class pycollect.edfwriter.EDF(filename)

Bases: object

Create an EDF+ file format.

__init__(filename)

Create an EDF+ file format.

Parameters:filename (str) – Filename for new EDF+ file.

add_channel(channel)

Add new chanel to current EDF+.

Parameters:chanel (EDFChannel object) –

save()

Save as EDF+ file.

set_header(**kwargs)

Sets the file header.

Parameters:

• admincode (str) – Sets the admincode.
• birthdate (date object from datetime) – Sets the birthdate.
• equipment (str) – Describes the measurement equpipment.
• gender (int) – Sets the gender, 1 is male, 0 is female.
• patientcode (str) – Sets the patient code.
• patientname (str) – Sets the patient name.
• patient_additional (str) – Sets the additional patient info.
• recording_additional (str) – Sets the additional recordinginfo.
• startdate (datetime object) – Sets the recording start Time.
• technician (str) – Sets the technicians name.

write_annotation(onset, description, duration=-1)

Writes an annotation/event to the file.

Parameters:

• onset (int) – Second, where happened the annotation
• duration (int, optional) – Duration of event anotated
• description (str) – Description of event

class pycollect.edfwriter.EDFChannel(data, **kwargs)

Bases: object

New EDF+ channel.

__init__(data, **kwargs)

New channel.

Parameters:

• data (array, required) –
• label (str, recommended) – channel label (string, <= 16 characters, must be unique
• dimension (str, recommended) – physical dimension (e.g., mV) (string, <= 8 characters)
• sample_rate (int, required) – sample frequency in hertz
• physical_max (float, required) – maximum physical value
• physical_min (float, required) – minimum physical value
• digital_max (int, optional) – maximum digital value (int, -2**15 <= x < 2**15)
• digital_min (int, optional) – minimum digital value (int, -2**15 <= x < 2**15)
• transducer (str, optional) – sets the transducer used in this channel
• prefilter (str, optional) – sets the prefilter used in this chanel (“HP:0.1Hz”, “LP:75Hz N:50Hz”, etc.)