# Etalon Exchange Format

## Description

Etalon AG® is a vendor of hardware and software for the ISO-compliant measurement of machine tools. Measurement returns a set of parameter files in the proprietary exchange format. This format is similar to the format of Microsoft Windows INI files.

Row comments start by a double slash "//".

## Attention

Etalon offers output in the exchange format in two variants: "Vendor" or "Kinematic". The "Vendor" variant must always be selected here.

## Programing Example

Position errors

// Every parameter is specified in a block.

// The block begins with the name of the parameter in square brackets.

[C0B]

VALUE = 0.000022355737

[A0B]

VALUE = 0.000047622950

## Programing Example

// Lookup tables are specified via a 2D array called "Gridpoints".

[EXY]

Gridpoints = {

-280.0 -0.001358635132

-270.0 -0.000240680764

-260.0 0.000877273605

… // Further records in the form of "Parameter argument"

260.0 -0.001297146744

270.0 -0.000316265101

} // end of EXY