Data Formats

Contains a list of possible data formats output during acquisition. Each entry of the data section represents another element in the tuple. Example shows how to read the data through polling

UDP Packets

Data Type:

MessageType.RawData

Data:

array(uint64):list of UDP packets uint64:global timer from Timepix at time packets were recieved

Example:

data_type,data = timepix.poll()
if data_type is MessageType.RawData:
    packets,longtime = data

Decoded Pixels

Data Type:

MessageType.PixelData

Data:

array(uint64):pixel x position array(uint64):pixel y position array(float):global time of arrival in seconds array(uint64)):time over threshold in nanoseconds

Example:

data_type,data = timepix.poll()
if data_type is MessageType.PixelData:
    x,y,toa,tot = data

Decoded Triggers

Data Type:

MessageType.TriggerData

Data:

array(uint64):trigger number array(float):global trigger time in seconds

Example:

data_type,data = timepix.poll()
if data_type is MessageType.TriggerData:
    t_num,t_time = data

Time of Flight/Event

Data Type:

MessageType.EventData

Data:

array(uint64):trigger number array(uint64):pixel x position array(uint64):pixel y position array(float):time of flight relative to its trigger in seconds array(uint64)):time over threshold in nanoseconds

Example:

data_type,data = timepix.poll()
if data_type is MessageType.EventData:
    trigger,x,y,tof,tot = data

Centroid Data

Data Type:

MessageType.CentroidData

Data:

array(uint64):trigger number array(uint64):center of mass x position array(uint64):center of mass y position array(uint64):total area array(uint64):total time over threshold array(uint64):Ignore (used in future) array(uint64):Ignore (used in future) array(uint64)):time of flight

Example:

data_type,data = timepix.poll()
if data_type is MessageType.CentroidData:
    trigger,x,y,area,integral,nu,nu,tof = data