October 17, 2002
Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your interest in the Power Quality Data Interchange Format (PQDIF). Enclosed you will find the PQDIF Software Development Kit (SDK) that Electrotek is making available free of charge. This SDK provides supplemental tools and information to facilitate implementing the IEEE 1159.3 power quality interchange format as it evolves. If youre not familiar with PQDIF, please take a moment to read over the next section. If you are familiar with the format, feel free to skip ahead for more information about the SDK. The PQDIF Format This SDK contains public-domain documentation and source code to help companies evaluate and implement PQDIF in their products. In general, this implementation will involve native or component-based implementation of the PQDIF format. Native implementation of PQDIF is possible in any operating system or CPU, including DOS, Unix, Linux, Macintosh, Java, and others. Component-based implementation (using the component included as part of the SDK) requires a 32-bit Windows operating system, and uses the Microsoft Component Object Model (COM).
Either way of implementing PQDIF will allow a product to read or write out standard PQDIF files. See the IEEE 1159.3 draft standard for more details a discussion of how to go about implementing it. The PQDIF SDK The SDK package you are holding should consist of the following: IEEE 1159.3 Draft 9 of Standard CD-ROM disc or ZIP disk. Detailed specification of PQDIF, including physical (file layout) and logical structures. This contains the software and source code that make up the SDK. The full contents are described in the next section.
The CD-ROM or ZIP disk should contain the following: Top-level directory \Documents \Native \PQDIFr Sub-directory Description Contains all documents related to the PQDIF format specification and SDK. Contains sample code for implementing PQDIF natively, in any operating system or CPU. Example C program (command-line) for reading a PQDIF file into proprietary structures or displaying it. Source code included.
\PQDIFw \UtilSrc
\Tools \PQDCvt \PQDUtil15 \ETKOffice \LCUBSub
\PQDIFPOF
\PQDCom
\PQDcom4 \PQDCom4\pqdiflib \UtilSrc
Example C program (command-line) for writing a PQDIF file from proprietary structures. Source code included. Utility source code for natively reading or writing PQDIF from C and Java. For C, this includes several modules that are also used in the example programs PQDIFr and PQDIFw. Note: The Java source code is experimental and is strictly for example only. Programs to visualize and create PQDIF files Tool to convert ETK/BMI PASS Files to PQDIF VB tool to visualize simple PQDIF files - source included Sample data files downloaded from active Dranetz/BMI Signature System into a PQDIFPOF directory as defined in Annex C of 1159.3. Good examples of most common PQDIF types Contains source code, setup images, and sample code for implementing PQDIF using the Windows 32-bit COM component. Source code for a COM component that supports creating, reading, and writing PQDIF files. Used by PQDUtil15. PQDIF C++ class library used by PQDCOM4 Utility source code for using the COM component from C++ and Visual Basic.
Other Resources Here are some web pages you might find of interest: The PQDIF SDK web page. http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1159/3/
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or suggestions. Erich W. Gunther Voice: 865-470-9222 extension 114 Fax: 865-470-9223 E-mail: [email protected] Sincerely, Erich W. Gunther Vice President of Technology and Information Systems, Electrotek Concepts, Inc. Technical Editor, IEEE 1159.3 Task Force
