Read 'Waters' ASCII (.arw)

Reads 'Waters' ASCII .arw files.

Usage

read_waters_arw(
  path,
  format_out = c("matrix", "data.frame", "data.table"),
  data_format = c("wide", "long"),
  read_metadata = TRUE,
  metadata_format = c("chromconverter", "raw")
)

Arguments

path

Path to Waters .arw file.

format_out

Class of output. Either matrix, data.frame, or data.table.

data_format

Whether to return data in wide or long format.

read_metadata

Whether to read metadata from file.

metadata_format

Format to output metadata. Either chromconverter or raw.

Value

A chromatogram in the format specified by format_out (retention time x wavelength).

Details

For help exporting files from Empower, you can consult the official documentation: How_to_export_3D_raw_data_from_Empower.

See also

Other 'Waters' parsers: read_waters_raw()

Author

Ethan Bass