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Many researchers and programmers have
shared their files and software,
either on an individual basis or in the framework of a larger group or
project. In the name of all EDF users, I sincerely acknowledge their
contributions: they make life a lot easier. This page aims to list all
freely available EDF(+) files and software. Your contribution, too,
will be very much appreciated.
All developers
that are listed on the
contact page offer files and software
Several
companies offer demo versions
of their software
Some European
Projects still keep up their websites
We can make
mistakes and
we do not have any
insurance
against that. These
files
may contain errors. We and the software do not have any independent certification. We offer this software and data for free and
without any
restriction but accept
no commitment or liability on our side!
Bob Kemp
and Marco Roessen.
2008-2013. Our EDF(+)
checker / viewer
Polyman
for WinXP-Win7,
with some
demo EDF and EDF+ files. Checks EDF(+) compatibility of your files
and shows their signals, scorings and other annotations. Offers several automatic
analysis options and supports
manual sleep scoring and video.
We use this program to score and analyze about 2500 PSGs every year, coming from various EDF(+) compatible recorders. Still, we must urge you to read the disclaimer above. If you want to try it, just start with the Tours that are in the User
manual
(see Help).
Please give us your feedback so we can improve the program (see Help).
2010. An EDF+ annotations Exporter.
It requires the .NET framework 3.5 or higher to be installed.
2010. Some biosensors produce large DC offsets
that can drive the signal outside the range of the amplifiers and of
16-bit EDF(+). Implementing a DC attenuator and de-attenuator
plug-in into your system solves this problem. Your attenuator can
be tested
with Polyman (see below) because it has the automatic DC de-attenuator
implemented and thus reconstructs the original signal. Your own de-attenuator
can be tested with this Fullband
EEG sample that contains DC-attenuated EEG signals. Do not
forget to scale your display, because fullband EEG obviously is not
between the traditional +/-100uV levels. If you use Polyman, scaling is
done automatically if you open this Fullband Polyman Template
and then select the sample file.
2007-2013. Our NeuroLoop analyzer
for sleep slow waves, spindles and other EEG rhythms. Reads an EEG
signal from an EDF file, computes the degree of neuronal coupling in
the underlying cell network, and puts the result in another EDF file
(look for the
signal with label 'Gain'). Article with full algorithms and some
applications in
B.Kemp et al, IEEE-BME 47(9), 2000: 1185-1194.
2004.
An EDF/EDF+
to WAV
converter.
This
program converts 1 (mono) or 2 (stereo) signals from an EDF/EDF+ file
into
standard audio (WAV) format. Some results
in compressed (MP3) format.
2003-2005. An
EDF
compatibility
checker.
2004. An
EDF-to-ASCII
converter. Exports one of the signals in an
ASCII
file and all EDF header information, including calibration, about this
signal in an additional
textfile.
2004-2005. Some
calibration
signals
for checking the time and amplitude of your
EDF(+) viewers. They contain sinewaves and blocks of specified
amplitude and
timing. A typical K-complex illustrates EEG polarity and the
"negative-up" rule in Clinical Neurophysiology.
2004-2005. A 20-minute sleep
recording of
a
severe OSAS patient during NREM- and
REM-sleep with annotated QRS complexes.
2002. Some
DOS tools for editing
EDF files: cut and
paste
parts of the data or edit the header.
1993-2003. Our EDF viewer
Polyman for DOS which
includes
manual sleep scoring. Plus a
20-minute EDF file recorded during
sleep
stage 2 and REM-sleep.
