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Format

Axon Binary Format

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Summary

Name
Axon Binary Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/2014
Format type
Dataset
Description
The Axon Binary Format was created to store binary experimental data. It originated with the pCLAMP suite of programs in the late 1990s, and is also supported by AxoTape and AxoScope. The Axon binary format is encoded as a proprietary format, however it can be read and created by third-party developers. This file format is commonly used in the life sciences.
File extensions
abf
Source
Digital Research Alliance of Canada - FRDR / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada – DFDR

Internal signatures

Axon Binary Format

Note
BOF; Offset: 0; Magic Bytes: 'ABF' followed by 0x20

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
41424620
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V120

    Release date
    25 February 2025

    Axon Binary Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.

    Axon Binary Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche.