Chapter 1 Data Explorer™

Mariner .SPC file1 format

Basics

In Mariner software versions earlier than version 3.0, data files are stored in .SPC format. You can view and process .SPC files in Data Explorer, or you can convert these files to .DAT format. For information about the differences between the

.DAT and the .SPC formats, see the Mariner™ Workstation User’s Guide.

Voyager .MS file formatExtracting information from.DAT files

In Voyager software versions earlier than version 5.0, data files are stored in .MS, .MSF, .MSA, and .MSB format. You can view and process .MS, .MSF, .MSA, and .MSB files in Data Explorer. You cannot convert them to .DAT format.

NOTE: Voyager .SPC format files are not supported in the Data Explorer software.

You can also store parameter settings in separate files by extracting information from a .DAT file as needed for use with other files. For more information, see Section 1.6.5, Extracting and Saving Information from .DAT, .RSD, and .RCD Files.

The types of information stored in a .DAT file are described below.

Table 1-1 Information Stored In a .DAT File

Category

File Type

File Content

 

 

 

Settings

.BIC

Instrument settings for controlling the operation of the

 

 

mass analyzer. For more information, see the:

 

 

• Mariner Workstation User’s Guide

 

 

• Voyager Biospectrometry Workstation User’s

 

 

Guide

 

 

 

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