#open data.txt generated by read serial
#read the first 18 lines and write to a file called header.txt
f = open("all_data.txt", "r")
header = open("header.txt" , "w")
for i in range(1037,1055, 1):
data = f.readline()
header.write(str(data))
header.close()
f.close()
# stripping the first 18 lines of stuff from all_data.txt we dont want nor need
with open('all_data.txt', 'r') as fin:
data = fin.read().splitlines(True)
with open('just_the_data.txt', 'w') as fout:
fout.writelines(data[18:])
# remove commas and replace with tabs so file is ready for use with gnuplot
with open('just_the_data.txt') as fin, open('gnuplot.txt', 'w') as fout:
for line in fin:
fout.write(line.replace(',', '\t'))
# clean up after the process
# remove just_the_data.txt file
import os
os.remove("just_the_data.txt")
#done
so the first few lines for just grabbing the header and saving it separately is not needed
It must be fairly "portable" - hopefully enough for Android?
I will have a go at downloading Python for Android and see if the code will run on the file saved from the data grab using the terminal app that seems to work flawlessly with bluetooth
I will report back either way
I'm also sure the middle section could be merged so that the header is ignored and commas replaced by tabs in one operation and a single file write- no doubt a very easy task for a programmer who has seen Python before
My comfort zone is hammers and spanners
Regards
Rob
