlot. .. _usage-mdf-stiegele: Usage ----- MDF Stiegele Import ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ * Choose :ref:`fileimport-data`. * Choose Type "MDF Stiegele File (``*.mdf``)". * Select one or more MDF files. .. _format-mdf-stiegele: Format ------ Measure Description Files (MDF) are description header files referring to data files with the file extension :file:`.dta` or the extension :file:`.dat`. Both files must be located in the same directory. The current version supports the file type 1 and 2 (Time data and Time data with time channel). .. us.history **History** .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 * - Version - Description * - R2022.6 - Supports type 200. * - 5.5.0 - New. :sub:`id-1631793`