Product concept · early validation

Turn HBK catman BIN files into analysis-ready data.

Batch process measurement files, preserve engineering metadata, and flag incomplete data — without repetitive manual exports or custom Python scripts.

Join Early Access See the planned workflow

Planned for local, offline processing — your measurement files stay on your machine.

CONCEPT PREVIEW NOT YET AVAILABLE

measurement_run_042.bin 1.08 GB · local file

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Channels: 48
Time domains: 03
Metadata: Retained
Output: Parquet

Channel-length mismatch flagged Review before conversion

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01 / THE PROBLEM

Still handling catman BIN files manually?

Measurement data should move into analysis without a fragile chain of manual exports and one-off scripts.

01Opening and exporting files one by one
02Maintaining Python scripts just to read BIN files
03Unsure whether a BIN file is complete or truncated
04Losing units and measurement metadata during conversion
05Receiving BIN files without having catman installed

02 / PLANNED WORKFLOW

One local path from measurement to analysis.

A focused catman BIN converter concept for engineers who need repeatable output, not another data platform.

INPUT BIN files Single runs or batches

LOCAL UTILITY BIN Bridge Inspect · select · convert

OUTPUT CSV / Parquet / JSON Analysis-ready data

DIFFERENTIATOR / INTEGRITY

Readable does not always mean complete.

A file can sometimes be readable even when part of the measurement data is missing. BIN Bridge is planned to check channel consistency and flag suspicious or incomplete files instead of silently treating them as valid.

Channel lengths Time-domain consistency Unexpected truncation

03 / SCOPE

Planned for the beta

These capabilities are planned, not implemented. Early feedback will determine which ones make the first useful release.

Batch BIN processing

Queue multiple measurement runs in one local workflow.

Channel selection

Choose the signals and time domains needed downstream.

CSV export

Prepare familiar tabular output for analysis tools.

Parquet export

Plan for efficient columnar output at larger scale.

Metadata and unit preservation

Carry units and engineering context into converted data.

Multiple time-domain support

Keep channels aligned with their relevant sample rates.

Incomplete-file detection

Flag suspicious channel lengths and possible truncation.

Processing report

Record what was read, converted, skipped, or flagged.

Fully local/offline processing

Planned to open catman BIN files without uploading them.

ENGINEERING CONTEXT

Built around the handoff after acquisition.

Whether you search for an HBK catman BIN reader, a catman BIN to CSV workflow, or catman BIN to Parquet conversion, the underlying job is the same: preserve the measurement structure while making the data usable elsewhere.