Raw Data Access & API
TDF-SDK
TDF-SDK is a software library that can be linked to third-party software in order provide programmatic access to the raw data acquired by Bruker timsTOF instruments. TDF-SDK supports reading tdf and tsf files stored in .d directories. (It does not support the baf format, though.) tdf and tsf are the file formats produced by all current Bruker timsTOF instruments. TDF-SDK has been designed for ease of use, high speed, and flexibility with respect to programming language and platform. The archive includes Windows and Linux versions, documentation, and example programs in C++ and Python.
Example Data timsTOF (tsf format):
Baf2Sql
Baf2Sql is an API that can be linked to third-party software in order to extract raw data acquired by Bruker O-TOF devices. Baf2Sql supports reading .baf files stored in .d directories. This is the file format produced by all current Bruker O-TOF devices. Baf2Sql has been designed for ease of use, high speed, and flexibility with respect to programming language and platform. The archive includes Windows and Linux versions, and example programs in C++, C# and Python. For timsTOF instruments, the baf format is deprecated and will soon be replaced by the new tsf format. tsf can be accessed using our tdf-sdk, which is available for download on this page. If you have been using baf2sql to access baf files from a timsTOF instrument, please change to tdf-sdk as soon as possible.