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What is the DAT File Format?
What is the DAT File Format?
Last Updated: Feb 08, 2012
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Older versions of ActiLife produced *.dat files when downloading data from devices. These files consist of ten (10) lines of header data (meta information about the content) followed by epoch accumulated/filtered data. This “DAT” file stores all of the activity (1 to 3 axis), pedometer, Inclinometer, and/or heart rate data in ASCII format. This file also contains the Serial Number, Start Time, Start Date, Epoch Period, Download Time, Download Date, Current Memory Address Pointer, Current Battery Voltage, Mode and First Start Time (used to build the DAT file) as part of its ten (10) line header information. The file can be viewed with any standard text editor such as MS Notepad. The Mode value given in the header of the DAT file outlines which features were active during data collection for the file.
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The "DAT" file data is interleaved in the following priority order based on the Mode value.
| Device |
.DAT file data priority (order of appearance) |
|---|---|
| GT1M/GT3X/ASM |
Activity Steps |
| ActiTrainer |
Activity Steps Heart Rate Workout Activity (0 unless device is in workout mode) Workout Steps (0 unless device is in workout mode) |
Note that the ActiTrainer records workout data in a separate memory slot. This separation is done primarily for commercial customers, runners for example, that are interested in obtaining the exact number of steps taken or distance travelled as soon as a workout is enabled, which could occur in the middle of an epoch.
Workouts can only be enabled while the ActiTrainer display is enabled and only during 60 second epochs.
This FAQ Applies To:
ActiLife Software
ActiLife6 Software
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