Conference article

Proposal for a Standard Time Series File Format in HDF5

Andreas Pfeiffer
DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Ingrid Bausch-Gall
BAUSCH-GALL GmbH, Munich, Germany

Martin Otter
DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp12076495

Published in: Proceedings of the 9th International MODELICA Conference; September 3-5; 2012; Munich; Germany

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 76:50, p. 495-506

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Published: 2012-11-19

ISBN: 978-91-7519-826-2

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This paper describes a proposal for a standard to store the results of dynamic systems simulations in form of time series data persistently on file. The reasons to develop such a standard are explained; as well as the decision to use the HDF5 file format as a basis. The meta-information to be stored on file is mainly deduced from the Functional Mockup Interface standard. Two variants are analyzed: Storing the meta-data either with a set of tables or in a hierarchy. Usability and performance measurements are utilized for the selection.

Keywords

Simulation Results; File Format; Time Series; Standard; HDF5; MTSF; FMI

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