from matplotlib import pyplot as plt from scipy import signal import numpy as np import reader import helper # load data data_reader = reader.Reader() data = data_reader.read_file(r".\data\T0001CH1.csv") # slice empty space, start and end time is in seconds data = helper.cut_time(data, -1e-7, 5e-7) # find peaks, use max to find the highest, or a threshold # adjust width to find the middle of a peak (width is in indices) # peaks, _ = signal.find_peaks(data['CH1'], max(data['CH1'])) peaks, _ = signal.find_peaks(data['CH1'], 2, width=10) # find throughs, comment away it finds too many throughs # invert = [-x for x in data['CH1']] # throughs, _ = signal.find_peaks(invert, max(invert)) # peaks = np.concatenate([peaks, throughs]) # store time step step = data['TIME'][1] - data['TIME'][0] # do some calcs idx_diff = peaks[-1] - peaks[0] tim_diff = idx_diff*step print(f"Time between peaks: {tim_diff*1e9:.1f} ns") c = 299792458 k = 0.66 c_coax = c * k print(f"Measured distance: {(tim_diff/2)*c_coax:.2f} m") # Plot data plt.plot(data['TIME'], data['CH1']) if len(peaks) > 0: for peak in peaks: plt.vlines( peak*step+data['TIME'][0], min(data['CH1']), max(data['CH1']), 'red', 'dashed') plt.xlabel('Time [s]') plt.ylabel('Voltage [V]') plt.title('Voltage vs Time, $75 \Omega$ cable') plt.tight_layout() txt="$\Delta t\ =\ {:.2f}\ ns $".format(tim_diff*1e9) plt.figtext(0.54, 0.01, txt, wrap=True, horizontalalignment='center', fontsize=9) plt.grid() plt.show()